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A historic collection of 317 Mauritania postage stamps
✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1960
Pastoral Well
This definitive stamp honors Mauritania's traditional rural economy and nomadic heritage by depicting a pastoral well, a vital life-sustaining resource in the arid Sahelian and Saharan landscapes. The illustration shows a local herder dressed in traditional attire and a head wrap, actively pulling up a heavy leather water skin from a wooden well structure to fill a trough, while long-horned cattle wait in the background. This imagery carries a powerful message of resilience, hard work, and the essential relationship between water management and livestock rearing, which forms the backbone of Mauritanian culture and identity. Within the post-independence context, the stamp serves to celebrate the enduring traditions of the country’s rural communities while documenting the foundational importance of water resources to national stability and nomadic survival.
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Man on Dromedary - 10 centime
Man on Dromedary - 5 centime
Man on Dromedary - 4 centime
Man on Dromedary - 3 centime
Man on Dromedary - 2 centime
40th anniversary of the 1898 discovery of radium by Pierre and Marie Curie
Desert Scene - 1.75 Franc
Desert Scene - 35 cents
International Exhibition in Paris 1937 - 3 franc
International Exhibition in Paris 1937 - 1.5 franc
International Exhibition in Paris 1937 - 90 centime
International Exhibition in Paris 1937 - 50 centime
International Exhibition in Paris 1937 - 40 centime
International Exhibition in Paris 1937 - 30 centime
International Exhibition in Paris 1937 - 20 centime
Crossing the Desert , 1.75 franc
Crossing the Desert , 1.25 franc
Colonial Exhibition in Paris 1931 , 1.5 Franc
Colonial Exhibition in Paris 1931 , 90 centime
Colonial Exhibition in Paris 1931 , 50 centime
Colonial Exhibition in Paris 1931 , 40 centime
Crossing the Desert , 3 franc
Crossing the Desert , 1.5 franc
