SAMOA

60s: this lovely comet shows the dramatic passing of Halley's Comet over the earth, and was issued in 1986

SOLOMON IS.

70c: this is from the third orchid series issued by the Solomon Is. and shows a brightly colored Vanda in flower

TUVALU

50c: this Save our Seas campaign issue (with Greenpeace logo) portrays coral bleaching, a serious and destructive phenomenon in the Pacific region due to warming ocean temperatures

ST. VINCENT

45c: Halley's Comet was visible by many nations when it last passed through in 1986; this issue is one of many that year to celebrate this phenomenon

JAMAICA

90c: the Yellow-billed Parrot is featured on this birds issue; this colorful species is endemic to the island of Jamaica

PAPUA

K1: This 2010 issue shows the effects of climate change on the low-lying islands of Huene off the coast of mainland New Guinea, which has now been divided in two by the ocean waters

ST. LUCIA

$1: this Birdlife issue shows the endemic St. Lucia Warbler, a bird of gardens and forests also known by its local name: Sucrier babad

AITUTAKI

5c: the Blue lorikeet, a local endemic species, is shown on this lower value definitive stamp. This species, also called the Nunbird, is native to just a few tiny islands of Fr. Polynesia and the Cook Is., including: Motu, Manuae, Tikehau, Rangiroa, Aratua, Kaukura, Apataki, Aitutaki

COOK IS.

30c: the Xois butterfly is featured among island flora

10c: the Ponciana is shown, from an early flowers definitive issue

BERMUDA

35c: this issue shows island scenes past and present to celebrate the 400th anniv. of the Bermuda's founding in 1609