Bird stamps from Ghana: dates of emission and complete statistics.

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa with its capital city of Accra. It borders Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south.

A multicultural and multiethnic country, Ghana has 27 million inhabitants, distributed across various ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups. 71.2% of the population is Christian, 17.6% Muslim, and 5% animist.[8]

The Gold Coast, inhabited for millennia (the first traces of human presence date back to the 11th century BC), became the target of European colonizers as early as the 15th century.

Towards the end of the 19th century, the territory came under British control, and on March 6, 1957, the country became the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence from the United Kingdom. Ghana is one of the West African countries where the slave trade to America was present, especially in the central region of the country, as evidenced by numerous monuments and fortresses such as Cape Coast Castle and Elmina Castle, the most well-known and visited.

Ghana is a democratic republic led by a president who is both head of state and head of government. The country is a member of many international organizations, including the Commonwealth of Nations, the Economic Community of West African States, the African Union, La Francophonie (associate member), and the United Nations. The country boasts one of the most stable and prosperous economies on the continent[9] and is the world's second-largest cocoa producer.

It is home to Lake Volta, the largest artificial lake in the world.

Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name

1957.01
  06.03.1957
  Independence

Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis

2d
    78
    Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis

2½d
    78
    Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis
    = 2d

4d
    78
    Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis
    = 2d

1s3d
    78
    Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis
    = 2d

1958.01
  15.07.1958
  Ghana airways
  4v set

Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis

2½d
    78
    Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis

2s
    61
    Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos

2s6d
    78
    Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis

1958.02
  18.07.1958
  Overprint PRIME MINISTER... on 1957.01

Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis

2d
    78
    Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis

2½d
    78
    Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis

4d
    78
    Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis

1s3d
    78
    Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis

1959.01
  05.10.1959
  Definitives
  8v set

Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus Pennant-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus vexillarius Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata

6d
    233
    Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus

1s3d
    14
    Pennant-winged Nightjar    Caprimulgus vexillarius

2s
    32
    Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum

2s6d
    22
    Great Blue Turaco    Corythaeola cristata

1961.01
  01.01.1961
  Definitives
  Booklet
  1959.01

6d
    233
    Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus

1961.02
  01.01.1961
  Definitives
  Booklet
  1959.01

6d
    233
    Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus

1s3d
    14
    Pennant-winged Nightjar    Caprimulgus vexillarius

1961.03
  15.04.1961
  Africa freedom day
  3v set

Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis

6d
    78
    Palm-nut Vulture    Gypohierax angolensis

1963.01
  01.01.1963
  Definitives
  Booklet
  1959.01

6d
    233
    Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus

1963.02
  01.01.1963
  Definitives
  Booklet
  1959.01

6d
    233
    Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus

1s3d
    14
    Pennant-winged Nightjar    Caprimulgus vexillarius

1964.01
  14.12.1964
  Definitives
  8v set

Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

1½d
    76
    Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius

3d
    107
    Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus

4d
    81
    Blue-naped Mousebird    Urocolius macrourus

1s3d
    224
    Violet-backed Starling    Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

1964.02
  14.12.1964
  Pictorial issue
  3v sheet, imp
  1964.01

1½d
    76
    Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius

1964.03
  14.12.1964
  Pictorial issue
  5v sheet, imp
  1964.01

3d
    107
    Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus

4d
    81
    Blue-naped Mousebird    Urocolius macrourus

1s3d
    224
    Violet-backed Starling    Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

1965.01
  19.07.1965
  Surcharge on 1959.01

Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus Pennant-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus vexillarius Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina

6p
    233
    Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus

15p
    14
    Pennant-winged Nightjar    Caprimulgus vexillarius

24p
    32
    Black Crowned Crane    Balearica pavonina

1965.02
  30.07.1965
  Surcharge on 1959.01

Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata

30p
    22
    Great Blue Turaco    Corythaeola cristata

1967.01
  23.02.1967
  Surcharge on 1959.01

Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata

5n
    233
    Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus

12½n
    14
    Pennant-winged Nightjar    Caprimulgus vexillarius

20n
    32
    Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum

25n
    22
    Great Blue Turaco    Corythaeola cristata

1967.02
  01.06.1967
  Definitives

Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii Purple Roller Coracias naevius Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

