Welcome to Mauritania Stamps
A historic collection of 317 Mauritania postage stamps
✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1913
Crossing the Desert , 20 centime
This stamp captures a fundamental aspect of Mauritanian heritage and the broader history of French West Africa by depicting a nomadic journey across the Sahelian landscape. The illustration serves as a powerful symbol of the historical interdependence between the pastoralist communities and their livestock, specifically highlighting the use of cattle as essential beasts of burden for transport and survival in an arid environment. By showcasing a family or group navigating the expanse with their herd, the imagery celebrates the endurance, resilience, and traditional lifestyle of the Moorish and sub-Saharan cultures that define the region's identity. This scene reflects an economy and social structure deeply rooted in transhumance—the seasonal movement of people and animals—which has remained a cornerstone of Mauritanian cultural life and desert survival for centuries, long before the establishment of modern colonial or national institutions.
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MIFERMA Zouerate Iron Ore Mine
Air Mauritania Douglas DC-3 over Nouakchott Airport
Freedom from Hunger Campaign
First Anniversary of the Congress for Unity
Second Anniversary of Independence
First Anniversary of UN Admission
Modern Transport and Nomadic Life
8th Conference of the Organization to Fight Endemic Diseases
1st Anniversary of the African and Malagasy Union (UAM)
Admission to the United Nations - 85 franc
Admission to the United Nations - 25 franc
Admission to the United Nations - 15 franc
Anti-Malaria Campaign
Foundation of Air Afrique
Traditional Geometric Mosaic - 25 franc
Traditional Geometric Mosaic - 20 franc
Traditional Geometric Mosaic - 15 franc
Traditional Geometric Mosaic - 10 franc
Traditional Geometric Mosaic - 5 franc
Traditional Geometric Mosaic - 2 franc
Traditional Geometric Mosaic - 1 franc
Cross of Trarza - 200 franc
Cross of Trarza - 100 franc
