tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26372527577078975012024-02-19T17:22:39.177-08:00ISLAND STAMPSThe stunning scenery of islands has long enchanted collectors worldwide. This site is dedicated to stamps from islands worldwide, and is updated on a monthly basis, often with recent issues from rarely seen island territories.An Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.comBlogger1569125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-91301681001891824742021-03-15T11:55:00.001-07:002021-03-15T11:55:09.800-07:00GRENADA & GRENADINES<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIUOkgZwPrTFCNu7oOFATv6RdFG8FbQjc012T74DpbeEQ4j3oTzFRMoRZ4gsSXwCfk-Rchw69qgxCDDrMhh5QwpxlCGlgpcOD7rp1v_Sda0f8RdVszCHpPpq_1JmD8KVJsHv1O20k0fQ/s640/IMG_1856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="440" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIUOkgZwPrTFCNu7oOFATv6RdFG8FbQjc012T74DpbeEQ4j3oTzFRMoRZ4gsSXwCfk-Rchw69qgxCDDrMhh5QwpxlCGlgpcOD7rp1v_Sda0f8RdVszCHpPpq_1JmD8KVJsHv1O20k0fQ/w365-h531/IMG_1856.jpg" width="365" /></a></div>$1: Relations with China: this fascinating and incredibly detailed design shows landmarks, architecture and other sites in the PRC<br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>An Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-52798289398884786022021-03-07T08:20:00.006-08:002021-03-07T08:22:01.697-08:00COOK Is.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Cordia is a genus of the borage family, with some 300 species in a variety of colors.<br /><p></p>An Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-18172028066670773482020-08-02T12:18:00.001-07:002020-08-31T12:20:25.556-07:00BARBADOS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABGY8AzxzocKmEjxAbs3HxIPqpuab80xMdWWai5YXYtPGa3dg-DU13tlIiEvhvSo9PxnsdfJ2GeT4wdmzrxIfrg-lSePUqIMjd6EiyD7AhJy2_IcAerFdSzhH1lJBjG_oED94EM-j9f4/s640/IMG_1405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="532" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABGY8AzxzocKmEjxAbs3HxIPqpuab80xMdWWai5YXYtPGa3dg-DU13tlIiEvhvSo9PxnsdfJ2GeT4wdmzrxIfrg-lSePUqIMjd6EiyD7AhJy2_IcAerFdSzhH1lJBjG_oED94EM-j9f4/w426-h512/IMG_1405.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>25c: this colorful issue celebrated the anniversary of Scouting in Barbados, and shows flags and scouts of various Caribbean islands around a campfire<br /><p></p>An Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-78808079290205075362020-06-10T14:04:00.003-07:002020-06-10T14:06:13.660-07:00ASCENSION40p: this lovely new WWF issue features the widespread Red-billed Tropicbird<br />
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$5: this 2012 souvenir sheet features a colony of the national bird of the Bahamas, the gregarious Caribbean FlamingoAn Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-51623363078302226052020-03-30T10:36:00.002-07:002020-03-30T10:47:14.040-07:00Br. INDIAN OCEAN Terr.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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54p: this issue features the 125th anniv. of Charles Darwin's death, and shows island avifauna scenery and an image of the Beagle.An Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-7764211798938228162020-01-07T13:15:00.002-08:002020-01-07T13:15:44.462-08:00BRUNEI<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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$3: this high value stamp issued in 1984 shows the flag of Brunei with a regional mapAn Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-5200465252428586362019-12-06T10:57:00.000-08:002019-12-06T10:57:00.820-08:00FIJI<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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$5: this 2003 sheetlet features the flags of islands that participated in the South Pacific Games, with an inset of volleyball players and the emblem of the games.An Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-69917021699757584142019-12-01T07:00:00.002-08:002019-12-01T07:01:04.447-08:00DOMINICAN REP.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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$10 se-tenant sheet: This lovely tourism issue shows local sights and symbols, including beaches, scenery, historic monuments and the national flag.An Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-18815381870740510962019-11-02T05:01:00.001-07:002019-11-02T05:01:43.648-07:00NAURU<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="goog_686289741"></span><span id="goog_686289742"></span>$1 se-tenant: this spectacular Birdlife issue features endemic Pacific doves, such as the Cook Isl, Henderson, Mariana, Rapa and Whistling Fruit Doves, each found only on one island with a small global range.An Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-90201942113743359912019-09-30T09:04:00.001-07:002019-09-30T09:04:04.502-07:00KIRIBATI<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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30c, 40c: Island Scenes: the top stamp commemorates the WWII Battle of Tarawa, while the lower stamp shows local fishermenAn Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-9735282051507705682019-08-04T02:08:00.003-07:002019-08-04T02:09:08.693-07:00Fr. POLYNESIA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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85fr: these six stamps are from a 1997 booklet issue showing island scenes such as pearls, pineapples, seascapes, diving and a cultural festival.An Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-68141294505136687962019-07-20T07:43:00.001-07:002019-07-20T07:43:25.536-07:00NEW CALEDONIA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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70f: this 1994 geographical airmail issue features profiles of the French Pacific islands of New Calendonia, Wallis & Futuna and TahitiAn Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-39313468428797887432019-07-07T06:31:00.001-07:002019-07-07T06:33:02.117-07:00MICRONESIA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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29c: nine se-tenant stamps showing species from the Pohnpei rainforest, including birds such as the Blue-faced Parrotfinch, Caroline Is. Ground Dove, Cicadabird and the Pohnpei Fantail; others include Ixora blossoms, and the Green Skink.An Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-17825661174029609852019-07-02T11:49:00.001-07:002019-07-02T11:49:51.277-07:00MALDIVES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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22r: this block of four issued in 2018 shows different species of bee-eaters native to the Old World and Africa, including the Carmine, European and Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters.An Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-84029499026784691942019-06-26T11:41:00.002-07:002019-06-26T11:41:30.106-07:00MACQUARIE Is.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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60c (2), $1.20 (2): this amazing sheetlet shows the fauna and landscapes of remote Macquarie Is. in the southern seas near AntarcticaAn Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-77268976565924312582019-06-16T03:38:00.002-07:002019-06-16T03:38:20.496-07:00GREENLAND<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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K23.50: this large format stamp was issued in 2010 and depicts climate change in two panels showing the plight of Polar Bears.An Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-53703676241513818822019-06-07T07:36:00.003-07:002019-06-07T07:36:31.383-07:00Netherlands Antilles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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10c, 85c, 110c: This pane of colorful birds shows species not native to the Caribbean, such as the White Pelican, Streamertail and Gouldian Finch. Of interest is the selvage imagery of birds pictured on the stamp sheetlet.An Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-79581141054138159202019-06-01T02:40:00.001-07:002019-06-01T02:40:07.025-07:00MADEIRA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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45c: this issue features the flower market of Madeira, a showcase of color for the sensesAn Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637252757707897501.post-43904171675147183042019-05-12T03:32:00.002-07:002019-05-12T03:32:55.349-07:00MADAGASCAR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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500fr: this classic Airmail issue shows a Malgache woman and the iconic baobabs of the islandAn Africanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608144144583495913noreply@blogger.com0