MAURITIUS

R6, R8: two 1998 stamps showing cascades of the rugged interior of Mauritius

Fr. ANTARCTIC

50c: this 2005 issue shows the extent of Adelie Land, an Antarctic research zone

MALDIVES

7L and R10: Tourism and island flora are highlighted on these issues, with an atoll profile and seabirds at left, and the brightly-hued Ixora flower at right

MADEIRA

0,70: this 2013 issue celebrates traditional bee-keeping on the islands of Azores and Madeira

MONTSERRAT

$1.15: this issue shows the phases of an eclipse of the sun, over the island's ash-spewing volcano

PALAU

45c: this migratory birds issue shows the Siberian Rubythroat, a songbird that breeds in northern latitudes

MACAU

P3: this 1982 map stamp shows the location of Macau and HK on the S. China coast. This stamp was issued before China took re-possession of the territory from Portugal.

MARSHALL Is.

16c: this WWF issue features the Bristle-thighed Curlew, a sandpiper that breeds in Alaska and winters in the tropical Pacific. It is a threatened species, with a global population estimated at 7,000.