1½n
    90
    Forest Kingfisher    Todiramphus macleayii

4n
    88
    Purple Roller    Coracias naevius

50n
    42
    Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus

1967.03
  28.12.1967
  International tourist year
  4v set

Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus

20n
    93
    Northern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicus

1967.04
  28.12.1967
  International tourist year
  3v sheet, imp
  1967.03

Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus

20n
    93
    Northern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicus

1969.01
  01.10.1969
  Overprint NEW CONSTITUTION on 1967.02

1½n
    90
    Forest Kingfisher    Todiramphus macleayii

4n
    88
    Purple Roller    Coracias naevius

50n
    42
    Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus

1981.01
  12.01.1981
  Birds of Ghana

Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapillus Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri

20p
    83
    Narina Trogon    Apaloderma narina

65p
    227
    White-crowned Robin-Chat    Cossypha albicapillus

2c
    93
    Swallow-tailed Bee-eater    Merops hirundineus

4c
    108
    Rose-ringed Parakeet    Psittacula krameri

1981.02
  12.01.1981
  Birds of Ghana
  Sheet
  1981.01

Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapillus Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri

25p
    83
    Narina Trogon    Apaloderma narina

50p
    227
    White-crowned Robin-Chat    Cossypha albicapillus

1c
    93
    Swallow-tailed Bee-eater    Merops hirundineus

3c
    108
    Rose-ringed Parakeet    Psittacula krameri

1983.01
  14.03.1983
  Commonwealth day

African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer

3c
    78
    African Fish Eagle    Icthyophaga vocifer

1983.02
  12.12.1983
  Definitives

Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata

10c
    203
    Grey-backed Camaroptera    Camaroptera brevicaudata

1984.01
  08.02.1984
  Surcharge on 1983.01

African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer

50c
    78
    African Fish Eagle    Icthyophaga vocifer

1985.01
  16.10.1985
  Audubon

Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana Barred Owl Strix varia Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala

5c
    122
    Fork-tailed Flycatcher    Tyrannus savana

8c
    80
    Barred Owl    Strix varia

12c
    21
    Black-throated Mango    Anthracothorax nigricollis

100c
    27
    White-crowned Pigeon    Patagioenas leucocephala

1985.02
  16.10.1985
  Audubon

Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens

110c
    102
    Downy Woodpecker    Dryobates pubescens
    MS

1988.01
  19.07.1988
  Surcharge on 1967.02

60c
    88
    Purple Roller    Coracias naevius

1989.01
  16.10.1989
  Birds

Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti Shikra Tachyspiza badia Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius

20c
    234
    Bronze Mannikin    Spermestes cucullata

50c
    238
    African Pied Wagtail    Motacilla aguimp

60c
    90
    African Pygmy Kingfisher    Ispidina picta

80c
    90
    Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica

150c
    90
    Striped Kingfisher    Halcyon chelicuti

200c
    78
    Shikra    Tachyspiza badia

300c
    107
    Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus

500c
    78
    Yellow-billed Kite    Milvus aegyptius

1989.02
  16.10.1989
  Birds


Gosling's Bunting Emberiza goslingi Senegal Batis Batis senegalensis

600c
    243
    Gosling's Bunting    Emberiza goslingi
    MS

and
    190
    Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica

600c
    146
    Senegal Batis    Batis senegalensis
    MS

1989.03
  20.11.1989
  Surcharge on 1985.01

Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana Barred Owl Strix varia Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis

