Bird stamps from Botswana.

Bird stamps from Botswana.

Sunday, July 08, 2012
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are properly referred to as "Batswana" (singular: Motswana), but many English-language sources use "Botswanan".

Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. It has held free and fair democratic elections since independence.

Botswana is flat, and up to 70% is covered by the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. Its border with Zambia to the north near Kazungula, Zambia is poorly defined but at most is a few hundred meters long.

A mid-sized country of just over two million people, Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. Botswana was one of the poorest countries in Africa when it gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1966, with a GDP per capita of about US$70. Botswana has since transformed itself, becoming one of the fastest-growing economies in the world to a GDP (purchasing power parity) per capita of about $14,000.

The country also has a strong tradition as a representative democracy.

  Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1966.01   30.09.1966   Overprint REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA on Bechuanaland 1961.01      
1c     158     African Golden Oriole    Oriolus auratus     
2c     96     African Hoopoe    Upupa africana     
2½c     216     Scarlet-chested Sunbird    Chalcomitra senegalensis     
3c     218     Yellow Bishop    Euplectes capensis     
5c     95     Swallow-tailed Bee-eater    Merops hirundineus     
7½c     98     African Grey Hornbill    Tockus nasutus     
10c     218     Red-headed Weaver    Anaplectes rubriceps     
12½c     92     Brown-hooded Kingfisher    Halcyon albiventris     
1967.01   03.01.1967   Birds      
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus African Hoopoe Upupa africana Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsitsirupa Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Grey Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii Diederic Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
1c     158     Eurasian Golden Oriole    Oriolus oriolus     
2c     96     African Hoopoe    Upupa africana     
3c     211     Groundscraper Thrush    Psophocichla litsitsirupa     
4c     219     Blue Waxbill    Uraeginthus angolensis     
5c     35     Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius     
7c     98     Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill    Tockus leucomelas     
10c     145     Crimson-breasted Shrike    Laniarius atrococcineus     
15c     92     Malachite Kingfisher    Corythornis cristatus     
20c     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
25c     75     Grey Go-away-bird    Corythaixoides concolor     
35c     97     Common Scimitarbill    Rhinopomastus cyanomelas     
50c     14     Knob-billed Duck    Sarkidiornis melanotos     
1r     106     Crested Barbet    Trachyphonus vaillantii     
2r     76     Diederic Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx caprius     
1975.01   23.06.1975   Rock paintings, Tsodilo Hills   4v set   
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
4c     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     
1978.01   03.07.1978   Birds      
Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides African Jacana Actophilornis africanus African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata Striated Heron Butorides striata Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
1t     39     Northern Black Korhaan    Afrotis afraoides     
2t     24     Marabou Stork    Leptoptilos crumenifer     
3t     97     Green Wood Hoopoe    Phoeniculus purpureus     
4t     95     Southern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicoides     
5t     61     African Jacana    Actophilornis africanus     
7t     161     African Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone viridis     
10t     108     Bennett's Woodpecker    Campethera bennettii     
15t     218     Southern Red Bishop    Euplectes orix     
20t     58     Crowned Lapwing    Vanellus coronatus     
25t     92     Giant Kingfisher    Megaceryle maxima     
30t     14     White-faced Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna viduata     
35t     26     Striated Heron    Butorides striata     
45t     26     Black-headed Heron    Ardea melanocephala     
50t     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     
1p     37     Gabar Goshawk    Micronisus gabar     
2p     37     Martial Eagle    Polemaetus bellicosus     
5p     24     Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis     
1979.01   27.08.1979   Sir Rowland Hill, stamp on stamp   3v set   1967.01
African Hoopoe Upupa africana
45t     96     African Hoopoe    Upupa africana     
1980.01   06.10.1980   World tourism conference      
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5t     22     Lesser Flamingo    Phoeniconaias minor     
1981.01   01.09.1981   Surcharge on 1978.01      
Striated Heron Butorides striata Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii
25t     26     Striated Heron    Butorides striata     
30t     108     Bennett's Woodpecker    Campethera bennettii     
1982.01   01.07.1982   Birds      
Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus Miombo Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Hamerkop Scopus umbretta Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
1t     218     Southern Masked Weaver    Ploceus velatus     
2t     216     Miombo Double-collared Sunbird    Cinnyris manoensis     
3t     95     White-fronted Bee-eater    Merops bullockoides     
4t     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     
5t     66     Grey-headed Gull    Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus     
6t     14     African Pygmy Goose    Nettapus auritus     
7t     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
8t     38     Lanner Falcon    Falco biarmicus     
10t     24     Yellow-billed Stork    Mycteria ibis     
15t     14     Red-billed Teal    Anas erythrorhyncha     
20t     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
25t     27     Hamerkop    Scopus umbretta     
30t     57     Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus     
35t     58     Blacksmith Lapwing    Vanellus armatus     
45t     58     African Wattled Lapwing    Vanellus senegallus     
50t     9     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     
1p     37     Cape Vulture    Gyps coprotheres     
2p     37     Augur Buzzard    Buteo augur     
1983.01   19.04.1983   Endangered species   4v set   
Wattled Crane Grus carunculata
7t     48     Wattled Crane    Grus carunculata     
1987.01   01.04.1987   Surcharge on 1982.01      
African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
3t     14     African Pygmy Goose    Nettapus auritus     
5t     24     Yellow-billed Stork    Mycteria ibis     
