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Stamps - Le Cocotier, 1924, Togo

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Years of issue: 1924
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Signatures: no signature
Serie: No Serie
Specimen of: 1924
Material: Paper
Size (mm): 40 х 25
Printer: Unknown printer

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Stamps - Le Cocotier, 1924

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Stamps - Le Cocotier, 1924

Sheet of French Togo stamps of 1924. 1 sheet - 25 stamps ( I have 2 sheets) / 2 Francs each. Though, all together: 150 Francs.

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On stamps are the Coconuts on Atlantic ocean shore, in Togo.

The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a drupe, not a nut. The name comes from the old Portuguese word coco, meaning "head" or "skull", after the three indentations on the coconut shell that resemble facial features. They are ubiquitous in coastal tropical regions and are a cultural icon of the tropics.

The coconut tree provides food, fuel, cosmetics, folk medicine and building materials, among many other uses. The inner flesh of the mature seed, as well as the coconut milk extracted from it, form a regular part of the diets of many people in the tropics and subtropics. Coconuts are distinct from other fruits because their endosperm contains a large quantity of clear liquid, called coconut water or coconut juice. Mature, ripe coconuts can be used as edible seeds, or processed for oil and plant milk from the flesh, charcoal from the hard shell, and coir from the fibrous husk. Dried coconut flesh is called copra, and the oil and milk derived from it are commonly used in cooking - frying in particular - as well as in soaps and cosmetics. Sweet coconut sap can be made into drinks or fermented into palm wine or coconut vinegar. The hard shells, fibrous husks and long pinnate leaves can be used as material to make a variety of products for furnishing and decoration.

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Stamps - Le Cocotier, 1924

Uniface (white).

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Designers: Delzers Antonin (1873-1943), Kerhor Jean (1876-1974).