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    Giving Gondwana Collection Namibia's Goods a Second Life

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    Gladiator bug Read More

    Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, science, Stamps and Stories, Gondwana Park, brandberg mountain, nature, transportation, Fish River Canyon, plants, north-western Namibia, Museum of Natural History, gladiator, National Museum in Namibia, Mantophasmatodea, Oliver Zompro, heelwalker, Martin Wittneben, insects namibia, Gondwana Cañon Park

    April, 2 2012 in Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, science, Stamps and Stories, Gondwana Park, brandberg mountain, nature, transportation, Fish River Canyon, plants, north-western Namibia, Museum of Natural History, gladiator, National Museum in Namibia, Mantophasmatodea, Oliver Zompro, heelwalker, Martin Wittneben, insects namibia, Gondwana Cañon Park
    Gladiator - Predatory Insect creates a new Order

    At the start of this millennium Namibia caused worldwide headlines when biologists found...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Independence Read More

    Travel, Stamps and Stories, vacation, Nama, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Uncategorized, Stories & History, south west africa, herero, politics, Sam Nujoma, herero clash, namibia independence march 21, European colonial powers, freedom struggle, Table Mountain, namibia independence, swapo, Gariep/Orange River, Adolf Lüderitz

    March, 14 2012 in Travel, Stamps and Stories, vacation, Nama, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Uncategorized, Stories & History, south west africa, herero, politics, Sam Nujoma, herero clash, namibia independence march 21, European colonial powers, freedom struggle, Table Mountain, namibia independence, swapo, Gariep/Orange River, Adolf Lüderitz
    Independence - More than 300 Years of Resistance

    January 1677. At the tip of Africa, where a supply station has been established at the...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Collecting bag Read More

    Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, National Museum of Namibia, Uncategorized, environment, Kwando River, AaWambo, transportation, makalani palm, VaKavango, West-Caprivi, East caprivi, Zambezi River, black Bushmen, Luyi-Balozi, Khwe, collecting bags, Hambukushu area of Kavango, Nyemba, bantu-speaking, Bantu-speaking People, Kavango area, HaMbukushu, Pópò-baskets, Professor Dr Oswin Köhler, oámà-baskets

    March, 8 2012 in Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, National Museum of Namibia, Uncategorized, environment, Kwando River, AaWambo, transportation, makalani palm, VaKavango, West-Caprivi, East caprivi, Zambezi River, black Bushmen, Luyi-Balozi, Khwe, collecting bags, Hambukushu area of Kavango, Nyemba, bantu-speaking, Bantu-speaking People, Kavango area, HaMbukushu, Pópò-baskets, Professor Dr Oswin Köhler, oámà-baskets
    Traditional Basketry - The /oámà-baskets of the Khwe

    A large variety of basketry has always formed part of the material culture of the...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Leopard Read More

    Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, jackal, vacation, africa, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, animals, Personalised Stamps, nature, Fish River Canyon, Poll, leopard, Panthera pardus, master of camouflage and stealth, genus panthera, rudyard kipling, hyena, dangerous, how the leopard got his spots, African folklore, master of camouflage, leopards favourite food, last common ancestor, wild cats

    March, 7 2012 in Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, jackal, vacation, africa, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, animals, Personalised Stamps, nature, Fish River Canyon, Poll, leopard, Panthera pardus, master of camouflage and stealth, genus panthera, rudyard kipling, hyena, dangerous, how the leopard got his spots, African folklore, master of camouflage, leopards favourite food, last common ancestor, wild cats
    Leopard: How it got its Spots & other Secrets

    According to African folklore , Leopard stopped sharing his meals and started to hide...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Fish River Canyon Read More

    Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, vacation, Nature Conservation, southern namibia, outdoors, africa, Gondwana Park, gondwana, Uncategorized, gondwana canyon park, Personalised Stamps, nature, Keetmanshoop, orange river, Fish River Canyon, Poll, giant snake, south america, sheep and goats, nama ledend, bethanien, warambad, Hiker’s Point, ais ais, super continent gondwana, ai ais richtersfeld transfontier park, nama karoo, south africans, wilderness, ai ais spa, second largest canyon on earth

    March, 7 2012 in Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, vacation, Nature Conservation, southern namibia, outdoors, africa, Gondwana Park, gondwana, Uncategorized, gondwana canyon park, Personalised Stamps, nature, Keetmanshoop, orange river, Fish River Canyon, Poll, giant snake, south america, sheep and goats, nama ledend, bethanien, warambad, Hiker’s Point, ais ais, super continent gondwana, ai ais richtersfeld transfontier park, nama karoo, south africans, wilderness, ai ais spa, second largest canyon on earth
    Fish River Canyon - Traces of a Death Struggle

    Once upon a time a giant snake dwelled in southern Namibia. Every so often it devoured...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Ngandjera woman Read More

    Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, headdresses, gondwana, initiation ceremony, Ovamboland, omutyuula-tree, Ximenia caffra, missionaries, iron products, palm leaf, omulenda, Ngandjera and Kwaluudhi, southern OvaWambo, ox sinews, oshipeke-tree, rhodesian teak, Kwaluudhi girls, onyangha, ground particles

