Issued in 1952 for Día del Sello Colonial (Colonial Stamp Day), this striking three-stamp set from the Spanish territory of Ifni features the elegant Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax aristotelis). Designed and printed by the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (F.N.M.T.), the stamps were surcharged for colonial postal charities — 5 + 5 cts (brown), 10 + 5 cts (rose), and 60 + 15 cts (green). The design’s fine engraving and tonal depth exemplify mid-century Spanish colonial issues, making it a valued thematic piece for collectors of African colonial fauna or ornithology on stamps.