Br. INDIAN OCEAN TERR.

60p this fascinating stamp is one of the only postally used issues I have ever acquired from these far-flung British territories in the Indian Ocean. This one was issued for the millenium, and shows a satellite map of Blenheim Reef.

FALKLAND IS.

35p American kestrel or Sparrowhawk is pictured here on a rocky cliff. This species is widespread throughout the western hemisphere, and is an agile hunter of small prey. The kestrel nests in cavities in rocky cliffs or precipices.

COMOROS

100 fr overprinted on 500 fr: this colorful issue shows Nutmeg fruits and the hard inner seed, and is part of an issue showing aromatic plants

MAYOTTE

3 fr: The Tsingoni Mosque, a 1998 issue, showing a clear Coconi town cancel. The town of Tsingoni in NW Mayotte, was the former capital, and is the center of Muslim life on the island.

Rusinga Is. (Kenya)

5 sh. Rusinga Island lies in Lake Victoria, and was the site of the 1948 Leakey expedition which yielded discovery of a complete skull of Proconsul africanus, a key ancestor of both humans and higher apes, dating 18 million years.

SRI LANKA

8rp: this 1992 issues shows a mural from Kottimbulwala, in the region of Balangoda. This mural lies in a rock temple cave with three shrine rooms, where the ceilings and walls are covered by paintings. This delicate scene shows plant cultivation and harvesting.

PITCAIRN Is.

50c this issue shows the rugged coast around Bounty Bay and the appropriately named "Hill of Difficulty" that makes this island so inaccessible to ship landings