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500fr: this classic Airmail issue shows a Malgache woman and the iconic baobabs of the island

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150fr, 350fr: Two species of endemic lemurs are shown on this 1992 island fauna set: the Ruffed (Black and White) and Diademed Lemur

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15fr: this large format butterfly issue features the brightly colored Eusemia bisma

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140fr: this 1996 UN Anniv. issue features crops with a backdrop of member state flags

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100fr: this 1985 issue celebrated the 40th anniv. of the end of WWII

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A variety of current issues from Madagascar showing scenery, flora and fauna of this huge island nation

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Fr1300: this lovely 1992 issue shows butterfly species such as this Red-banded Pereute

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Ar500: this stunning issue is part of a 2010 flora definitive showing endemic flowering plants

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800fr: the Red-fronted Parakeet is featured on this issue showing parrots of the world, issued in 1992

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1500fr: this colorul Rotary and Lions Club issue features a rural medical workshop, a common site in the African region

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500fr: this 2002 issue shows the idyllic beaches of Nosy Iranja

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500fr, 100fr: these 2003 issues show native flowers; Madagascar exhibits a diverse radiation of endemic species, with up to 80% of its plants unique to the island

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65fr: the Alcidis butterfly is a showy Lepidoptera species

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900fr: the Madagascar Fan Palm is a typical island species which is now widely cultivated as a decorative tree

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4.000 fr: this 2003 issue shows the first Catholic church established on the island, at Sainte Marie

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50000fr: Fauna of Morondava -- Ostriches and a Ring-tailed Lemur are featured on this 2004 issue

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500 FMG / 100 Ariary: UN 50th Anniv. (1995) celebrating environmental protection of this island's unique flora and fauna. Species pictured include the Ringtail Lemur, one of 33 species of lemurs endemic to the region. Also shown are the Madagascar periwinkle and the Mad. Tortoise.

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300 Ar: Postal services for all with a design incorporating various national flags, a 2009 issue possibly linked to the 24th UPU Congress held in Nairobi, Kenya

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500 fr: the Potto, a curious primate that inhabits the canopies of tropical African forests, never descending to the ground. In anglophone parts of Africa, this animal is known as the "softly-softly," a reference to its habit of moving very cautiously and slowly through the treetops in search of fruit and occasional insects.

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These 2007 stamps show the Festival of Whales,

St. Marie Island (values: 1,100 and 3,000 ariary)