80c
    122
    Fork-tailed Flycatcher    Tyrannus savana

100c
    80
    Barred Owl    Strix varia

300c
    21
    Black-throated Mango    Anthracothorax nigricollis

1989.04
  20.11.1989
  Surcharge on 1985.02

Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens

500c
    102
    Downy Woodpecker    Dryobates pubescens
    MS

1990.01
  Correct scientific name
  1989.01

African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica

60c
    90
    African Pygmy Kingfisher    Ispidina picta

80c
    90
    Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica

1990.02
  25.10.1990
  African tropical rain forest
  20v sheet


African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Yellow-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna elata Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus

40c
    183
    African Blue Flycatcher    Elminia longicauda

40c
    231
    Superb Sunbird    Cinnyris superbus

40c
    78
    Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus

40c
    87
    Yellow-casqued Hornbill    Ceratogymna elata

40c
    107
    Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus

1991.01
  14.10.1991
  The birds of Ghana
  Sheet


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Green-winged Pytilia  Pytilia melba  Orange-cheeked Waxbill  Estrilda melpoda  African Paradise Flycatcher  Terpsiphone viridis  Great Blue Turaco  Corythaeola cristata  Northern Red Bishop  Euplectes franciscanus  Splendid Starling  Lamprotornis splendidus  Red-headed Lovebird  Agapornis pullarius  African Palm Swift  Cypsiurus parvus  Narina Trogon  Apaloderma narina  Tawny Eagle  Aquila rapax  Bateleur  Terathopius ecaudatus  Eurasian Hoopoe  Upupa epops  Secretarybird  Sagittarius serpentarius  White-backed Vulture  Gyps africanus  White-necked Rockfowl  Picathartes gymnocephalus  Abyssinian Ground Hornbill  Bucorvus abyssinicus 

80c
    234
    Green-winged Pytilia    Pytilia melba

80c
    234
    Orange-cheeked Waxbill    Estrilda melpoda

80c
    165
    African Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone viridis

80c
    22
    Great Blue Turaco    Corythaeola cristata

80c
    233
    Northern Red Bishop    Euplectes franciscanus

80c
    224
    Splendid Starling    Lamprotornis splendidus

80c
    108
    Red-headed Lovebird    Agapornis pullarius

80c
    20
    African Palm Swift    Cypsiurus parvus

80c
    83
    Narina Trogon    Apaloderma narina

80c
    78
    Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax

80c
    78
    Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus

80c
    84
    Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops

80c
    76
    Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius

80c
    78
    White-backed Vulture    Gyps africanus

80c
    174
    White-necked Rockfowl    Picathartes gymnocephalus

80c
    86
    Abyssinian Ground Hornbill    Bucorvus abyssinicus

1991.02
  14.10.1991
  The birds of Ghana
  Sheet


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Shikra  Tachyspiza badia  Abyssinian Roller  Coracias abyssinicus  Southern Carmine Bee-eater  Merops nubicoides  Pin-tailed Whydah  Vidua macroura  Purple Starling  Lamprotornis purpureus  Yellow-mantled Widowbird  Euplectes macroura  Pel's Fishing Owl  Scotopelia peli  Yellow-billed Turaco  Tauraco macrorhynchus  Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu  Uraeginthus bengalus  Olive-bellied Sunbird  Cinnyris chloropygius  Northern Red-billed Hornbill  Tockus erythrorhynchus  Red-billed Quelea  Quelea quelea  Grey Crowned Crane  Balearica regulorum  Blue Quail  Synoicus adansonii  Egyptian Vulture  Neophron percnopterus  Helmeted Guineafowl  Numida meleagris 

100c
    78
    Shikra    Tachyspiza badia

100c
    88
    Abyssinian Roller    Coracias abyssinicus

100c
    93
    Southern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicoides

100c
    235
    Pin-tailed Whydah    Vidua macroura

100c
    224
    Purple Starling    Lamprotornis purpureus

100c
    233
    Yellow-mantled Widowbird    Euplectes macroura

100c
    80
    Pel's Fishing Owl    Scotopelia peli

100c
    22
    Yellow-billed Turaco    Tauraco macrorhynchus

100c
    234
    Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu    Uraeginthus bengalus

