Bird stamps from Bahamas,

Bird stamps from Bahamas,

Sunday, March 25, 2012
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The Bahamas Listeni/bəˈhɑːməz/, officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of more than 3,000 islands, cays, and islets.

It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States (nearest to the state of Florida). Its land area is 13,939 km2 (5,382 sq mi), with a population of 353,658. Its capital is Nassau.

Geographically, The Bahamas lie in the same island chain as Cuba, Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands; the designation of Bahamas refers normally to the Commonwealth and not the geographic chain.

Originally inhabited by the Lucayans, a branch of the Arawakan-speaking Taino people, the Bahamas were the site of Columbus' first landfall in the New World in 1492. Although the Spanish never colonized the Bahamas, they shipped the native Lucayans to slavery in Hispaniola. The islands were mostly deserted from 1513 to 1648, when English colonists from Bermuda settled on the island of Eleuthera.

The Bahamas became a Crown Colony in 1718 when the British clamped down on piracy. After the American War of Independence, thousands of pro-British loyalists and enslaved Africans moved to the Bahamas and set up a plantation economy.

The slave trade was abolished in the British Empire in 1807 and many Africans liberated from slave ships by the Royal Navy were settled in the Bahamas during the 19th century. Slavery itself was abolished in 1834 and the descendants form the majority of the Bahamas's population today.

In terms of GDP per capita, The Bahamas is one of the richest countries in the Americas (following Bermuda, the United States, Cayman Islands, Canada, and the British Virgin Islands).

Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1935.01   22.05.1935   Definitives, George V      
8d     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
1938.01   01.07.1938   Definitives, George VI      1935.01
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
8d     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
1942.01   12.10.1942   Overprint 1942 LANDFALL... on 1938.01      
8d     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
1965.01   07.01.1965   Definitives      
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
3d     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
1966.01   25.05.1966   Surcharge on 1965.01      
4c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
1967.01   25.05.1967   New face value      1965.01
4c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
1970.01   01.09.1970   British Red Cross   2v set   
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
3c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
1971.01   27.04.1971   Definitives      
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
11c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
1974.01   10.09.1974   Bahamas National Trust      
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala
13c     25     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja     
14c     70     White-crowned Pigeon    Patagioenas leucocephala     
21c     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
36c     73     Cuban Amazon    Amazona leucocephala     
1974.02   10.09.1974   Bahamas National Trust   Sheet   1974.01
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala
13c     25     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja     
14c     70     White-crowned Pigeon    Patagioenas leucocephala     
21c     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
36c     73     Cuban Amazon    Amazona leucocephala     
1981.01   25.08.1981   Birds      
White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Brown Booby Sula leucogaster West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
5c     14     White-cheeked Pintail    Anas bahamensis     
20c     26     Reddish Egret    Egretta rufescens     
25c     31     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
1$     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
1981.02   25.08.1981   Birds   Sheet   1981.01
White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Brown Booby Sula leucogaster West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
5c     14     White-cheeked Pintail    Anas bahamensis     
20c     26     Reddish Egret    Egretta rufescens     
25c     31     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
1$     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
1982.01   28.04.1982   Flamingo      

American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
25c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
25c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
25c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
25c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
25c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
1984.01   15.08.1984   National Trust      

