GABON - 1962 December 10: An 50 centimes multicolored postage stamp depicting Pineapple (Ananas comosus), is a tropical plant with an edible fruit. It is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuries. The introduction of the pineapple to Europe in the 17th century made it a significant cultural icon of luxury. Since the 1820s, pineapple has been commercially grown in greenhouses and many tropical plantations. Pineapples grow as a small shrub

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Gabon is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of nearly 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi) and its population is estimated at million people. There are coastal plains, mountains (the Cristal Mountains and the Chaillu Massif in the centre), and a savanna in the east. This postage stamp, as a physical objects, is part of a private collection owned by the author of the image

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Size: 7000px × 3800px
Location: Gabon
Photo credit: © World of Stamp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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