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Year: 1915
HollHoll Railway Viaduct - 1 franc
This stamp commemorates a monumental engineering achievement in East African history, showcasing the historic Holl-Holl railway viaduct. The central illustration highlights the massive steel-spanned bridge cutting across a deep desert ravine, framed by an elegant border of local flora and ribbons, carrying a powerful symbolic message of technical mastery, industrial progress, and the overcoming of formidable natural barriers. In the historical context of the territory, this structure was a vital component of the Franco-Ethiopian Railway, which connected the strategic port of Djibouti to the landlocked capital of Addis Ababa. By featuring this critical piece of transport infrastructure on a major postal release, the French colonial administration underscored the economic importance of the territory as a modern commercial gateway, documenting a transformative era of engineering that revolutionized regional trade, logistics, and geopolitical connectivity in the Horn of Africa.
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Luna Lionfish (Pterois lunulatus)
Sohal Surgeonfish (Acanthurus sohal)
Yellowbar Angelfish (Pomocanthops filamentosus)
Sabre Squirrelfish (Holocentrus spiniferus)
Saddle Anemonefish (Amphiprion ephypium)
Regal Angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus)
Fire Coral and Crinoid
Zeima
Sambouk
Zaroug
Sambouk
Houri
Fan Coral (Melithaea albitincta)
Brain Coral (Faviidae)
Plate Fire Coral (Millepora platyphylla)
Organ Pipe Coral (Tubipora musica)
Star Boulder Coral (Astrea curta)
Giant Spider Conch (Lambis bryonia)
Arabian Tibia (Rostellaria magna)
Toothed Top Shell (Trochus dentatus)
Three-cornered Conch (Strombus tricornis)
Fluted Giant Clam (Tridacna squamosa)
Pearl Oyster (Meleagrina margaritifera)
