historic Hamoudi Mosque in Djibouti - 2.5 franc

This regular definitive issue from the Côte Française des Somalis combines local architectural heritage with formal administrative portraiture. The primary vignette centers on the distinctive circular, multi-tiered minaret of the historic Hamoudi Mosque in Djibouti City, illustrating its detailed balconies and surrounding arched stone buildings. Inset in the upper right corner is a classical portrait of a senior French official in profile. Historically, this design showcases the co-existence of local Islamic cultural institutions and the administrative hierarchy of the territory, serving as a standard archival instrument for daily postal communication across the Horn of Africa.