FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA (Afrique Équatoriale Française or AEF), a federation of French colonial territories in Central Africa, issued these airmail stamps between 1947 and 1953 and belong to a series featuring landscape and wildlife themes, often including an DC-3 to denote their "Poste Aérienne" (Air Mail) status.
The set included the following denominations and designs:
- 50F - Red/Brown - Airplane over palm trees and a village
- 100F - Greenish/Grey - Airplane over a baobab tree and coastal huts
- 200F - Blue - Airplane over a dense tropical forest with local figures
- 500F - Dark Green - Anhingas (water birds) near a riverbank
Many stamps in this era, including the 50F and 100F versions for other French colonies like Guadeloupe, were designed and engraved by the renowned French artist Albert Decaris.
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