Welcome to Djibouti Stamps
A historic collection of 234 Djibouti postage stamps
✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1902
Mosque Tadjoura - 10 centime
This stamp captures the cultural and religious landscape of the Somali Coast, focusing on the architectural heritage and the natural oasis-like environment of the region. The central illustration features a mosque with its distinct minaret alongside palm trees, a composition that reinforces Djibouti’s longstanding identity as a crossroads of Islamic culture and a pivotal link between the Arab world and East Africa. The inclusion of traditional masonry buildings and religious architecture speaks to the settled community life and the spiritual foundations of the local population in a territory often characterized by its nomadic hinterlands. This imagery serves to present the colony as a place of established civilization and tranquility, emphasizing the coexistence of indigenous social structures and the environmental reality of the coastal desert, which shaped the unique architectural aesthetic found in early Djibouti and its surrounding settlements.
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The Governor's Palace in Djibouti
The Frontier Post at Loyada
The Hamoudi Mosque by Night -25 franc
The Hamoudi Mosque by Night -20 franc
The Hamoudi Mosque by Night -15 franc
The Obock to Tadjoura Transit Corridor - 1.5 franc
The Obock to Tadjoura Transit Corridor - 1.2 franc
The Obock to Tadjoura Transit Corridor - 1 franc
The Outpost at Khor Angar - 80 centime
The Outpost at Khor Angar - 60 centime
The Outpost at Khor Angar - 50 centime
The Danakil Desert Settlements - 30 centime
The Danakil Desert Settlements - 30 centime
The Danakil Desert Settlements - 10 centime
historic Hamoudi Mosque in Djibouti - 40 centime
historic Hamoudi Mosque in Djibouti - 2.5 franc
historic Hamoudi Mosque in Djibouti - 1 franc
The Hamoudi Mosque of Djibouti - 45 centime
The Hamoudi Mosque of Djibouti - 40 centime
