COVER N. 283- CABO VERDE

Postmark: Correios de Cabo Verde - Agência de S. Filipe / Correios de Cabo Verde  - ?? Praia Postal  07.06.23

Posted on the 6th June; Received on the 14th July 2023

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A second cover sent by Marta on the same day, just to check what stamps were on offer at the local Post Office.

On the left a 5 CV Escudos stamp, part of a 6 stamp (5; 10; 20; 40; 60; 1000 CVE) set + 1 stamp souvenir sheet (150  CVEsc.) issued in 2011, dedicated to local avian fauna and flora. 

The bird depicted is what is known locally as "Passarinha" (little she bird). The Halcion leucocephala,  grey headed kingfisher, is a quite colorful and flashy bird, like all kingfishers, which has a large African distribution encompassing tropical and semi-tropical Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

And what better stamp to put on a letter mailed from the Island of Fogo than one depicting the reason for the Island's Toponym?

The Pico do Fogo Volcano is the active type and I remeber seeing on TV images of the destruction it caused during its last eruption in 2014, the 27th since 1500.

On 04JUL2007, Correios de Cabo verde isued a 4 stamp set (10; 50; 55; 60 CVE) dedicated to this particular volcano, with images of a previous eruption (probably that of 1995).

As with the other letter Marta sent, the stamps are cancelled with the Corporative mark of the Postal Company, the back of the envelope exhibiting a normal postmark from Praia, Santiago Island.