PALAU

3c, 10c, 11c: this local birds definitive series shows the Eclectus Parrot, Cardinal Honeyeater and Blue-faced Parrotfinch

NEVIS

90c, $1.20: This Christmas issue shows a bright poinsettia in flower, while the stamp at top promotes AIDS awareness, and shows the flag of St. Kitts and Nevis at upper left

SAMOA

$2.70: this 2013 issue shows red ginger in flower and Sopoaga Falls on Upolu

GRENADINES of ST. VINCENT

75c: this 1985 tourism issue shows diving activities on the reefs surrounding the Grenadines

ST. LUCIA

75c: this historical issue shows a scene from the 1795 Battle of Rabot, part of the Brigands War in which the British sought to halt the rebellion of slaves seeking their freedom

TAIWAN

$5: this wildlife issue shows an Asian or Moon Bear as well as the Clouded Leopard, both rare forest species

Fr. POLYNESIA

500fr: this 2011 large format issue shows the production of the film classic Mutiny on the Bounty. This stamp was canceled at Rikitea, Mangareva, the principal town center of the Gambier Islands.

SEYCHELLES

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

ST. HELENA

15p, 33p: this issues shows introduced bird species in St. Helena, including the Madagas-car Fody and the Waxbill, both small passerines

NORFOLK

75c: this lovely 1998 holiday issue features colorful names of celebrated hymns and carols such as "Joy to the World"

NEW CALEDONIA

110fr: this landscape issue of 2011 shows the white sands of small Ile Canard

SEYCHELLES

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

SINGAPORE

$1: this long format issue celebrates the 1971 Common-wealth Summit and shows an array of flags of many former British territories

ST. VINCENT

40c: this colorful butterfly issue shows the Red Anartia, a local island species

Fr. POLYNESIA

100fr: two issues celebrate the port of Papeete, and transport in Tahiti, issued in 2011-12

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

50t: United we Stand, an issue in solidarity with victims of Sept. 11, 2001

NORFOLK Is.

5c 36c: Two values from a WWF set showing the Green Parakeet, an endangered species

NEW CALEDONIA

5fr: this 1998 WWF issue shows the endemic Cagou, a secretive species of flightless rail that is celebrated as a national symbol of New Caledonia

PITCAIRN Is.

90c: this issue features reef diving activities in the clear and biodiverse waters of the Pacific; this issue shows some of the treasure of the Cornwallis shipwreck

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

65t: this lovely avian issue features the Papuan King Parrot, an endemic species found in New Guinea east of the Weyland Mountains, where it feeds quietly in small groups in the canopy of tall forest trees

SAMOA

T$2.10, 85s, T$10: Varied issues show local peoples in traditional activities (top) and seabirds (below), the Great Frigatebird and Fairy Terns

ST. VINCENT

90c: sheet of nine tropical flora, with several varieties of Heliconia (including Red Ginger)

ST. VINCENT

65c: this wildlife issue shows the endemic St. Vincent Amazon Parrot, which inhabits the island's forested interior

ANGUILLA

$1.50: this oversized issue features locally important fruit trees, such as the Papaya or Pawpaw