GUINEA / GUINÉE.
Landscapes.
Loos islands.
First stamp in a set of 6, issued on 20.06.1967.
Face value: 5 Guinean francs.
Printing: Photogravure.
Catalogs
- Michel No. 437,
- Scott No. 475.
- StampWorld No. 437.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 603.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 326,
The
Loos or Los Islands are a small archipelago that lies off Conakry (Guinea's capital
city) in the Atlantic Ocean, about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the promontory
that borders the southern side of Sangareya Bay. Its
name is derived from the Portuguese Ilhas dos Ídolos. The area of the
archipelago is 80 km2 (31 sq mi). There are three main islands: Fotoba
(or Tamara), Kassa and Tayire (or Roume). Île de Corail, Île Blanche, Île
Cabris, Île Poulet, Îlot Cabri, and Îlot de la Bouteille are smaller islands
and islets located to the south. In Fotoba there is an old lighthouse;
the island had a prison. Under British rule, Tayire was known as Crawford
Island - said to have inspired Robert Louis
Stevenson's novel Treasure Island. In 1755, Miles Barber of the
Liverpool African Company established a trading post (then known as The
Factory) on the island of Kassa.
