GRENADA & GRENADINES

$1: Relations with China: this fascinating and incredibly detailed design shows landmarks, architecture and other sites in the PRC

 

 

 

COOK Is.

$2.50 to $6: this recent birds set features varied species of Kingfishers; the lower two are native to the Pacific region.

NEW CALEDONIA

 

200fr: this lovely issue shows the flags of the members of the South Pacific Commission, including some non-Pacific countries such as France and the UK

SRI LANKA

R5, R10: this long format issue from 2005 shows fauna, including a Sea Eagle and Barking Deer, found in  Wilpattu National Park, a 1,371 sq. km wilderness of lakes and tropical forest in NE Sri Lanka. 

SOLOMON Is.

45c: this traditional Christmas issue features the three wise men on camels in the Holy Land.
 

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

 

60c: this 1986 issue shows an illustration of Emperor Moctezuma in 1517 observing a streaking comet.

ANGUILLA

 20c: this value is from a showy definitive depicting flowering trees.  The Cordia is a genus of the borage family, with some 300 species in a variety of colors.

BARBADOS

 

25c: this colorful issue celebrated the anniversary of Scouting in Barbados, and shows flags and scouts of various Caribbean islands around a campfire

ASCENSION

40p: this lovely new WWF issue features the widespread Red-billed Tropicbird

BAHAMAS

$5: this 2012 souvenir sheet features a colony of the national bird of the Bahamas, the gregarious Caribbean Flamingo

Br. INDIAN OCEAN Terr.

54p: this issue features the 125th anniv. of Charles Darwin's death, and shows island avifauna scenery and an image of the Beagle.

BRUNEI

$3: this high value stamp issued in 1984 shows the flag of Brunei with a regional map

FIJI

$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.

DOMINICAN REP.

$10 se-tenant sheet: This lovely tourism issue shows local sights and symbols, including beaches, scenery, historic monuments and the national flag.

NAURU

$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.

KIRIBATI

30c, 40c: Island Scenes: the top stamp commemorates the WWII Battle of Tarawa, while the lower stamp shows local fishermen

Fr. POLYNESIA

85fr: these six stamps are from a 1997 booklet issue showing island scenes such as pearls, pineapples, seascapes, diving and a cultural festival.

NEW CALEDONIA

70f: this 1994 geographical airmail issue features profiles of the French Pacific islands of New Calendonia, Wallis & Futuna and Tahiti

MICRONESIA

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.

MALDIVES

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.

MACQUARIE Is.

60c (2), $1.20 (2): this amazing sheetlet shows the fauna and landscapes of remote Macquarie Is. in the southern seas near Antarctica

GREENLAND

K23.50: this large format stamp was issued in 2010 and depicts climate change in two panels showing the plight of Polar Bears.

Netherlands Antilles

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.

MADEIRA

45c: this issue features the flower market of Madeira, a showcase of color for the senses