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A historic collection of 261 Comoros postage stamps
✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1969
The Msoila Prayer Rug - 45 franc
Designed by the artist Guillame, this regular postage issue documents the rich textile craftsmanship and religious traditions of the archipelago, focusing on a traditional Tapis de Prière Msoila (Msoila prayer mat). The graphic layout illustrates a hand-woven, patterned oval mat spread open in the foreground alongside a pair of traditional sandals, while a secondary vignette in the upper background shows a devout Muslim engaged in prostration (sujud) on a matching mat. Historically, this release catalogs the unique material culture of Comorian Islam, where local artisans utilize ancestral weaving techniques and geometric design forms to produce devotional textiles. Released under the French territorial administration, the stamp preserves an important ethnographic record of the archipelago's enduring spiritual practices and local artistic heritage.
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The Princely Cone
The Lettered Cone
The Lithograph Cone
The Chenille Plant
The Fringed Hibiscus
Frangipani
Golden Trumpet
Flame Vine
Map of the Comoro Archipelago
Maritime Conservation Zones of Mohéli: The Islets of Nioumachoua
Ruins of the Shirazi Sultanate: The Ancient Palace at Iconi
Coastal Landscape of the Mayotte Hillsides: The Village of Sada
Sunset Over the Port of Mutsamudu
Allen s Gallinule
The Grand Comoro Flycatcher
The Comoro Blue Pigeon
The Striated Heron
The Comoro Olive Pigeon
The Great Egret
The Friday Mosque of Moroni - 40 franc
The Friday Mosque of Moroni - 10 franc
The Friday Mosque of Moroni - 5 franc
Traditional Modesty of Grande Comore: The Bouiboui
