#1413 Madagascar 23/09/06

This amazing registered cover from Madagascar was sent by Martin, thank you very much! It was posted in Mananara on September 6 and arrived on October 2, 2023.

The top stamps commemorate the Jonah’s mouse lemur (Microcebus jonahi), a species of the comet orchids (Angraecum sororium), and a species of the Catharanthus family.

#1412 Sierra Leone 23/09/12

Here is another beautiful cover sent by Jinesh, thank you! It was posted in Sierra Leone on September 12 and arrived on September 22, 2023.

The stamps depict the birds belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), the giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), and the grey-headed kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala).

#1411 Gambia 23/09/11

Thank you, Jinesh, for sending this very nice cover from Gambia! It was posted in Banjul on September 11 and arrived already on September 19, 2023.

The stamps depict the orchids Aerangis biloba and Polystachya carnosa.

#1410 Comoros 23/10/16

This very nice cover from the Comoros was sent by Jinesh, thank you very much! It was posted in Moroni on October 16 and arrived on November 6, 2023.

The stamps commemorate the little owl (Athena noctua) and the fungus Suillus luteus.

See also: #924 Comoros 15/04/15

#1409 Ivory Coast 23/10/16

Jinesh has sent this beautiful cover from Ivory Coast, thank you! It was posted on October 16 and arrived on November 2, 2023.

The stamps depict some African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana).

#1391 Cape Verde 19/12/10

This very nice cover from Cape Verde was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted on December 10, 2019 and arrived on January 7, 2020.

The left stamp commemorates the sea slug Flabellina bulbosa. The right stamp commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Capeverdean News Agency Inforpress.

See also: #1198 Cape Verde 19/01/17

#1369 Angola 22/07/08

This nice cover from Angola was sent by Martin, thank you! It was posted on July 8 and arrived on August 9, 2022.

#1347 São Tomé and Príncipe 21/11/27

This beautiful cover from São Tomé and Príncipe was sent by Jinesh, thank you very much! It was posted on November 27 and arrived on December 9, 2021.

The stamps depict some African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana).

#1336 Tunisia 19/12/31

This very nice cover from Tunisia was sent by Ben, thank you! It was posted in Oualagh on December 31, 2019 and arrived on January 13, 2020.

The middle stamp commemorates the lemon variety “Eureka“.

#1335 Tanzania 21/08/20

This very nice cover from Tanzania was sent by Roland with the help of Murtaza Karimjee, thank you very much! It was posted in Zanzibar on August 20 and arrived on September 30, 2021.

#1328 Burundi 21/06/09

This very nice cover from Burundi was sent by Roland, thank you! It was posted on June 9 and arrived on June 24, 2021.

The left stamp depicts the mushroom Russula ingen, the middle stamp depicts the flower of the passion fruit (maracuja, Passiflora edulis), and the right stamp depicts the ruff (Calidris pugnax).

#1323 Gabon 21/03/04

On March 31 I received this very nice cover from Gabon, thank you very much! It was posted on Libreville on March 4, 2021.

The bird stamps depict the grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) and the blue-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica).

See also: #696 Gabon 13/09/05

#1314 Ethiopia 19/01/16

My mother has sent this postcard from Ethiopia, thank you! It was posted on January 16, 2019.

The left stamp depicts the Entoto Palace of emperor Menelik II. The next stamp depicts the Ethiopian house snake (Lamprophis erlangeri), the next two stamps depict the Menelik’s bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus meneliki).

The bottom left stamp commemorates the shiny-leaf buckthorn (Rhamnus prinoides), and the next stamp Zoz Amba St. Georges monastery in Gonder.

 

#1306 Mauritius 11/06/??

This nice cover from Mauritius was sent by David, thank you! It was posted in Port Louis and arrived on June 21, 2011.

The left stamp is part of the “Fish” set, which was issued on October 9, 2000. It depicts the tomato hind (Cephalopholis sonnerati). The right stamps is part of the set “Mauritius in World Heritage” and depicts the Le Morne peninsula. The stamp set was issued on April 18, 2011.

#1293 South Sudan 20/09/30

This registered cover from South Sudan is not addressed to me, because there is no international postal service in South Sudan at the moment. It was sent from Juba to Juba and then brought to Austria.

The stamp set was issued on July 21, 2020. It commemorates the international campaign against the Covid-19 pandemic.