20t     9     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     
1987.02   03.08.1987   Animals   20v set   
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
12t     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
1989.01   05.07.1989   Red-throated Heron      
Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula
8t     26     Slaty Egret    Egretta vinaceigula     
15t     26     Slaty Egret    Egretta vinaceigula     
30t     26     Slaty Egret    Egretta vinaceigula     
60t     26     Slaty Egret    Egretta vinaceigula     
1989.02   05.07.1989   Red-throated Heron   Sheet   1989.01
Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula
8t     26     Slaty Egret    Egretta vinaceigula     
15t     26     Slaty Egret    Egretta vinaceigula     
30t     26     Slaty Egret    Egretta vinaceigula     
60t     26     Slaty Egret    Egretta vinaceigula     
1990.01   27.04.1990   Surcharge on 1987.02      
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
50t     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
1991.01   30.09.1991   African tourism year   4v set   
White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
15t     14     White-faced Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna viduata     
35t     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
2p     14     White-faced Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna viduata     = 15t + 35t
and     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
1992.01   09.03.1992   Surcharge on 1987.02      
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
8t     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
10t     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
1993.01   30.08.1993   Endangered eagles      
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
10t     37     Long-crested Eagle    Lophaetus occipitalis     
25t     37     Black-chested Snake Eagle    Circaetus pectoralis     
50t     37     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     
1.50p     35     Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius     
1994.01   26.09.1994   Environment protection   4v set   
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
10t     22     Lesser Flamingo    Phoeniconaias minor     
1995.01   06.11.1995   WWF   4v strip   
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
80t     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     Egg
1997.01   04.08.1997   Birds      
Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Cape Shoveler Anas smithii Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia White Stork Ciconia ciconia Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
5t     78     Pel's Fishing Owl    Scotopelia peli     
10t     37     African Harrier-Hawk    Polyboroides typus     
15t     73     Meyer's Parrot    Poicephalus meyeri     
20t     11     Harlequin Quail    Coturnix delegorguei     
25t     216     Marico Sunbird    Cinnyris mariquensis     
30t     211     Kurrichane Thrush    Turdus libonyana     
40t     219     Red-headed Finch    Amadina erythrocephala     
50t     218     Red-billed Buffalo Weaver    Bubalornis niger     
60t     25     African Sacred Ibis    Threskiornis aethiopicus     
70t     14     Cape Shoveler    Anas smithii     
80t     107     Greater Honeyguide    Indicator indicator     
1p     92     Woodland Kingfisher    Halcyon senegalensis     
1.25p     26     Purple Heron    Ardea purpurea     
1.50p     210     Yellow-billed Oxpecker    Buphagus africanus     
2p     220     Shaft-tailed Whydah    Vidua regia     
2.50p     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     
5p     37     Ovambo Sparrowhawk    Accipiter ovampensis     
10p     46     Spotted Crake    Porzana porzana     
2000.01   05.04.2000   Scenic rivers   4v set   
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris
35t     24     Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis     
2p     66     African Skimmer    Rynchops flavirostris     
2000.02   06.12.2000   Okawango delta   5v set   
Wattled Crane Grus carunculata Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli
1.75p     48     Wattled Crane    Grus carunculata     
2p     78     Pel's Fishing Owl    Scotopelia peli     
2000.03   06.12.2000   Okawango delta   5v sheet   2000.02
Wattled Crane Grus carunculata Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli
1.75p     48     Wattled Crane    Grus carunculata     
2p     78     Pel's Fishing Owl    Scotopelia peli     
2001.01   01.02.2001   Hong Kong 2001   5v sheet   2000.03
Wattled Crane Grus carunculata Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli
1.75p     48     Wattled Crane    Grus carunculata     
2p     78     Pel's Fishing Owl    Scotopelia peli     
2001.02   12.05.2001   Kgalagadi transfrontier park   4v set   
Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus
35t     38     Pygmy Falcon    Polihierax semitorquatus     
and     217     Sociable Weaver    Philetairus socius     
2001.03   12.12.2001   Chobe river   5v set   
Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides
50t     95     Southern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicoides     
2001.04   12.12.2001   Chobe river   5v sheet   2001.03
Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides
50t     95     Southern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicoides     
2002.01   18.12.2002   Makgadikgadi pans   5v set   
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
2.50p     29     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
and     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
2.75p     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
and     29     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
3.30p     29     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
and     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
2002.02   18.12.2002   Makgadikgadi pans   5v sheet   2002.01
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
2.50p     29     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
and     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
2.75p     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
and     29     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
3.30p     29     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
and     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     
2003.01   23.12.2003   Limpopo river   5v set   
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
1.45p     37     Verreaux's Eagle    Aquila verreauxii     
2.50p     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     
2003.02   23.12.2003   Limpopo river   5v sheet   2003.01
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
1.45p     37     Verreaux's Eagle    Aquila verreauxii     
2.50p     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     
2004.01   11.10.2004   SAPOA   Sheet   

