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Year: 1960
Rome Olympic Games - 0.1 shilling
Issued in the summer of 1960, this commemorative stamp celebrated the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Rome alongside Somalia's newfound presence on the global stage following its July 1 independence. The 1960 Rome Games held deep symbolic resonance across Africa as several newly formed sovereign nations made their diplomatic and cultural debuts in international forums. By releasing this issue under the imprint of the new republic, Somali postal authorities showcased the nation's entry into the international community of sports, youth solidarity, and global competition.
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Great Egret (Casmerodius albus / Ardea alba)
Animals
67 years
👁 15
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer / Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
Animals
67 years
👁 12
Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens)
Animals
67 years
👁 13
African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
Animals
67 years
👁 13
Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
Animals
67 years
👁 11
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Animals
67 years
👁 12
Hirola / Hunter's Hartebeest (Beatragus hunteri / Damaliscus hunteri)
Animals
67 years
👁 13
Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
Animals
68 years
👁 13
Lesser Kudu (Strepsiceros imberbis / Tragelaphus imberbis)
Animals
68 years
👁 14
Common Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
Animals
71 years
👁 17
Soemmerring’s Gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii / Gazella soemmeringi)
Animals
71 years
👁 16
Gerenuk / Waller's Gazelle (Litocranius walleri)
Animals
71 years
👁 16
Speke's Gazelle (Gazella spekei)
Animals
71 years
👁 17
Phillips's Dik-Dik (Madoqua phillipsi)
Animals
71 years
👁 15
Haggard’s Oribi (Ourebia haggardi)
Animals
71 years
👁 17
Grant's Gazelle (Nanger granti) - 80 centesimo
Animals
76 years
👁 29
Grant's Gazelle (Nanger granti) - 40 centesimo
Animals
76 years
👁 29
Ostrich in Savanna Landscape - 60 centesimo
Animals
76 years
👁 28
Ostrich in Savanna Landscape - 20 centesimo
Animals
76 years
👁 28
Ostrich in Savanna Landscape - 5 centesimo
Animals
76 years
👁 29
Alert African Lioness - 25 lira
Animals
88 years
👁 29
Ostrich in Savanna Landscape - 5 lira
Animals
88 years
👁 27
Ostrich in Savanna Landscape - 2.55 lira
Animals
88 years
👁 27
Greater Kudu with Spiral Horns - 20 lira
Animals
89 years
👁 26