Showing posts with label Guinea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guinea. Show all posts

14 April 2013

Guinea 2011 Girl in diving mask holding big conch shells

This souvenir sheet on the theme of seashells has its release date as 10 May 2011. The sheet selvage features a girl in diving mask holding 2 big conch shells.

04 January 2013

Guinea 2011 Exotic Fishes

I missed writing about this souvenir sheet released for Republic of Guinea on 12 February 2011, with Exotic Fishes as its theme. An ascending scuba diver is located near the top right corner of the sheet selvage.

20 April 2012

Guinea 2010 100th Anniversary of Birth of Jacques Cousteau

The Republic of Guinea issued 2 souvenir sheets on 12 July 2010 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth Jacques-Yves Cousteau, inventor of SCUBA. The stamps in the first souvenir sheet also feature Émile Gagnan, co-inventor of SCUBA, and Jean-Michel Cousteau, the eldest son.

23 December 2011

Guinea 2011 Seashells & Dugongs

A slew of souvenir sheets targeted at collectors have been issued for the Republic of Guinea on 2 December 2011, among them are 2 with scuba divers on the selvage. The first is on the subject of seashells featuring a cowrie, a mitre and the great nautilus; the second souvenir sheet is on the subject of dugongs.

22 October 2011

Guinea 2011 Fishes

Something targeting exclusively at collectors from the Republic of Guinea, on the theme of fishes. These 2 souvenir sheets have a release date of 10 May 2011, and the selvages of both sheets feature scuba divers.