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A historic collection of 317 Comoros postage stamps
✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1971
Portrait of General de Gaulle
This commemorative postage stamp marks a significant historical departure from the territory's traditional natural history themes, presenting a solemn, line-engraved portrait titled "Général de Gaulle - Juin 1940". The composition captures a young Charles de Gaulle in his official military uniform and kepi, commemorating his critical role as the leader of the Free French forces following the historic June 18 Appeal. Released in 1971 following the statesman's passing, this issue documents the complex political ties linking the executive governance of metropolitan France directly to its overseas territories. The civil administration utilized the postal network to broadcast themes of patriotic continuity, colonial alignment, and national remembrance during a decade of shifting constitutional frameworks across the Indian Ocean.
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The Lined Sweetlips
The Moorish Idol
The Emperor Angelfish
The Powder Blue Tang
20th Anniversary of the World Health Organization
X Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble
Nurse and Child
The Olive Bee-eater
The Comoro Paradise Flycatcher
The Cuckoo Roller
The Comoro Fody
The Malachite Kingfisher
The Anjouan Sunbird
The Ksar of Mutsamudu
The Artillery Battery at Dzaoudzi
Hotel Itsandra in Moroni
The Salt Lake of Grande Comore
Deployment of the Diapason D1 Satellite
Launch of the Diamant Rocket
Orbit of the Astérix A1 Satellite
The Grouper
The Hawksbill Sea Turtle
The Hammerhead Shark