100c
    231
    Olive-bellied Sunbird    Cinnyris chloropygius

100c
    87
    Northern Red-billed Hornbill    Tockus erythrorhynchus

100c
    233
    Red-billed Quelea    Quelea quelea

100c
    32
    Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum

100c
    13
    Blue Quail    Synoicus adansonii

100c
    78
    Egyptian Vulture    Neophron percnopterus

100c
    11
    Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris

1991.03
  14.10.1991
  The birds of Ghana
  Sheet


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African Openbill  Anastomus lamelligerus  African Spoonbill  Platalea alba  Pink-backed Pelican  Pelecanus rufescens  Little Bittern  Botaurus minutus  African Swamphen  Porphyrio madagascariensis  Saddle-billed Stork  Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis  Glossy Ibis  Plegadis falcinellus  White-faced Whistling Duck  Dendrocygna viduata  Black-headed Heron  Ardea melanocephala  Hamerkop  Scopus umbretta  African Darter  Anhinga rufa  African Woolly-necked Stork  Ciconia microscelis  Yellow-billed Stork  Mycteria ibis  Black-winged Stilt  Himantopus himantopus  Goliath Heron  Ardea goliath  African Jacana  Actophilornis africanus 

100c
    64
    African Openbill    Anastomus lamelligerus

100c
    69
    African Spoonbill    Platalea alba

100c
    73
    Pink-backed Pelican    Pelecanus rufescens

100c
    70
    Little Bittern    Botaurus minutus

100c
    30
    African Swamphen    Porphyrio madagascariensis

100c
    64
    Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

100c
    69
    Glossy Ibis    Plegadis falcinellus

100c
    8
    White-faced Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna viduata

100c
    70
    Black-headed Heron    Ardea melanocephala

100c
    71
    Hamerkop    Scopus umbretta

100c
    67
    African Darter    Anhinga rufa

100c
    64
    African Woolly-necked Stork    Ciconia microscelis

100c
    64
    Yellow-billed Stork    Mycteria ibis

100c
    42
    Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus

100c
    70
    Goliath Heron    Ardea goliath

100c
    46
    African Jacana    Actophilornis africanus

1991.04
  14.10.1991
  The birds of Ghana


Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer

800c
    64
    Marabou Stork    Leptoptilos crumenifer
    MS

800c
    64
    Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
    MS

800c
    78
    African Fish Eagle    Icthyophaga vocifer
    MS

1993.01
  08.12.1993
  Domestic animals
  10v set

Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris

50c
    13
    Wild Turkey    Meleagris gallopavo

400c
    11
    Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris

1993.02
  08.12.1993
  Domestic animals
  4v sheet
  1993.01

Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo

100c
    11
    Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris

500c
    13
    Wild Turkey    Meleagris gallopavo

1994.01
  13.06.1994
  Birds of Ghana
  Sheet


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Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher  Terpsiphone rufiventer  Many-colored Bushshrike  Chlorophoneus multicolor  Sahel Paradise Whydah  Vidua orientalis  White-crowned Robin-Chat  Cossypha albicapillus  Violet Turaco  Tauraco violaceus  Village Weaver  Ploceus cucullatus  Black-winged Red Bishop  Euplectes hordeaceus  Northern Shoveler  Spatula clypeata  Spur-winged Goose  Plectropterus gambensis  African Crake  Crecopsis egregia  African Swamphen  Porphyrio madagascariensis  White-crested Tiger Heron  Tigriornis leucolopha 

200c
    165
    Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone rufiventer

