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A pair of Gentoo penguins ( Pygoscelis papua), engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued for use in Falkland Islands on February 10, 1960, Scott No. 130, plus a photo of a member of this species. - nethryk   |
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Gray Partridge, designed by Czech painter and graphic artist Zdenek Seydl (1916-1978), combined engraved by Ladislav Jirka and photogravure, and issued by Czechoslovakia on August 8, 1955, Scott No. 713. - nethryk  |
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Ostriches, Camp de Waza, airmail stamp designed by French artist Georges François, engraved by Claude Hertenberger, and issued by Cameroun on June 15, 1962, Scott No. C43. - nethryk  |
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Tawny Eagles ( Aquila rapax belisarius), airmail stamp designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon, and issued for use in Afars and Issas on August 21, 1967, Scott No. C50. - nethryk  |
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Grey Woodpecker ( Mesopicos goertae), airmail stamp designed and engraved by Jacques Combet, and issued by Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) on October 1, 1964, Scott No, C18. - nethryk  |
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Great shearwaters ( Puffinus gravis), an airmail stamp designed by Saint Pierre artist Michel Borotra, engraved by Jacques Combet, and issued by Saint Pierre & Miquelon on May 12, 1993, Scott No. C69, plus photo. - nethryk   |
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Here are images of the three airmail stamps in a set depicting indigenous birds of Mauritania, designed after original artwork by French zoologist Pierre-Louis Dekeyser (1914-1984), engraved by Jules Pheulpin, and issued by Mauritania on February 3, 1964, Scott Nos. C29-C31. - nethryk Lichtenstein's sandgrouse ( Pterocles lichtensteinii)  Long-tailed cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus)  Pale chanting goshawk ( Melierax canorus)  |
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Info for Nells250 flag stamp seen a few posts above here. (Neat set!). Thanks for posting!   Quote:
The dark blue Vermont flag depicts the state coat of arms with a pine tree at the center. Snapshot art (snapshot view of the state or other area depicted by the stamp) is the animal / bird, a great horned owl. Taken from the web site uspsstamps.com . http://uspsstamps.com/stamps/flags-...nation-set-6One stamp from the 2012 United Sates, USA 8 stamp set, 'Flags of our Nation', First Day of Issue on August 16, 2012 at Sacramento, CA 95813. Part of the 6-part series starting in 2008. Full series info for the last four sets found at http://uspsstamps.com/stamps/series...s-our-nation . |
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Common diving petrels ( Pelecanoides urinatrix), designed and engraved by Claude Andréotto, and issued for use in French Southern and Antarctic Territories on January 1, 2001, Scott No. 280, plus a photo. - nethryk   |
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Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae) with chicks, an airmail stamp designed and engraved by Pierre Béquet, and issued for use in French Southern and Antarctic Territories on February 11, 1963, Scott No. C4, plus a photo. - nethryk   |
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Black-faced sheathbill ( Chionis minor), airmail stamp designed and engraved by Claude Andréotto, and issued for use in French Southern and Antarctic Territories in 1981, Scott No. C65, plus a photo. - nethryk   |
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