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A historic collection of 405 Somalia postage stamps
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Year: 1934
Cheetahs Watching an Airmail Plane - 1 Lira
This sepia-toned 80-centesimi airmail issue from the same 1934 Naples exposition series relies on striking wildlife symbolism to celebrate technological modernization. The engraving depicts two leopards or cheetahs perched atop a rocky desert outcrop, tracking the flight path of an airmail monoplane cruising across the expansive sky. By positioning regional predators alongside modern aeronautical engineering, Rondini's layout creates a narrative of technological penetration into the territory's remote interior zones. The lower banner frames the scene with the exposition's official title and date, utilizing a clean aesthetic to authorize regional air communication transit.
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Mogadishu - 10 centesimo
Mogadishu - 1 somalo
Tower in Mnara Ciromo - 65 centesimo
Mogadishu - 55 centesimo
Tower in Mnara Ciromo - 35 centesimo
Tower in Mnara Ciromo - 8 centesimo
Mogadishu - 6 centesimo
Tower in Mnara Ciromo - 1 centesimo
The Government Palace at Mogadishu - 35 centesimo
The Cape Guardafui Lighthouse - 7 1/2 centesimo
The Cape Guardafui Lighthouse - 15 centesimo
Somali Man and Termite Mound - 2 lira
The Government Palace at Mogadishu - 75 centesimo
Somali Man and Termite Mound - 2 lira
The Government Palace at Mogadishu - 50 centesimo
Somali Man and Termite Mound - 1.75 lira
Somali Man and Termite Mound - 1.25 lira
The Cape Guardafui Lighthouse - 5 centesimo
The Cape Guardafui Lighthouse - 10 centesimo
The Government Palace at Mogadishu - 50 centesimo
The Minaret of the Al-Mnara Mosque in Mogadishu - 30 centesimo
The Minaret of the Al-Mnara Mosque in Mogadishu - 25 centesimo
The Minaret of the Al-Mnara Mosque in Mogadishu - 20 centesimo
