Birds Perched, Birds Flying, Birds Aground

Umtata 1980 Birds of Transkei (in a folding cover)

Birds of Bophuthatswana - 4 in a folder (with 3 enlargements)

Here is an image of an engraved airmail stamp depicting a Northern Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway), issued by Cuba on August 29, 1956, Scott No. C144, plus a photo of a juvenile member of this bird species.

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kookaburra

White-tailed Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), printed by photogravure, and issued by Iceland on April 26, 1966, Scott No. 378, Facit No. 436, plus a photo of one of these magnificent birds in flight.

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Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a pair of Crowned Hawk-eagles (Stephanoaetus coronatus), designed and engraved by Jacques Gauthier, and issued by Gabon in 1964, Scott No. C16, plus a photo of one of these birds.

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Two nice additions! I always like to see a parakeet on a stamp!

1966 GB Set of 4 Birds.
On an Air Mail FDC special print from a pharmaceutical chemicals manufacturer Ward Blenkinsop. How unusual is that? - and what a perfect strike for Harrow!

Scott USA 2439 issued 18 February 1990 commemorating 100 years of Idaho statehood.

Greater or American Rhea (Rhea americana), airmail stamp designed by Uruguayan artist Angel Medina, printed by lithography, and issued by Uruguay in 1970 as one of a set of seven stamps depicting the country's native fauna, Scott No. C361, plus a photo of a pair of these flightless birds.

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I'm certain someone has already done this one in the hundreds of other posts but it is a stamp that always deserves another outing whenever possible.



The stunning 1947 'Herring Gull over Ile de la Cite', SG1013

Jon

JonEBoy - That's a classic all right, designed and engraved by French artist and engraver Pierre Gandon (1899-1990).

Here are images of five birds stamps designed by Argentinian artist Horacio Álvarez Boero, printed by lithography, and issued by Argentina on February 6, 1960.

- nethryk

Semi-postal (charity) stamps:

Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus), Scott No. B22.


Fork-tailed Flycatchers (Tyrannus savana, aka Muscivora tyrannus), Scott No. B23.


Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus, aka Ipocrantor magellanicus), Scott No. B24.


Semi-postal (charity) airmail stamps:

Red-winged Tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens), Scott No. CB17.


Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), Scott No. CB18.

Singapore 13 August 2013 City in a Garden issue with 4 stamps. Every stamp has 1 or 2 birds in it. Birds featured include the collared kingfisher, the crimson sunbird, the oriental pied hornbill, the magpie robin, and the baya weaver.

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), designed by L. Jonsson, engraved by Martin Mörck, and issued by Sweden on January 23, 1986, Scott No. 1583, Facit No. 1394, plus a photo of one of these wading birds.

- nethryk