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Year: 1937
1937 Paris International Exposition - 1.5 franc
This stamp commemorates the 1937 International Exposition of Art and Technology in Modern Life held in Paris, an event designed to celebrate global innovation, cultural trade, and the intersection of traditional societies with modern advancements. The graphic illustration features a stylized local woman carrying a bowl of agricultural harvest, juxtaposed against cutting-edge symbols of 1930s industrial logistics: a streamlined monoplane, a massive ocean liner, and a motor vehicle, carrying a powerful message of economic connectivity, imperial resource sharing, and rapid modernization. In the context of the French Somali Coast (Côte Française des Somalis), this program underscored the territory's vital strategic role as a primary maritime refueling port and logistics gateway in East Africa. By utilizing this forward-looking design under the authority of the French Republic ("RF"), the postal administration positioned the coastal enclave not just as a remote outpost, but as an indispensable transport hub integrated into a fast-moving, globally connected imperial trade network.
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Drago (Dracaena draco)
100 Years of French Presence in Obock
salt trade caravans of Lake Assal
The Sacred Ibis
The Bee-eater
The Greater Flamingo
The Arabian Bustard and Lake Abbe
Memorial of Administrateur Bernard The Clash at Moraito
The Pink-backed Pelican
Smooth Hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)
Yellowmargin Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus)
Orange-lined Triggerfish (Balistabus undulatus)
Common Eagle Ray (Myliobatis cervus)
Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion cubicum)
Black Marlin (Istiompax indica)
The Parrotfish
The Parrotfish
Decennial of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Haemanthus
The East African Gazelles
The Gerenuk
The East African Cheetah
The Desert Warthog
