CAPE VERDE

.50, 10e: this issue features marine turtle species that nest on the sands of Cape Verde

CAPE VERDE

$3: Literacy and Reading, a 1992 issue; $60: the life cycle of whales, from 2001

CAPE VERDE

$100: a Phoenix palm is featured on this 2003 flora issue

CAPE VERDE

60: the volcanic cone of Ilha de Fogo is a dramatic and striking subject of this 2007 issue; this volcano last erupted in 1995, leaving a vast crater 9 km long

CAPE VERDE

10e: this stamp celebrates the Athens Olympic Games of 2004, showing two figures practicing Taekwondo

CAPE VERDE

16e: the Jambo Fruit is pictured on this colorful issue dating from 1992

CAPE VERDE

$50 the Acacia (tree, flower, seed pod) is featured on this issue, which also shows the stark landscape of these arid islands

CAPE VERDE

60p this 2003 issue shows the Ceiba tree (known as pollao locally), a notable and widespread species known for its height, girth and shade properties