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum Purple-crested Turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Blue Crane Grus paradisea Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
40t     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
50t     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
60t     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
70t     88     Bar-tailed Trogon    Apaloderma vittatum     
80t     75     Purple-crested Turaco    Tauraco porphyreolophus     
1p     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
2p     48     Blue Crane    Grus paradisea     
5p     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
2004.02   11.10.2004   SAPOA      2004.01
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
5p     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
2005.01   20.12.2005   Christmas      
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata Namaqua Dove Oena capensis African Green Pigeon Treron calvus
80t     70     Laughing Dove    Spilopelia senegalensis     
2.10p     70     Red-eyed Dove    Streptopelia semitorquata     
3.90p     70     Namaqua Dove    Oena capensis     
4.70p     70     African Green Pigeon    Treron calvus     
2007.01   13.03.2007   Kingfishers      
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
1.10p     92     Pied Kingfisher    Ceryle rudis     
2.60p     92     Malachite Kingfisher    Corythornis cristatus     
4.10p     92     Woodland Kingfisher    Halcyon senegalensis     
4.90p     92     Brown-hooded Kingfisher    Halcyon albiventris     
2007.02   09.10.2007   SAPOA   5v sheet   
Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
4.90p     210     Yellow-billed Oxpecker    Buphagus africanus     
2007.03   13.10.2007   University of Botswana   4v set   
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
4.10p     61     African Jacana    Actophilornis africanus     
2009.01   05.06.2009   Threatened birds      
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum Wattled Crane Grus carunculata Blue Crane Grus paradisea
1.10p     22     Lesser Flamingo    Phoeniconaias minor     
2.60p     48     Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum     
4.10p     48     Wattled Crane    Grus carunculata     
4.90p     48     Blue Crane    Grus paradisea     

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