Bahama Woodstar Calliphlox evelynae Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus
31c     86     Bahama Woodstar    Calliphlox evelynae     
31c     92     Belted Kingfisher    Megaceryle alcyon     
and     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
31c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
and     57     Black-necked Stilt    Himantopus mexicanus     
31c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
and     57     Black-necked Stilt    Himantopus mexicanus     
31c     36     Western Osprey    Pandion haliaetus     
and     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
1985.01   22.02.1985   Girl guide movement   4v set   
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
31c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
1985.02   22.02.1985   Girl guide movement   4v sheet   1985.01
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
31c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
1985.03   24.04.1985   Audubon      
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
5c     58     Killdeer    Charadrius vociferus     
31c     70     Mourning Dove    Zenaida macroura     
35c     70     Mourning Dove    Zenaida macroura     
1$     58     Killdeer    Charadrius vociferus     
1988.01   29.04.1988   WWF      
West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
5c     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
10c     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
20c     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
45c     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
1989.01   29.03.1989   Hummingbirds      
Cuban Emerald Chlorostilbon ricordii Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Bahama Woodstar Calliphlox evelynae Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
10c     86     Cuban Emerald    Chlorostilbon ricordii     
40c     86     Ruby-throated Hummingbird    Archilochus colubris     
45c     86     Bahama Woodstar    Calliphlox evelynae     
50c     86     Rufous Hummingbird    Selasphorus rufus     
1990.01   26.09.1990   Cuban Amazon      
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala
10c     73     Cuban Amazon    Amazona leucocephala     
40c     73     Cuban Amazon    Amazona leucocephala     
45c     73     Cuban Amazon    Amazona leucocephala     
50c     73     Cuban Amazon    Amazona leucocephala     
1990.02   26.09.1990   Cuban Amazon      
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala
1.50$     73     Cuban Amazon    Amazona leucocephala     MS
1991.01   04.02.1991   Birds      
Green Heron Butorides virescens Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris Bahama Yellowthroat Geothlypis rostrata Western Spindalis Spindalis zena
5c     26     Green Heron    Butorides virescens     
10c     34     Turkey Vulture    Cathartes aura     
15c     36     Western Osprey    Pandion haliaetus     
20c     46     Clapper Rail    Rallus longirostris     
25c     66     Royal Tern    Thalasseus maximus     
30c     70     Key West Quail-Dove    Geotrygon chrysia     
40c     76     Smooth-billed Ani    Crotophaga ani     
45c     78     Burrowing Owl    Athene cunicularia     
50c     108     Hairy Woodpecker    Picoides villosus     
55c     76     Mangrove Cuckoo    Coccyzus minor     
60c     209     Bahama Mockingbird    Mimus gundlachii     
70c     229     Red-winged Blackbird    Agelaius phoeniceus     
1$     157     Thick-billed Vireo    Vireo crassirostris     
2$     227     Bahama Yellowthroat    Geothlypis rostrata     
5$     232     Western Spindalis    Spindalis zena     
1991.02   01.07.1991   Birds      
Greater Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla violacea
10$     232     Greater Antillean Bullfinch    Loxigilla violacea     
1993.01   08.07.1993   Independence   4v set   
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
70c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
1993.02   23.09.1993   Imprint 1993 on 1991.01      
10c     34     Turkey Vulture    Cathartes aura     
25c     66     Royal Tern    Thalasseus maximus     
30c     70     Key West Quail-Dove    Geotrygon chrysia     
55c     76     Mangrove Cuckoo    Coccyzus minor     
5$     232     Western Spindalis    Spindalis zena     
1993.03   31.12.1993   Imprint 1993 on 1991.01      
40c     76     Smooth-billed Ani    Crotophaga ani     
1995.01   31.01.1995   Imprint 1995 on 1991.01      
25c     66     Royal Tern    Thalasseus maximus     
5$     232     Western Spindalis    Spindalis zena     
1995.02   Imprint 1995 on 1991.01      
15c     36     Western Osprey    Pandion haliaetus     
40c     76     Smooth-billed Ani    Crotophaga ani     
55c     76     Mangrove Cuckoo    Coccyzus minor     
1995.03   07.06.1995   WWF      
Kirtland's Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii Kirtland's Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii Kirtland's Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii Kirtland's Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii
15c     227     Kirtland's Warbler    Setophaga kirtlandii     
15c     227     Kirtland's Warbler    Setophaga kirtlandii     
25c     227     Kirtland's Warbler    Setophaga kirtlandii     
25c     227     Kirtland's Warbler    Setophaga kirtlandii     
1995.04   07.06.1995   WWF      
Kirtland's Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii
2$     227     Kirtland's Warbler    Setophaga kirtlandii     MS
1999.01   09.02.1999   National Trust, Flamingo   Strip   

American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
55c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
and     25     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja     
55c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
and     25     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja     
and     64     Lesser Yellowlegs    Tringa flavipes     
55c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
55c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
55c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
and     57     Black-necked Stilt    Himantopus mexicanus     
1999.02   08.10.1999   National Trust, birds   Strip   

