4.20 This Europa issue from Aland shows the joyous Midsummer celebrations (1998)
March 25, 2010
ALAND
6.30 Intl Year of the Ocean (1998): the Aland islands, part of Finland, number over 6,500 isles at the mouth of the Gulf of Bothnia, between Finland and Sweden
March 21, 2010
FALKLAND IS.
27p Southern Elephant Seal: this seal is the most massive pinniped in existence. A record bull was shot in S. Georgia in 1913 and weighed 11,000 lbs. The main feeding and breeding area for this species is at the edge of Antarctica. Once decimated by 19th century hunters, this species' population had recovered significantly by 1950.
GUERNSEY
34p Anson's Circumnavigation: this stunning stamp depicts the Tryal, one of 8 ships led by Commodore George Anson in a campaign to disrupt Spanish colonial trade from 1740-44 while Britian was at war with Spain
MALAYSIA (Sabah:Borneo)
2003 Issue showing a block of two different images: both a map and illustration of the islands of Sipadan, off the coast of Sabah (Malaysian Borneo)
March 7, 2010
MONTSERRAT
$1 Red Anthurium, overprinted value with "OHMS" or On Her Majesty's Service. Montserrat is a small volcanic island still under British rule, with a population of just over 5,000.MONTSERRAT
$1.15 Montserrat Oriole (Icterus oberi), a species found only on this small volcanic island and of great interest (and concern) to conservationists
MONTSERRAT
$1, $1.50: Eastern Caribbean currency (coins/bills). Montserrat uses a shared currency called the "EC" or "BWI" dollar, which also circulates in Anguilla, Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and several smaller islands, all of which are or were British colonies.
March 3, 2010
MACAU
P3,00 World Communcations Year 1982, showing mailbox, doves and kites. This territory, long under Portuguese rule, reverted to China in 2000 but retains autonomy, similar to Hong Kong
JERSEY
24p Atlantic Puffin, from bird definitive series. This species breeds in the Arctic, from the Faroes to Newfoundland and as far south as Maine in N. America. It winters out at sea, as far south as the Mediterranean.
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