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April 28, 2011

FAROE IS.


8K, 10k: two more of the island profiles series, these show the isles of Nolsoy and Bordoy

April 23, 2011

FALKLANDS


10p the Southern Lapwing is pictured here, a widespread and tame bird of open fields and grasslands

CYPRUS


43c this large stamp shows an ancient map of the island of Cyprus, and was issued as part of a 2007 antiquities issue entitled "ancient kingdoms of Cyprus"

FALKLANDS


27p Cobb's Wren is pictured on this WWF issue; it is found only in the Falkland islands.

INDONESIA


R2500 se-tenant pair showing hornbill and Storm's Stork, endangered birdlife

INDONESIA


R1500 and R2500 se-tenant pairs show mammals and birds of Sulawesi, Borneo and Kalimantan, issued in 2010

GIBRALTAR


1.60 and 10p: from the current flora definitive series

April 21, 2011

GIBRALTAR


22p the Puffin is pictured here, one of the most colorful seabirds of the N. Atlantic islands

MADAGASCAR


4.000 fr: this 2003 issue shows the first Catholic church established on the island, at Sainte Marie

April 15, 2011

SEYCHELLES


R3: Tourism Activities (Windsurfing) issued for Expo85

SEYCHELLES


R1.50 Eurema butterfly, from a 1994 issue

VANUATU


Marine life (former definitive series): 5v Moorish Idol; 15v Anenome Fish; 30v Thalassoma; 55v Pyramid Butterfly-fish

April 11, 2011

BAHAMAS


40c the Bahamian Parrot is an endemic species proudly pictured on several of this country's stamps over the years; this issue dates from 1990

BAHAMAS


25c the desert rose (Adenium spp.) is pictured on this 2006 flora issue

April 7, 2011

ANGUILLA


25c Coral Reef diversity is shown on this stamp from Anguilla, one of the smallest British Caribbean possessions. This stamp has a town cancel from the Valley.

BAHAMAS


40c The Spanish and Cuban Hogfish are pictured on this marine environment protection issue

April 6, 2011

COOK IS.


90c the Mewing or Mangaia Kingfisher is pictured on this WWF issue. This species is endemic and has a range restricted only to the southern Cook Is.

April 4, 2011

SAO TOME e PRINCIPE / St. Thomas & Prince


D3,500.00 This large format stamp dates from 1995, and shows an artistic view of the early colonization of these islands by Portuguese explorers, around the year 1485.

April 1, 2011

ALDERNEY


36p the Turnstone is pictured here, a common shore bird in the Channel Is.

ARUBA


60c This issue shows a Rattle-snake. Aruba is an incredibly arid island off the coast of Venezuela, whose main industry is beach tourism.

BONAIRE


85c this Netherlands Antilles issue shows the white-tailed deer, a widespread species in tropical America. The stamp was cancelled very clearly in Bonaire.