Endangered Species On Wwf Stamps

Cover sent from Laos to Germany franked with two different of the lar gibbon (Hylobates lar) stamps issued by Laos on April 3, 2008:

Protected Wild Animals, WWF stamps issued by Uganda on September 26, 1977:

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus)
Western Red Colobus (Colobus badius)
Dugong (Dugong dugon)
(missing one more stamp shows Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri))





This set was jointly issued with Tanzania and Kenia. From them, I have the monkey stamp only;

The Angola colobus (Colobus angolensis) is a primate species of Old World monkey lives in most of the Congo Basin, Burundi and southwestern Uganda. The species can also be found in East Africa, especially in the montane and coastal forests of Kenya and Tanzania. Although the species is named after Angola, it is quite rare in that country. This set was issued by Angola on December 29, 2004:




First day commemorative postmark:

The common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) is a species of great ape. It lives in in groups in a variety of habitats of West and Central Africa. This set was issued by Sierra Leone on May 19, 1983:




A set of four maxi cards:

The golden langur (Presbytis geei) is an Old World monkey found in a small region of western Assam, India and in the neighboring foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan. This set was issued by Bhutan on June 10, 1984:

The mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a primate of the Old World monkey family. Mandrills are found in southern Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Congo. This set was issued by Guinea Equatorial on July 20, 1991:

Different protected animals, WWF stamps issued by Ghana on June 22, 1977:

Olive Colobus (Colobus verus)
Ebian's Palm Squirrel (Epixerus ebii)
African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)
West African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis)

Stamps were issued as singles with different values. Here is the Olive Colobus:

The mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz) lives in dry deciduous forests on the island of Madagascar as well as in the humid forests on the islands of the Comoros. This set was issued by the Comoros Islands on February 18, 1987:

The 1988 Bicentennial Giant Pandas Visit with the two TARONGA ZOO pictorial cancellations dated 4 July 1988. #22823;#29066;#29483;#35775;#38382;#32426;#24565;, #28595;#22823;#21033;#20122;#24314;#22269;#20108;#30334;#21608;#24180;

Though not a WWF issue, but should be considered as endangered species.

Malaysia 1996 Stamp Week Wildlife Miniature Sheet issued 2 December 1996 SG MS626.
20 Sen (20c) Slow Loris / 30 Sen (30c) Prevost's Squirrel
50 Sen (50c) Atlas Moth / RM1 ($1) Rhinoceros Hornbill
RM1 ($1) Whitehanded Gibbon / RM2 ($2) Banded Palm Civet


The same miniature sheet overprinted with Hong Kong '97 International Stamp Exhibition issued on 12 February 1997 SG MS615

Malaysia 1994 Visit Malaysia Year RM1 ($1) Orang Utan SG523 issued 1 January 1994 with watermark inverted.

A limited edition of the same stamp commemorating ASEANPEX'94 Stamp Exhibition were re-issued on 8 November 1994 with watermark sideways. The overprinted stamps with the logo incorporated in the design were only available from the Malaysian stand at the exhibition.

Malaysia 1999 Protected Mammals of Malaysia (1st Series) issued 28 May 1999. RM2 ($2) Orang Utan SG MS740

Singapore'95 International Stamp Exhibition Orchids (5th Series) $2+$2 Miniature Sheet (with Orang Utan) SG MS797 issued 15 March 1995.

Singapore 2001 Orangutan Conservation se-tenant horizontal strips [SG 1116-1119] of four in sheets of 20, with PLATE 1A and barcoded 8 888993 851081, issued 5 September 2001.

Thanks, ninhao, for sharing your collection. Indeed, the Orangutan is a protected animal and Indonesia issued a set of WWF to raise awareness to this cute endangered animal (page 2 of this thread). Many orangutan stamps were issued for use in North Borneo.

Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata), issued by the Palestinian Authority on November 24, 2001:




Issued in a sheet contains two sets: