✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1941
Transcontinental Aviation - 1.5 franc
This vibrant airmail (Poste Aérienne) issue represents a critical turning point in wartime history, bearing the explicit "FRANCE LIBRE" endorsement alongside the symbolic Cross of Lorraine emblazoned on a protective shield. The central graphic showcases a heavy four-engine propeller transport aircraft cruising through the skies over a stylized, repeating wave pattern that signifies the oceanic supply routes surrounding Djibouti. Historically, this issue documents the realignment of the strategic port with the Free French forces during the Second World War. The stamp was utilized by the administrative forces to validate long-distance military and civil air communications, underscoring the territory's vital role as a geopolitical and logistical crossroads in the Western Indian Ocean.
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Transcontinental Aviation and Deep-Water Port
The FIDES Port Infrastructure
The Decennial Commemoration of National Liberation
Centennial of the Military Medal
Welfare Works of the F.O.M.
The 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union
The Governor's Palace in Djibouti
The Frontier Post at Loyada
The Danakil Herder
The Hamoudi Mosque by Night -25 franc
The Hamoudi Mosque by Night -20 franc
The Hamoudi Mosque by Night -15 franc
The Somali Village Well -10 franc
The Somali Village Well - 6 franc
The Somali Village Well - 5 franc
Somali Population- 4 franc
Somali Population- 3.6 franc
Somali Population- 3 franc
Somali Population- 2 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