Postcards of Africa, Islands and Exotic Locales: January 2010

This card shows the mysterious stone circles of Wassu, in the tiny nation surrounding the river of the same name, The Gambia

This card shows the mixed architecture of modern Mozambique, with the colonial and modern high-rise styles side by side.

This 33,000 metical stamp was affixed to the postcard above, and shows a circus clown design. The flag of Mozambique is at the upper right.

Here is an amazing card, my only one from Yemen, showing a view of a hill citadel city near Sa'naa

A symbolic dove of peace graces this stamp from Yemen, denominated 325 fils and posted on the card above

This card is several decades old, a colorful glimpse of the ethnic and cultural diversity of Africa's most populous country