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75c: this cultural issue of 2006 features the Moulidi dance, featuring drums and a pole

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76c: this 1999 issue shows fishing pirogues lined up on a quiet beach; this is a dual currency issue, right before France and its territories adopted the euro

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46c: this birds series features local regionally endemic species such as the Comoran Sunbird, Fody and White-eye

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53c, 54c: Two flora issues from 2006 and 2008 feature the coconut palm and the white frangipani

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79c: this 2000 marine life issue features whales of the Indian Ocean

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54c: this 2004 local issue shows a woman vendor in an island market

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3,80: this 1997 issue shows a local restaurant and village scene on this French island territory

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53c, 54c: These lovely recent issues from 2006-7 show aspects of island life, including local foods, and artisans making traditional crafts

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Fr. 3,00: this 1998 issue celebrates the children's carnival, a colorful island tradition

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55c: the M'Biwi cultural tradition is shown on this 2008 issue

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41c: this colorful 2oo1 issue celebrates the return of hajj pilgrims from Mecca to the island

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3fr: this lovely 1997 issue shows brightly-hued fish and marine life in Mayotte's reefs

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46c: this stamp shows a traditional vessel plying the Indian Ocean; in 2000 the island (part of France) converted its currency from the French franc to the euro

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50c this issue shows a Papaya tree and fruit; this territory recently joined mainland France, and will soon cease to issue its own stamps

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3 fr: The Tsingoni Mosque, a 1998 issue, showing a clear Coconi town cancel. The town of Tsingoni in NW Mayotte, was the former capital, and is the center of Muslim life on the island.

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Reef Fish (3 fr) 1998-9

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2.70 fr Port of Longoni (1998)

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53 c Bull Drum Festival

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2008 Hibiscus

1997 Maki Lemur