Animal Stamp of Republic of Upper VoltaAnimal Stamp of Republic of Upper VoltaUpper Volta is located at the inland in West Africa and characterizes according to two contrastive season, the dry season and the rainy season. It is one of the countries stabilized also in West African countries especially politically. It became independent of France in 1960. The main industries are agriculture and stock farming and 80% of people are this agriculture and stock farming. It is alike and is engaged. The coup d'etat occurred in 1982 and the name of a country was changed into Burkina Faso in August, 1984.
Seven kinds of fish stamps were issued from Republic of Upper Volta in 1966.
Three kinds of fish stamps were issued in 1975.
Six kinds of fish stamps were issued from Burkina Faso in 2001.
Republic of Upper Volta
1966 Fish Stamp
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| African Darter Nannocharax gobiodes (Citharinidae) |
Polli Citharine Hemigrammocharax polli (Citharinidae) |
Nile Pike Mormyrops curviceps (Mormyridae) |
African Characid Alestes luteus (Alestiidae) |
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| Congo Tetra Phenacogrammus pabrensis (Alestiidae) |
Silver Robber Micralestes voltae (Alestiidae) |
Upside-Down Catfish Synodontis arnoulti (Mochokidae) |
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| Upsidedown Catfish Synodontis voltae (Mochokidae) |
Common Robber Micralestes comoensis (Alestiidae) |
Catfish Silurus (Siluridae) |
Burkina Faso
2001 Fish Stamp
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| Frankfish Gymnarchus niloticus (Gymnarchidae) |
Silver Catfish Bagrus docmac (Bagridae) |
Moustache Catfish Hemisynodontis membranaceus (Mochokidae) |
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| Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Cichlidae) |
Nile Perch Lates niloticus (Latidae) |
African arowana Heterotis niloticus (Osteoglossidae) |
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