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May 30, 2011

COCOS (Keeling) Is.


$5 this stamp shows the colorful Goldback Anthias, the highest value of the Cocos Is. reef fish set

BERMUDA


95c this large format stamp shows a turtle being released into the sea, and celebrates the 75th anniv. of the Bermuda Aquarium

May 22, 2011

ANGUILLA


$1.50 This historical issue of 2008 shows traditional island housing in pastel colors

May 20, 2011

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA


60c a scarlet Anthurium is featured on this issue, to commemorate the 19th UPU Congress

ARUBA


150c a Cruise ship provides the backdrop for a smaller craft on this recent issue

ARUBA


40c Parrotfish, a large and conspicuous fish of Caribbean reefs, is shown on this 2004 issue

May 18, 2011

BARBADOS


10c a sailing regatta is pictured on this 2010 issue

FALKLANDS


31p a native island orchid is pictured on this recent issue

May 14, 2011

FIJI


20c a stunning native orchid, Laparis layardii, is featured on this recent issue

PAPUA


75t this 2005 series shows provincial flags; this stamp shows the flag of PNG's Southern Highlands Province

SINGAPORE


$1 the Water Monitor is shown here basking on a branch above a stream. Adult monitors can reach over 10 feet in length, and are native to south and SE Asia.

May 10, 2011

MADEIRA


30c this stamp shows terraced vineyards on steep slopes of Madeira

May 6, 2011

VANUATU


25v the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, featured on a marine birds issue

SOLOMON Is.


$10 the Mangrove Fiddler Crab, a high value of a definitive series showing various crab species

SINGAPORE


$5 Red Alenquer is a popular ornamental fish species

PAPUA NEW GUINEA


45t this issue shows a traditional costume of Kundiawa, Simbu province

PHILIPPINES


p11: this flora issue commemorates diplomatic relations between Korea and the Philippines, showing symbolic flora of each

May 5, 2011

Fr. POLYNESIA


52fr: this magnificent art stamp is large-sized and shows a tapa painting of a colorful island scene with clouds, peaks, a waterfall, river and Gaugin-style figures including a horse in the foreground. This stamp was cancelled on the island of Moorea.

May 2, 2011

NEW CALEDONIA


32 fr: this issue shows the Red-bellied or Grey's Fruit Dove, which has a distribution including Vanuatu, New Caledonia and the Isle of Pines

May 1, 2011

CYPRUS


15c sheet of 9: Troodos churches, historical and artistic treasures showing mosaics, stonework and frescoes

CYPRUS


1c-30c: Views of the coast, island sites and attractions