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

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

$1: two bird issues showing endangered species of the Caribbean islands. Pictured here are the Puerto Rican parrot (top) and the St. Lucia Amazon parrot (below).

CUBA

15c: this 1996 birds issue features the Purple-throated Carib, a humming-bird endemic to the Antilles

DOMINICA

45c, 2c: Two modern issues show the Imperial Parrot, national bird (top) and historical stamp issues of Dominica (lower)

GIBRALTAR

22p: this issue shows local artist Gustavo Bacarisas, and a watercolor landscape of Gibraltar

GALAPAGOS (UK)

81p: this UK issue celebrates the voyage of Darwin, and shows a Marine Iguana and the profile of Albemarle island, now known as Isabela, the largest island of the Galapagos with 4,640 sq km.

PALAU

33c: this colorful marine life issue shows the bizarre Pacific Rooster fish

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

K10: this 2004 issue features the flag of East Sepik Province, with a traditional mask of the region seen at right

NEVIS

90c: two marine life issues from Nevis, showing the Forceps-fish (below) and a school of squirrelfish (upper)

GIBRALTAR

26p: this lovely watercolor by a local artist shows the skyline and wide sea of the rock of Gibraltar

SOLOMON Is.

45c: this lovely native birds issue features the Cardinal Honeyeater, a nectar-feeding species widespread in the Pacific Islands

MICRONESIA

29c se-tenant pair: these stamps are from a sheet showing the Pohnpei rainforest ecosystem, and show two endemic bird species, the Micronesian Kingfisher and the Purple-capped Fruit Dove

MAYOTTE

3,80: this 1997 issue shows a local restaurant and village scene on this French island territory

MONTSERRAT

90c: this bird definitive issue features the secretive Green Heron, a widespread species that hunts small prey in the shallows

NAURU

50c: this birds issue features the colorful Frigate Bird, a native seabird found throughout the Pacific region

PALAU

20c: this was one of the first issues after Palau's independence, and celebrates its accord with the U.S. Postal Service for continued mail delivery to the islands