SOLOMON IS.

50c: the painted faces of Melan-esian traditional warriors are featured on this trade show issue

NEW CALEDONIA

5fr, 30fr: two issues showing native island flora and fauna: a white orchid (1996) and Bavayia gecko (2003)

ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON

Euro 1,01: this lovely 2007 issue shows horses grazing and the seascape beyond the island at sunset

Euro 1,10: this issue shows a rocky coastal scene, with a map at upper right showing the location of these isolated islands

FR. POLYNESIA

90fr: two issues (2004-5) from an expanding series showing local women in typical costumes

SHETLAND IS. (Scotland)

68p: this lovely UK landscape issue shows the tiny, uninhabit-ed isle of Papa Little, in Scotland's Shetland Islands

MALDIVES

R10: another stunning species, the Smalltail Wrasse, shown on a set featuring reef fish

SRI LANKA

R.05, .10: these issues show the colorful Dambava Temple Paintings -- scenes of courtly life