200c
    147
    Many-colored Bushshrike    Chlorophoneus multicolor

200c
    235
    Sahel Paradise Whydah    Vidua orientalis

200c
    227
    White-crowned Robin-Chat    Cossypha albicapillus

200c
    22
    Violet Turaco    Tauraco violaceus

200c
    233
    Village Weaver    Ploceus cucullatus

200c
    233
    Black-winged Red Bishop    Euplectes hordeaceus

200c
    8
    Northern Shoveler    Spatula clypeata

200c
    8
    Spur-winged Goose    Plectropterus gambensis

200c
    30
    African Crake    Crecopsis egregia

200c
    30
    African Swamphen    Porphyrio madagascariensis

200c
    70
    White-crested Tiger Heron    Tigriornis leucolopha

1994.02
  13.06.1994
  Birds of Ghana
  Sheet


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Oriole Warbler  Hypergerus atriceps  Superb Sunbird  Cinnyris superbus  Blue-breasted Kingfisher  Halcyon malimbica  Blue Cuckooshrike  Cyanograucalus azureus  Great Blue Turaco  Corythaeola cristata  Greater Flamingo  Phoenicopterus roseus  African Jacana  Actophilornis africanus  Black-crowned Night Heron  Nycticorax nycticorax  Black-winged Stilt  Himantopus himantopus  White-spotted Flufftail  Sarothrura pulchra  African Pygmy Goose  Nettapus auritus  African Pitta  Pitta angolensis 

200c
    203
    Oriole Warbler    Hypergerus atriceps

200c
    231
    Superb Sunbird    Cinnyris superbus

200c
    90
    Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica

200c
    154
    Blue Cuckooshrike    Cyanograucalus azureus

200c
    22
    Great Blue Turaco    Corythaeola cristata

200c
    35
    Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus

200c
    46
    African Jacana    Actophilornis africanus

200c
    70
    Black-crowned Night Heron    Nycticorax nycticorax

200c
    42
    Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus

200c
    29
    White-spotted Flufftail    Sarothrura pulchra

200c
    8
    African Pygmy Goose    Nettapus auritus

200c
    114
    African Pitta    Pitta angolensis

1994.03
  13.06.1994
  Birds of Ghana


African Spoonbill Platalea alba Goliath Heron Ardea goliath

2000c
    69
    African Spoonbill    Platalea alba
    MS

2000c
    70
    Goliath Heron    Ardea goliath
    MS

1994.04
  20.07.1994
  Apollo 11
  Sheet


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Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus  Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus  Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus  Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus  Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus  Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus  Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus  Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus  Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus 

300c
    78
    Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus

300c
    78
    Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    = 300c

300c
    78
    Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    = 300c

300c
    78
    Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    = 300c

300c
    78
    Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    = 300c

300c
    78
    Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    = 300c

300c
    78
    Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    = 300c

300c
    78
    Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    = 300c

300c
    78
    Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    = 300c

1994.05
  20.07.1994
  Apollo 11
  1994.04

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

300c
    78
    Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    MS

1995.01
  28.04.1995
  Ducks of Africa

Common Pochard Aythya ferina Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina

200c
    8
    Common Pochard    Aythya ferina

500c
    8
    Maccoa Duck    Oxyura maccoa

800c
    8
    Cape Shoveler    Spatula smithii

1000c
    8
    Red-crested Pochard    Netta rufina

1995.02
  28.04.1995
  Ducks of Africa
  Sheet


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African Pygmy Goose  Nettapus auritus  Southern Pochard  Netta erythrophthalma  Cape Teal  Anas capensis  Ruddy Shelduck  Tadorna ferruginea  Fulvous Whistling Duck  Dendrocygna bicolor  White-faced Whistling Duck  Dendrocygna viduata  Ferruginous Duck  Aythya nyroca  Blue-billed Teal  Spatula hottentota  African Black Duck  Anas sparsa  Yellow-billed Duck  Anas undulata  White-cheeked Pintail  Anas bahamensis  Hartlaub's Duck  Pteronetta hartlaubii 