    February, 16 2012 in Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, headdresses, gondwana, initiation ceremony, Ovamboland, omutyuula-tree, Ximenia caffra, missionaries, iron products, palm leaf, omulenda, Ngandjera and Kwaluudhi, southern OvaWambo, ox sinews, oshipeke-tree, rhodesian teak, Kwaluudhi girls, onyangha, ground particles
    Ngandjera - the oshikoma and iipando Headdress

    For centuries the Ngandjera and Kwaluudhi have occupied the western regions of the area...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Fossilised Dunes Read More

    Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, africa, namib desert lodge, namib desert, Gondwana Namib Park, ostrich, fossilised dunes of the Namib, petrified sand dunes, animal fossils, Solitaire, sandstone layers, Tsondab sandstone, desert conditions, desert lodge, fossils, Drakensberg Mountains, Namib Desert Lodge

    February, 15 2012 in Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, africa, namib desert lodge, namib desert, Gondwana Namib Park, ostrich, fossilised dunes of the Namib, petrified sand dunes, animal fossils, Solitaire, sandstone layers, Tsondab sandstone, desert conditions, desert lodge, fossils, Drakensberg Mountains, Namib Desert Lodge
    Fossilised Dunes - Ostrich Family Tree embedded in Sandstone

    How does one know that the Namib is the oldest desert on earth? And that the ostrich...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Zebra - Pyjamas Read More

    Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, gondwana, Uncategorized, Plains zebra, mountain zebra, Poll, zebra stripes, african legends, lion, big cats, animal kingdom, predators, leopard, herd animals, hyaena and wild dog, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, cheetah, equus zebra, Burchell’s (or plains) zebra Equus burchellii, African continent, mares and foals

    January, 25 2012 in Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, gondwana, Uncategorized, Plains zebra, mountain zebra, Poll, zebra stripes, african legends, lion, big cats, animal kingdom, predators, leopard, herd animals, hyaena and wild dog, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, cheetah, equus zebra, Burchell’s (or plains) zebra Equus burchellii, African continent, mares and foals
    Zebra - Pyjamas and other Theories

    White stripes on black or black stripes on white? Although our perceptions may differ, we...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Stamp jetty 01 import simmentaler carola kronsbein goldbeck 1993 web 2 Read More

    Gondwana Collection Namibia, light boats, Stamps and Stories, deepwater harbour, spruce timber, imperial germany, Walfish Bay harbour, south western part of africa, british hands, gondwana, Personalised Stamps, mole, railway wagons, carola kronsbein-goldbeck, Walvis Bay, city of swakopmund, jetty, stamps and stories

    January, 11 2012 in Gondwana Collection Namibia, light boats, Stamps and Stories, deepwater harbour, spruce timber, imperial germany, Walfish Bay harbour, south western part of africa, british hands, gondwana, Personalised Stamps, mole, railway wagons, carola kronsbein-goldbeck, Walvis Bay, city of swakopmund, jetty, stamps and stories
    The Jetty: Oyster Bar instead of Harbour Cranes

    Swimming in the bay at the breakwater (Mole), standing on the jetty and marvelling at the...

    By Bernd Grahl
    The Leopard - Prince of Stealth Read More

    Stamps and Stories, Nature Conservation, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Uncategorized, Poll, big cats, leopard, luiperd, habitats from rainforest to desert, Panthera pardus, IUCN, leopard killing a crocodile

    January, 10 2012 in Stamps and Stories, Nature Conservation, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Uncategorized, Poll, big cats, leopard, luiperd, habitats from rainforest to desert, Panthera pardus, IUCN, leopard killing a crocodile
    The Leopard - Prince of Stealth

    Beauty and power blend seamlessly in Panthera pardus, an animal that seems to have been...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Martin Luther waggons edit Read More

    Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, Uncategorized, namib desert, Walvis Bay, lieutenant edmund troost, edmund troost, martin luther, locomotive

    December, 22 2011 in Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, Uncategorized, namib desert, Walvis Bay, lieutenant edmund troost, edmund troost, martin luther, locomotive
    Martin Luther - Heavy duty vehicle with staying power

    When you pass 'Martin Luther' just outside Swakopmund and have heard the story of the...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Mûgorob - Symbol for Supremacy Read More

    Stamps and Stories, Gondwana Collection, Uncategorized, Personalised Stamps, Stories & History, gondwana stamps and stories, finger of god, henties bay, mukorob, national monument, nama ledgend, gonwana, wilfried haacke, small Mûgorob

    December, 19 2011 in Stamps and Stories, Gondwana Collection, Uncategorized, Personalised Stamps, Stories & History, gondwana stamps and stories, finger of god, henties bay, mukorob, national monument, nama ledgend, gonwana, wilfried haacke, small Mûgorob
    Mûgorob - Symbol for Supremacy

    The massive sandstone pillar which until 7 December 1988 pointed to the sky like a...

    By Bernd Grahl
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