SOMALIA
Stamps inscribed '[Poste] Somalia' and '' or 'Somali Democratic Republic', '[J.D./Jam. Dim./J.] Soomaaliya' or 'J.D. Soomaaliyed' and '' or '' <- 1936 See Italian Somalia 1936 - 1941 Part of Italian East Africa 1941 - 1950 See Italian Somalia under British Military Administration <- 1960 Also see British Somaliland 1950 - 1960 UN Trust Territory under Italian administration (former Italian Somalia) 1960 -> Independence (Trust Territiry and British Somaliland united into Somali Republic)
From 1950: 1 Somalo = 100 Centesimi = 1 [East African] Shilling = 100 Cents From 1962: 1 Shilling (SOS) = 100 Cents
Checklists > Countries > Somalia Heraldic Cats	Also see Somalia Wild Cats Somalia Domestic Cats

List status: Incomplete / under construction
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WILD CATS

Issue	Item code	Item type	Face value	Remarks	SC
1952 1. Somalia Trade Fair	SO19520914 ST 0_25	Stamp	0.14	Lion (stylized) MI 272 (Italian Somalia)
	SO19520914 ST 0_55	Stamp	0.55	Lion (stylized) MI 273 (Italian Somalia)
1953 50th Anniversary of the First Stamps of Italian Somalia	SO19531216 ST 0_25	Stamp	0.25	Lion Catstamps on Stamps SOI19031101 ST 0_1_0 pictured MI 283 (Italian Somalia)
	SO19531216 ST 0_35	Stamp	0.35	Lion Catstamps on Stamps SOI19031101 ST 0_1_0 pictured MI 284 (Italian Somalia)
	SO19531216 ST 0_60 1	Stamp	0.60	Lion Catstamps on Stamps SOI19031101 ST 0_1_0 pictured Ordinary stamp - orange MI 285 (Italian Somalia)
	SO19531216 ST 0_60 2	Stamp	0.60	Lion Catstamps on Stamps SOI19031101 ST 0_1_0 pictured Air mail stamp - reddish brown MI 286 (Italian Somalia)
	SO19531216 ST 1_00	Stamp	1.00	Lion Catstamps on Stamps SOI19031101 ST 0_1_0 pictured Air mail stamp MI 287 (Italian Somalia)
1960 For the Children	SO19601124 ST 3_00	Stamp	3.00	Leopard MI 15
1964 10th Anniversary of the Somali Credit Bank A stamp from this set is listed under Heraldic Cats	SO19640427 ST 1_00	Stamp	1.00	Leopard MI 58
1971 Wild Animals	SO19710825 ST 1_00	Stamp	1.00	Cheetah MI 177
	SO19710825 ST 1_80	Stamp	1.00	Lion MI 179
1992 Endangered Species	SO19920000 ST 5000	Stamp	5000	Leopard MI 443	M
1996 Somali Fairy Tales	SO19960430 ST 500	Stamp	500	Lion MI 585
1999 The Zodiac	SO19991128 ST 500	Stamp	500	Lion Zodiac Leo MI 780

Compiled by Geir Arveng with additional information from Greg Balagian.
Latest update: 21 December, 2014