400c
    8
    African Pygmy Goose    Nettapus auritus

400c
    8
    Southern Pochard    Netta erythrophthalma

400c
    8
    Cape Teal    Anas capensis

400c
    8
    Ruddy Shelduck    Tadorna ferruginea

400c
    8
    Fulvous Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna bicolor

400c
    8
    White-faced Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna viduata

400c
    8
    Ferruginous Duck    Aythya nyroca

400c
    8
    Blue-billed Teal    Spatula hottentota

400c
    8
    African Black Duck    Anas sparsa

400c
    8
    Yellow-billed Duck    Anas undulata

400c
    8
    White-cheeked Pintail    Anas bahamensis

400c
    8
    Hartlaub's Duck    Pteronetta hartlaubii

1995.03
  28.04.1995
  Ducks of Africa


Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii

2500c
    8
    Northern Shoveler    Spatula clypeata
    MS

2500c
    52
    Roseate Tern    Sterna dougallii
    MS

1995.04
  19.06.1995
  Fauna and flora
  6v set

Long-tailed Hawk Urotriorchis macrourus Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

1000c
    78
    Long-tailed Hawk    Urotriorchis macrourus

5000c
    70
    Purple Heron    Ardea purpurea

1996.01
  15.04.1996
  Rainforest wildlife
  12v sheet

Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus

400c
    98
    Toco Toucan    Ramphastos toco

400c
    78
    Changeable Hawk-Eagle    Nisaetus cirrhatus

400c
    64
    Painted Stork    Mycteria leucocephala

400c
    107
    Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus

1996.02
  15.04.1996
  Rainforest wildlife
  12v sheet

Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin Guianan Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola rupicola Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima

400c
    74
    Hoatzin    Opisthocomus hoazin

400c
    123
    Guianan Cock-of-the-rock    Rupicola rupicola

400c
    83
    Resplendent Quetzal    Pharomachrus mocinno

400c
    21
    Vervain Hummingbird    Mellisuga minima

1996.03
  15.04.1996
  Rainforest wildlife

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa

3000c
    172
    Raggiana Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea raggiana
    MS

3000c
    75
    King Vulture    Sarcoramphus papa
    MS

1997.01
  15.07.1997
  The great underwater world
  12v sheet


Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris

500c
    22
    Purple-crested Turaco    Gallirex porphyreolophus

500c
    42
    Pied Avocet    Recurvirostra avosetta

500c
    43
    Long-toed Lapwing    Vanellus crassirostris

1997.02
  20.10.1997
  Birds of Africa

European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cape Batis Batis capensis Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava

200c
    240
    European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis

300c
    146
    Cape Batis    Batis capensis

400c
    100
    Bearded Barbet    Pogonornis dubius

500c
    168
    White-necked Raven    Corvus albicollis

600c
    234
    Purple Grenadier    Granatina ianthinogaster

1000c
    234
    Orange-breasted Waxbill    Amandava subflava

1997.03
  20.10.1997
  Birds of Africa
  Sheet


Southern Black Korhaan Afrotis afra Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii Red-crested Turaco Tauraco erythrolophus White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla

800c
    23
    Southern Black Korhaan    Afrotis afra

800c
    43
    Northern Lapwing    Vanellus vanellus

800c
    26
    Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse    Pterocles lichtensteinii

800c
    22
    Red-crested Turaco    Tauraco erythrolophus

800c
    24
    White-browed Coucal    Centropus superciliosus

800c
    88
    Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus

800c
    238
    Golden Pipit    Tmetothylacus tenellus

800c
    147
    Crimson-breasted Shrike    Laniarius atrococcineus

800c
    204
    Eurasian Blackcap    Sylvia atricapilla

1997.04
  20.10.1997
  Birds of Africa


Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia

3000c
    231
    Malachite Sunbird    Nectarinia famosa
    MS

3000c
    235
    Shaft-tailed Whydah    Vidua regia
    MS

1998.01
  18.08.1998
  International year of the ocean
  16v sheet


Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Least Tern Sternula antillarum

