SAMOA

25s: this lovely flora issue features the red ginger in flower, a common island species

Br. VIRGIN IS.

20c, 15c: two colorful values include, an Olympics issue featuring parasailing, a popular tourism activity, as well as the Large Iguana, a protected island species

ZANZIBAR

Sh. 500: the Red Colobus subspecies is unique to Zanzibar, and occurs in the forested interior of the island including Jozani National Park

SOLOMON Is.

$3: this native birds issue shows the male and female Eclectus Parrots, a showy dimorphic species

ZIL ELWAGNE SESEL

R10: this marine life issue shows the Spotted Pebble Crab, a widespread species native to E. Africa and the Indian Ocean

SAMOA

25s: this conservation issue shows a stylized image of fauna in the Aleipata Marine Protected Area, which includes four uninhabited islands to the east of the W. Samoa chain

St. Vincent & the Grenadines

70c: this issue shows the flag of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, in celebration of its 25th anniv. of independence

TUVALU

$3: a recent birds issue shows the geographic range and a pair of Red-winged Parrots, native to S. New Guinea, W. Australia and the Cape York Peninsula

PITCAIRN Is.

9c: this issue shows the stunning and rugged coastal scenery of this remote island dependency

SEYCHELLES

R2: this tourism issue features paragliding into the sea; the clear cancel is from Mahe, the largest island of the Seychelles

NEW CALEDONIA

100fr: this 1998 issue celebrates the voyages of explorer Vasco da Gama

KIRIBATI

60c: this 1990 stamp-on-stamp issue celebrates the 150th anniv. of the first postage stamps

HAITI

G20: this 1999 birds issue shows the Caribbean Flamingo, known from Gonaives, Trou Caiman and Ile de la Gonave. Though flamingoes continue to breed in S. Hispaniola, the species has not been known to breed in Haiti for nearly a century

MARSHALL Is.

41c: this 2007 marine life issue shows a Regal Angelfish at home in warm Pacific waters.

MAURITIUS

R5: this 2009 WWF issue shows the rare endemic Echo Parakeet, which in the 1980s numbered less than a dozen birds. It has since been the focus of captive breeding efforts, and is on the rebound.

Fr. POLYNESIA

200fr: this 1985 cultural issue celebrates the Pacific Arts Festival

JAMAICA

$25: this Boxing issue honors Lennox Louis Mbe, a gold medalist in the 1988 Olympic Games

ST. LUCIA

95c: this 2004 issue celebrates St. Lucia's anniv. of independence from Britian, in 1979

TAIWAN

$10, $25: this orchids issue shows cultivated varieties of the genera Cattleya and Dendrobium.

NEW CALEDONIA

Fr110: this 2011 fauna issue shows the New Caledonian Deer

MADAGASCAR

Ar500: this stunning issue is part of a 2010 flora definitive showing endemic flowering plants