Birds Perched, Birds Flying, Birds Aground

Amazing! I'm guessing you are really into this, then! If I may ask, what do you collect? I'm into topicals mostly, focus on British Empire. Always looking to expand, however! Its always neat to hear other collector's interests!

Nils Helstrom - that stamp with the bird standing on the tortoise almost belongs in my "Stamps That Make You Go HUH?" thread!!
https://goscf.com/t/15293

This big bird (stamp) arrived today on a postcard from Poland

Sint Maarten 2026 Birds
The stamp set features Calidris alba, Phaethon lepturus, Onychoprion anaethetus, Spatula discors, Sula dactylatra, Gallinula galeata, Leucophaeus atricilla, Ardea ibis, Mniotilta varia, Himantopus mexicanus.

Caribbean Netherlands 2026 Birds of Sint Eustatius
The stamp set features Melanospiza bicolor, Patagioenas squamosa, Crotophaga ani, Sula sula, Eulampis jugularis, Butorides virescens, Fulica caribaea, Passerina cyanea, Fregata magnificens, Pelecanus occidentalis.

So if I used the SCF search correctly, I found no posting of either the US 1893 nor 1992 Reissued of the 10 cent Columbian listed in this topic. This stamp, Scott US 237, is the first US stamp to show an actual bird, not counting the allegorical US Eagle. Here it is a "real live" bird present in the scene depicted. Additionally the 1992 Reissues were a shard design issue with Spain, Portugal and Italy.

1893-


1992 Reissues and example of the three other country issues-


Close up showing the bird above the "ing" of "presenting"


The color painting by Luigi Gregori made for the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana."The Reception at Court"


The multi-colored bird is aground standing on the floor.

Edited text: is to it.

Edit for further comment:

As shown in the original painting, there are colored long tail feather looking (macaw?) items sticking out of the treasure box next to the bird standing on the floor. As I cannot tell if the box macaw is alive, I will not claim it as living for this topical thread. These box feathers do show on the stamp designs.

Birds, issued by the Palestinian Authority on May 29, 1997 to publicize the 1997 International Stamp Exhibition "PACIFIC '97" - San Francisco, U.S.A.

- Great Tit (Parus major)
- Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
- Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
- Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Belarus 2025 parakeet... we once had a blue one just like that!

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), designed by Throstur Magnusson, engraved by Jean Pheulpin and issued by Iceland on October 16, 1980 + a postcard my daughter brought me from Island last August.

Hello all! Its been awhile since I posted. I actually need help with something! I have previously mentioned a "Personalized" set of birds from The Netherlands, # 1385 Scott I believe. 70+ stamps in the set.

So - my question. Can these stamps fit 5 to a row in a Lighthouse basic sized stockbook? Are they tall vertically as well? See, I MAY buy these, found a good deal. However, I hate overlapping stamps. From the pics online, I can't tell there dimensions.

Can anyone offer any assistance? See pic below.

Thanks!

Belarus 2020

Birds, from a definitive set designed by Vladislav E. Koval and issued by the USSR on December 2, 1988.

- Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)

White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), designed by Radana Hamsikova, engraved by Bedrich Housa and issued by Czechoslovakia on July 17, 1989.

Owls, designed by Hana Capova and issued by Czechoslovakia on September 18, 1986.

- Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo), engraved by Josef Hercik
- Long-eared Owl (Asio otus), engraved by Milos Ondracek
- Tawny Owl (Strix aluco), engraved by Milos Ondracek
- Barn Owl (Tyto alba), engraved by Vaclav Fajt
- Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus), engraved by Josef Hercik