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May 19, 2014

BRUNEI

15sen: this 1991 WWF issue features the Proboscis Monkey, an endangered primate

May 17, 2014

BAHAMAS

$1.50: this colorful souvenir sheet shows a flock of Bahamian Parrots, which are a sub-species of the Rose-throated or Cuban Parrot. In the Bahamas, Parrots can be found on Abaco and Great Inagua islands.

May 16, 2014

GRENADA

50c: this birds issue features the White-winged Dove, a migratory species with a wide range in the Caribbean and Latin America. It inhabits dry areas, cultivated zones and gardens, so is easily visible and well-known across its range.

May 12, 2014

EASTER Is.

$260: this 2001 issue shows cultural artifacts of remote Easter Island, now administered by Chile

May 10, 2014

KIRIBATI

75c: this issue follows a tradition of many sets showing the importance of shipping to this island group; seen here is a Norwegian cruise liner stopping at Fanning Island

May 2, 2014

ASCENSION Is.

50p: this issue features the secretive Allen's Gallinule, an endemic waterbird found in dense marshes in Sub-Saharan Africa and nearby islands

BONAIRE

50c: this colorful birds issue shows a hummingbird feeding at a passionflower on the island of Bonaire, much of which has been dedicated a nature reserve

April 26, 2014

BARBUDA

15c: this lovely marine life stamp shows the apply named Stoplight Parrotfish. Barbuda is the smaller island of the independent nation of Antigua and Barbuda. It has in the past issued its own stamps, with its main town post office at Codrington.

April 24, 2014

MACAU

P2.50: this issue celebrates the year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac

April 20, 2014

GRENADA

75c: the Caribbean Reef Shark features on this marine life issue

April 19, 2014

SEYCHELLES

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

April 17, 2014

St. Pierre & Miquelon

50c: this 2004 issue shows an early map of the region around St. Pierre & Miquelon and charts a fishing route used by native Mik'maqs, who inhabit the region of Canada's Maritime Provinces

April 11, 2014

TUVALU

50c: this is part of a corals issue, celebrating the rich marine reefs that surround the islands of the Central Pacific

April 8, 2014

WALLIS & FUTUNA

62fr: this issue shows native Blue Crowned Lories, whose range includes Futuna and several adjacent Pacific islands

April 2, 2014

TONGA

T$1: the Saddle Butterflyflish is a wide-ranging reef species found from Sri Lanka and the Cocos Keeling Islands east through the S. Pacific to Hawaii and the Marquesas

April 1, 2014

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

$1: this WWF issue shows an adult Scarlet Ibis, the national bird, which also features on TT's coat of arms and currency

March 30, 2014

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

March 12, 2014

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

March 8, 2014

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

March 5, 2014

PALAU

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

March 4, 2014

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.

March 2, 2014

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.