FRENCH SOMALI COAST DJIBOUTI - 1958: An 40 centimes brown and olive postage stamp depicting Cheetah. The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, estimated to be capable of running at 80 to 128 km/h (50 to 80 mph) with the fastest reliably recorded speeds being 93 and 98 km/h (58 and 61 mph), and as such has evolved specialized adaptations for speed, including a light build, long thin legs and a long tail. It typically reaches 67–94 cm (26–37 in) at the shoulder, and the head-and-body length is between and m

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French Somali Coast (Djibouti) was a French Overseas Territory in Eastern Africa, bordering on the Gulf of Aden, now Djibouti. Capital — Djibouti (Jibuti). The Republic of Djibouti was proclaimed June 27, 1977. 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: 5300px × 3500px
Location: Djibouti
Photo credit: © World of Stamp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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