The stunning scenery of islands has long enchanted collectors worldwide. This site is dedicated to stamps from islands worldwide, and is updated on a monthly basis, often with recent issues from rarely seen island territories.
$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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.