COVER N.71 - ALGERIA

Postmark: Annaba - R - P 22JAN22
Posted on the 22nd January; received on the 12th February
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Argelia! And so the list keeps growing... how fitting it is that after receiving a letter from Tunisia, I should get another from the country next door. Thanks a lot Kader!

And what a nice envelope it was, with no less that 5 very interesting and eye catching stamps. 

Kader is a fellow postcrosser and I emailed him asking if he'd be interested in swapping a cover, to which he replied affirmatively and here's the proof of it. I hope my letter also falls soon into his letterbox.

Stamps, left to right, top to bottom:

5 Dinar stamp, part of a 4 stamp set, issued on 12MAY2018, showcasing some of the country's historic sites. The beautiful illustration depicts one of the thirteen mausoleums, located close to the Algerian city of Tairet that were erected in pre-Islamic times, in the mountains of the Frenda region. 

5 Dinar stamp, part of a 4 stamp set, issued on 11NOV1998, dedicated to birds dwelling in humid areas. The lovely illustration on the stamp shows an Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), a fish eating bird of prey with a vast distribution across all the continents with the exception of Antartica and thankfully still deserving a "least concern" global conservation status, due to the high numbers of individuals in the wild. The other three stamps in this beautiful set are the Adouin's Gull (Larus audouinii) -10 Dinars; the European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) - 24 Dinars, and the Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - 30 Dinars.

10 Dinar stamp, part of the already mentioned set dedicated to historic sites, issued on 12MAY2018, It depicts the ruins of the Roman city of Tiddis, located in Eastern Algeria. 

24 Dinnar, issued on  08APR2004 stamp celebrating the 2004 Presidential election which would be once again won by Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1931-2021) , who served as the country's President between 1999 and 2019, after a resignation dictated by health issues, thus ending a long political carreer that started in the ranks of the National Liberation Front, and would see him occupying top political chairs before becoming the country's President, like that of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Presidency of UN's General Assembly between 1974 and 1975.

10 Dinar stamp, part of a two stamp set issued on 11NOV2015, (10 and 25 Dinars) dedicated to renewable energies. it carries the legend "Les differentes energies" to showcase hydro-electric, solar,  wind generated and bio-mass generated energy.