Kids From Cabo Verde

Many thanks to Eileen for this great postcard and stamp, and for her efforts despite the massive storm that hit Cabo Verde while she was there - hope all is well and harmony has been restored on the islands...

The stamp celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Independance and the assassinated leader of their Independance movement Amílcar Cabral. 

Santo Antão, Cabo Verde

Santo Antão, or Sontonton in Cape Verdean Creole, is the westernmost and largest of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde; second largest in the country. The island is entirely made up of volcanic material -  the tallest mountain is Topo de Coroa, reaching a height of 1,979 m. The main product on the island is a kind of rum known as grogue. The exportation of many of the island's agriculture products to other islands has been prohibited for nearly two decades because of the millipede blight, but tourism is becoming one of its most dominant industries.

What a gorgeous bird stamp! As I was looking thru my stamps for this week's Sunday Stamps I've realised I would have trouble if birds were the topic, as I have so many. On the other hand, this week's topic is giving me trouble...This time thanks go to Gilles :))

Map Card Of Cabo Verde

The archipelago of Cabo Verde is situated in the central Atlantic, 570km off the coast of Western Africa. The islands are of volcanic origin, and because of general lack of rain they are not as green as the name would suggest ;) The name rather comes from the Cap Vert on the Senegalese coast.

Cabo Verde always sounded so exotic to me - that is why I was thrilled to see the offer from Michaela/misagan for a swap, weehee :) Thank you Michaela for a great card and the stamp is wonderfully large and cancelled..! <3