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R5: this 2017 issue celebrates the 100th anniv. of the local Lions Club, and show a map of three of the largest islands and the national flag and arms

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R7: this 1982 map issue shows the features and districts of the largest island, Mahe'

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R15: the famed Coco de Mer palm, symbol of the Seychelles

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R2: this local birds issues shows the Green Heron and Seychelles Bulbul

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R2.25 and R5: this colorful issue shows the Seychelles Flying Fox (a fruit bat) eating from a fig tree at dusk and roosting while hanging from a branch during the day

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R1: this Independence issue shows the three flags used by Seychelles since autonomy from the UK in 1975

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R1 overprint: this issue shows a pair of Aldabra Sunbirds, endemic to the island chain. It was overprinted for a Hong Kong Philatelic Exposition.

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R3: this issue features the conservation of Right Whales, a widespread species

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R1: this 1996 WWF birds issue features the Seychelles Black Paradise Flycatcher, endemic only to forest and border areas on La Digue Is. in the Seychelles

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20c, R1.25: two endemic bird species are shown on this African Ornithology Congress issue; at top is the Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher, and below the Seychelles Sunbird

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R15: the Venus Fly Trap, a carnivorous plant species is shown on this flora and fauna definitive

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

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R10: this 1989 issue celebrates the birth of Jawaharial Nehru, Indian statesman and independence leader, showing the Indian and Seychellois flags as a backdrop

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R1.50: this butterfly issue of 1994 shows the Eurema floricola, known as the Malagasy Grass Yellow, in the Pieridae family.

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R1: the endemic Aldabra Red-headed Fody is seen on this WWF issue. Similar species are found in the Comoros and Madagascar, but this species and the Mauritius Fody are considered threatened.

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R10: this stunning skyscape issue shows the constellation Scorpio at dusk over a colony of mangrove islands and birds in flight.

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R1.50, R15: two anniver-sary issues -- 150 years of the founding of Victoria (the capital city) and the 30th anniv. of Independence

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R1: The colorful Indian Butterflyfish features on the current definitive series showing marine life

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R3: this se-tenant pair shows the range maps of two species of endemic island birds: the Seychelles and Aldabra Blue Pigeons

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R4: the Seychelles Magpie Robin, an endemic bird species known from just a few islands of the group