a Vautour fauve is a Griffon vulture in English and can have a wingspan of 2.8 metres (or over 9'!). It is apparently Europe's most social - and populous - vulture. Most of the ones in western Europe can be found in the Iberian Peninsula, while the ones in the Horn of Africa (where Djibouti lies) are migratory.
stamp from 1962, designed and engraved by Jacques Combet
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My contribution is here:
https://viridianpostcard.blogspot.com/2026/06/sunday-stamps-letter-v.html
I have a vulture in my V lineup too! I like the feather detail on yours.
Mine:
https://thisandthatablog.blogspot.com/2026/06/sunday-stamps-june-28-2026.html
Great. vintage stamp! My V stamp is here: https://envelope100.blogspot.com/2026/06/sunday-stamps-v-is-for-valencia.html
That is a fantastic stamp!
I would never thin of these animals like "social" :)
In Catalan they have the same name: voltor.
My V-stamp is here.
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