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Here are images of two birds coil stamps designed by Swedish graphic artist Gustav Malmfors after photographs by Swedish wildlife photographer Brutus Östling (1958- ), engraved by Knut Løkke-Sørensen, and issued se-tenant by Sweden on March 26, 2009, Scott Nos. 2611a & 2611b. - nethryk  White-tailed Eagle ( Haliaeetus albicilla)  Short-eared Owl ( Asio flammeus)  |
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| Edited by nethryk - 05/23/2012 9:26 pm |
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Here is an image of a stamp depicting a Boatswain Bird ( Phaethon aethereus), also known as the Red-billed Tropicbird, flying near Boatswain Bird Island (in the background), which is some 270 meters off the east coast of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, engraved and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., and issued for use in Ascension on November 19, 1952, Scott No. 67, SG No. 62. - nethryk  |
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and another recent acquisition which has some stunning detail and colours....  and checking back on this thread I see that nethryk has already posted the 2F on page 19 - fabulous stamp! |
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A nice little addition to the collection recently, from Chad an imperforate air stamp  This one is the 1970 1000f Air Egret SG336 |
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Gyrfalcon ( Falco rusticolu), designed by G.M. Hutton after a photograph by G.H. Sherlock, printed by lithogravure (Thomas De La Rue & Co., Ltd.), and issued by Iceland on March 1, 1960, Scott No. 323, Facit No. 373. - nethryk  |
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Here is an image of a definitive stamp depicting a tui ( Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), designed by New Zealand commercial artist and graphic designer Leonard Cornwall Mitchell (1901-1971), engraved and printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co., Ltd., and issued by New Zealand in 1936, Scott No. 214, SG No. 588 on May 1, 1935, Scott No. 196, SG No. 567. Thanks to Princestamps, a well-informed New Zealand stamp collector, for this correction. - nethryk  |
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| Edited by nethryk - 08/18/2012 10:51 am |
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Big bird: Kori Bustard ( Ardeotis kori), engraved and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., and issued for use in South West Africa on March 5, 1931, Scott No. 108, SG No. 74. - nethryk  |
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