Yellowmargin Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus)

Yellowmargin Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus)

Year
1959
Face Value
25
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Sea Life

Catalogs References

Michel
FR-SO 326
Yvert & Tellier
FR-SO 298
Stanley Gibbons
FR-SO 441

Technical Details

Colors
Multicolor
Size
40 x 26 mm
Perforation
13
Printing
Photogravure
Designer
Claude Robert Ernest Durrens
The scientific and administrative event driving the definitive regular issue is the final phase of the systematic mid-century taxonomic survey mapping the aquatic ecosystems of the Horn of Africa. Textually classified under the scientific designation "PSEUDOBALISTE", this high-value installment chronicles the diverse marine life thriving within the complex coral reefs of the Gulf of Tadjoura and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait.

Historically, this definitive release served an important geopolitical and administrative function for the Côte Française des Somalis. By processing these detailed ichthyological catalogs through the international mail channels of the Universal Postal Union, the civil government officially registered the rich natural resources of its coastal waters, broadcasting the distinct maritime identity and oceanographic profile of the strategic East African territory.