✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1927
King Victor Emmanuel III - 25 centesimo
This stamp highlights the theme of state authority, imperial governance, and central institutional presence, featuring a prominent frontal portrait of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. The illustration places the monarch within a highly stylized, ornate oval frame composed of dense oak leaves and acorns, which carries a powerful traditional message of civic strength, longevity, victory, and the deep-rooted stability of the ruling House of Savoy. By displaying the sovereign's image, the design functions as a direct symbol of political legitimacy, connecting the administration of distant territories to the center of power in Rome. Within the context of Italian Somaliland, the bold black "SOMALIA ITALIANA" overprint on this standard metropolitan
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1st Legislative Assembly Session - 0.25 somalo
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Common Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
Soemmerring’s Gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii / Gazella soemmeringi)
Gerenuk / Waller's Gazelle (Litocranius walleri)
Speke's Gazelle (Gazella spekei)
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Haggard’s Oribi (Ourebia haggardi)
Erythrina melanacantha
Gardenia lutea
Sesamothamnus busseanus
Pancratium trianthum
Calotropis procera
Delonix elata (Poinciana elata)
Crinum scabrum
Scadoxus multiflorus (Haemanthus multiflorus)
Adenium somalense
Adoption of the National Flag - 1.2 somalo