the ksours
Michel Reference
TN 1527A
Stanley Reference
TN 1509
Yvert Reference
TN 1456
Themes
Sites and landscapes
Description
This visual celebrates the plural identity of the Tunisian Sahara by combining vernacular architecture and popular art. It highlights troglodyte dwellings or ksours, emblematic structures of southern Tunisia designed to adapt to the harsh climate, while integrating on the side a decorative band inspired by the geometric patterns of traditional weavings (mergoums and kilims). This stamp delivers a message of preservation of tangible and intangible heritage, illustrating how human ingenuity and ancestral craftsmanship have harmonized with dune landscapes to forge a unique Saharan culture, a crossroads of sedentary lifestyle and nomadism.
Size
36x36 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Abdelmajid Ayed
Printers
Tunisia Post Printing House
Perforation
13¼
Print
Offset
Face Value
0,39 DT
Mint Value
0,87 $
Used Value
0,29 $
Print Run
500 000 exemplaires
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