White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Bahama Woodstar Calliphlox evelynae West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala
65c     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
and     66     Bridled Tern    Onychoprion anaethetus     
65c     26     Tricolored Heron    Egretta tricolor     
65c     86     Bahama Woodstar    Calliphlox evelynae     
65c     14     West Indian Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
65c     73     Cuban Amazon    Amazona leucocephala     
1999.03   30.11.1999   National Trust, flora and fauna   5v strip   
Cuban Emerald Chlorostilbon ricordii
65c     86     Cuban Emerald    Chlorostilbon ricordii     
2000.01   12.12.2000   Bahamas Humane Society   4v set   
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala
15c     73     Cuban Amazon    Amazona leucocephala     
2001.01   01.07.2001   Birds and eggs      
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Bahama Woodstar Calliphlox evelynae Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii Hispaniolan Oriole Icterus dominicensis Great Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus merlini Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis Bananaquit Coereba flaveola American Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva Greater Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla violacea Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
5c     26     Reddish Egret    Egretta rufescens     
10c     46     Purple Gallinule    Porphyrio martinicus     
15c     82     Antillean Nighthawk    Chordeiles gundlachii     
20c     58     Wilson's Plover    Charadrius wilsonia     
25c     58     Killdeer    Charadrius vociferus     
30c     86     Bahama Woodstar    Calliphlox evelynae     
40c     183     Bahama Swallow    Tachycineta cyaneoviridis     
50c     209     Bahama Mockingbird    Mimus gundlachii     
60c     229     Hispaniolan Oriole    Icterus dominicensis     
65c     76     Great Lizard Cuckoo    Coccyzus merlini     
70c     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
80c     119     Grey Kingbird    Tyrannus dominicensis     
1$     230     Bananaquit    Coereba flaveola     
2$     227     American Yellow Warbler    Setophaga aestiva     
5$     232     Greater Antillean Bullfinch    Loxigilla violacea     
10$     25     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja     
2002.01   21.03.2002   Imprint 2002 on 2001.01      
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
20c     58     Wilson's Plover    Charadrius wilsonia     
25c     58     Killdeer    Charadrius vociferus     
40c     183     Bahama Swallow    Tachycineta cyaneoviridis     
10$     25     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja     
2002.02   01.10.2002   Mark Catesby   6v set   
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
15c     229     Bobolink    Dolichonyx oryzivorus     
65c     14     White-cheeked Pintail    Anas bahamensis     
70c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
80c     26     Yellow-crowned Night Heron    Nyctanassa violacea     
2002.03   15.10.2002   Imprint 2002 on 2001.01      
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
25c     58     Killdeer    Charadrius vociferus     Brighter
2003.01   18.02.2003   Inagua national park      
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
15c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
25c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
50c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
65c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
70c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
80c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
2003.02   30.04.2003   Family island regatta      
Common Tern Sterna hirundo Common Tern Sterna hirundo Common Tern Sterna hirundo Common Tern Sterna hirundo
15c     66     Common Tern    Sterna hirundo     
and     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
65c     66     Common Tern    Sterna hirundo     
and     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
70c     66     Common Tern    Sterna hirundo     
and     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
80c     66     Common Tern    Sterna hirundo     
and     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
2003.03   24.11.2003   Waters of life   4v set   
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
65c     66     Ring-billed Gull    Larus delawarensis     
70c     66     Ring-billed Gull    Larus delawarensis     
2004.01   24.02.2004   Harrold & Wilson Ponds   6v set   
American White Ibis Eudocimus albus Green Heron Butorides virescens White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis Snowy Egret Egretta thula
15c     25     American White Ibis    Eudocimus albus     
and     26     Tricolored Heron    Egretta tricolor     
and     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
and     26     Snowy Egret    Egretta thula     
25c     21     Least Grebe    Tachybaptus dominicus     
and     26     Green Heron    Butorides virescens     
65c     14     White-cheeked Pintail    Anas bahamensis     
and     26     Great Blue Heron    Ardea herodias     
70c     26     Snowy Egret    Egretta thula     
and     26     Reddish Egret    Egretta rufescens     
2004.02   Imprint 2004 on 2001.01      
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
25c     58     Killdeer    Charadrius vociferus     Species name in black
2005.01   17.05.2005   Key West   4v set   
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
65c     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
2005.02   08.09.2005   Imprint 2005 on 2001.01      
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
25c     58     Killdeer    Charadrius vociferus     
2006.01   28.03.2006   BirdLife International      
Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla
15c     206     Brown-headed Nuthatch    Sitta pusilla     
25c     206     Brown-headed Nuthatch    Sitta pusilla     
50c     206     Brown-headed Nuthatch    Sitta pusilla     
65c     206     Brown-headed Nuthatch    Sitta pusilla     
70c     206     Brown-headed Nuthatch    Sitta pusilla     
80c     206     Brown-headed Nuthatch    Sitta pusilla     
2006.02   28.03.2006   BirdLife International   Sheet   2006.01

Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla
15c     206     Brown-headed Nuthatch    Sitta pusilla     
25c     206     Brown-headed Nuthatch    Sitta pusilla     
50c     206     Brown-headed Nuthatch    Sitta pusilla     
65c     206     Brown-headed Nuthatch    Sitta pusilla     
70c     206     Brown-headed Nuthatch    Sitta pusilla     
80c     206     Brown-headed Nuthatch    Sitta pusilla     
2008.01   25.11.2008   UWI, The University of the West Indies   3v set   
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
65c     29     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
2009.01   06.01.2009   Rare birds      
Bahama Oriole Icterus northropi Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala Great Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus merlini Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
15c     229     Bahama Oriole    Icterus northropi     
50c     73     Cuban Amazon    Amazona leucocephala     
65c     76     Great Lizard Cuckoo    Coccyzus merlini     
70c     18     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
2009.02   01.05.2009   Potcake dogs   4v set   
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
50c     66     Laughing Gull    Leucophaeus atricilla     
65c     66     Laughing Gull    Leucophaeus atricilla     
70c     66     Laughing Gull    Leucophaeus atricilla     
2012.01   21.03.2012   WWF      
15c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     White frame
50c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     White frame
65c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     White frame
70c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     White frame
2012.02   21.03.2012   WWF   Sheet with 4 sets   2012.01
15c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     No white frame
50c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     No white frame
65c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     No white frame
70c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     No white frame
2012.03   21.03.2012   WWF      
5$     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     MS

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