GABON - 1962 December 10: An 50 centimes multicolored postage due stamp depicting Mangoes. A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica. It is believed to have originated in the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. Mangifera indica has been cultivated in South and Southeast Asia since ancient times resulting in two types of modern mango cultivars: the "Indian type" and the "Southeast Asian type". Other species in the genus Mangifera also produce edible fruits that are also called "mangoes"

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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: 7100px × 3800px
Location: Gabon
Photo credit: © World of Stamp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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