J.j. Audubon : Illustrator Of Birds.

France
J. J. Audubon
February 27, 1995
The minisheet entitled Ornithological illustrator of the 19th Century contains four paintings:
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata)
Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
with a portrait and signature of John James Audubon (1785 - 1851).

Ghana
Bicentenary of the Birth of J. J. Audubon
October 16, 1985
5c: Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Muscivora tyrannus)
8c: Barred Owl (Strix varia)
12c: Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis)
100c: White-crowned Pigeon (Columba leucocephala)

Tanzania
Bicentenary of the Birth of John James Audubon
May 22, 1986
The stamp set depicts Mallard, American Eider, Scarlet Ibis, and Roseate Spoonbill.

The link to Audubon's complete work is the most precious thing I have found on this site!! BRAVO to those who put that together and for including it here.

If anyone is interested, I recommend his biography entitled "John James Audubon: the Making of an American" by Richard Rhodes. He truly lived a life beyond belief. This work, Birds of America, is monumental - I do not believe anyone could accomplish the same thing in modern times.

Not to mention, thanks, for collecting this list of stamps of his prints - I now have something else to shop for!!

Jamaica
Bicentennial of the Birth of John J. Audubon
April 15, 1985
The stamp set features paintings of brown pelicans; only one of them ($5 value) is painted by John J. Audubon.

Canada
John James Audubon's Birds
May 14, 2004
This imperforate stamp depicts Lincoln's Sparrow.

Dominica
200th Anniversary of the Birth of John J. Audubon
April 4, 1985
The stamp set features King Rail, Black and White Warbler, Broad-Winged Hawk, Ring-Necked Duck.

Am I allowed to post these here? These are fake stamps that were printed in the Soviet Union by members of the Haitian government in 1975. The stamps were printed entirely without the knowledge of the Haitian postal authorities with the intention of selling them to American collectors. It caused a huge scandal at the time. The group responsible forged a signature of Haitian Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Henri Bayard in order to "authenticate" the fake stamps. Of course, all of the stamps were made to put money in the pockets of the 8 people who made them.

The full story of the Haiti Audubon stamp scandal can be found here: http://faculty.webster.edu/corbetre.../scandal.htm

Canada issued a few JJ Audubon booklet panes. These 2 are from 2003 and 2004 paying the 60 cent (then 65 cent) postage rate for a letter to the USA.

Nauru
200th Anniversary of the Birth of John J. Audubon
December 31, 1985
The stamp set shows drawings of brown noddy, a tropical seabird with a worldwide distribution.

Antigua and Barbuda
200th Anniversary of the Birth of John J. Audubon
March 25, 1985
The stamp set features drawing of Horned Grebe, Least Petrel, Great Blue Heron, Double-crested Cormorant.

Bermuda
200th Anniversary of the Birth of John J. Audubon
March 28, 1985
the stamp set depicts drawing of Osprey, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Great Egret, Bluebird.

Vanuatu
200th Anniversary of the Birth of John J. Audubon
March 28, 1985
The stamp set features drawings of Peregrine Falcon, one of the most widely found wild bird species.

Bhutan
200th Anniversary of the Birth of John J. Audubon
December 6, 1985
The minisheet shows drawing of sharp-shinned hawk, a small hawk widely distributed in the Americas.