To be or not to be : CTO - The very obvious ones 03 b

The African continent is as much affected by CTO cancels as any other part of the world.
African countries are not commonly collected countrywise, but thematic, it's a beloved source for animals, landscapes, artefacts or local culture.
However, also here, most mint stamps are unfindable and most used stamps are CTO cancelled.

Some extra african issues :

Burundi

Upper Volta - now Burkina Faso

Upper-Volta - now Burkina Faso

Dahomey - now Benin

Niger

Tchad

Mali

Mauretania

Mauretania

Senegal

Odd stamps : 08 Stamps with special cuts - 03 c

Africa had a nice contribution when it comes to triangular stamps (see before), but how about diamond shapes? Well also here, the ebony continent has a lot to offer for collectors of odd stamps.
Far from complete, but a nice teaser from all over Africa.

First stop is in the North, Egypt :<
U.A.R. : United Arab Republic

to the West, a small island formerly under Portuguese authority

All the way down there's another portuguese colony, Angola.
same style of stamps :

Still at the western side, but again a bit up north there's Liberia and Guinea

Let's end this journey in the heart of Africa :
two former colonies of Belgium : Congo Demotratic Republic and Burundi