500c
    52
    Ring-billed Gull    Larus delawarensis

500c
    52
    Least Tern    Sternula antillarum

1998.02
  24.12.1998
  Royal Air Force

Merlin Falco columbarius

5500c
    104
    Merlin    Falco columbarius
    MS

1999.01
  01.03.1999
  Prehistoric animals
  9v sheet

Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica

800c
    0
    Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica

1999.02
  24.03.1999
  Fauna
  6v set

Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus White Stork Ciconia ciconia Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius

400c
    168
    Azure-winged Magpie    Cyanopica cyanus

600c
    64
    White Stork    Ciconia ciconia

2000c
    78
    Cinereous Vulture    Aegypius monachus

3000c
    168
    Eurasian Jay    Garrulus glandarius

1999.03
  24.03.1999
  Fauna
  6v sheet

Tawny Owl Strix aluco Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis

1000c
    80
    Tawny Owl    Strix aluco

1000c
    78
    Eurasian Goshawk    Astur gentilis

1999.04
  24.03.1999
  Fauna
  6v sheet

European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus

1000c
    93
    European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster

1000c
    84
    Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops

1000c
    78
    Short-toed Snake Eagle    Circaetus gallicus

1999.05
  24.03.1999
  Fauna

Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti

5000c
    78
    Spanish Imperial Eagle    Aquila adalberti
    MS

2000.01
  28.02.2000
  Wildlife
  8v sheet

Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppelli Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum

1100c
    78
    Rüppell's Vulture    Gyps rueppelli

1100c
    32
    Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum

2000.02
  28.02.2000
  Wildlife
  8v sheet

Purple Roller Coracias naevius Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava

1200c
    88
    Purple Roller    Coracias naevius

1200c
    73
    Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus

1200c
    70
    Western Cattle Egret    Ardea ibis

1200c
    234
    Orange-breasted Waxbill    Amandava subflava

2000.03
  28.02.2000
  Wildlife

Common Ostrich Struthio camelus

7000c
    1
    Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus
    MS

2000.04
  01.05.2000
  Fauna and flora of Africa
  4v set

African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii

3000c
    80
    African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii

2000.05
  01.05.2000
  Fauna and flora of Africa
  Sheet


Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops European Roller Coracias garrulus European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis

1600c
    107
    Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus

1600c
    84
    Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops

1600c
    88
    European Roller    Coracias garrulus

1600c
    93
    European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster

1600c
    90
    Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica

1600c
    93
    White-throated Bee-eater    Merops albicollis

2000.06
  01.05.2000
  Fauna and flora of Africa

Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata

6000c
    22
    Great Blue Turaco    Corythaeola cristata
    MS

2000.07
  01.06.2000
  Tourism

European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis

300c
    240
    European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis

2001.01
  30.04.2001
  Philanippon 01
  6v set

Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis

500c
    32
    Red-crowned Crane    Grus japonensis

2000c
    32
    Red-crowned Crane    Grus japonensis

2001.02
  30.04.2001
  Philanippon 01
  8v sheet

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

3000c
    52
    Lesser Black-backed Gull    Larus fuscus

2001.03
  30.04.2001
  Philanippon 01


Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis

14000c
    32
    Red-crowned Crane    Grus japonensis
    MS

14000c
    32
    Red-crowned Crane    Grus japonensis
    MS

2002.01
  15.08.2002
  Year of eco tourism
  6v sheet

Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus

4000c
    231
    Variable Sunbird    Cinnyris venustus

2002.02
  26.08.2002
  Birds
  Sheet


Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus Western Black-faced Firefinch Lagonosticta vinacea

4500c
    90
    Malachite Kingfisher    Corythornis cristatus

4500c
    78
    Brown Snake Eagle    Circaetus cinereus

4500c
    233
    Heuglin's Masked Weaver    Ploceus heuglini

4500c
    44
    Egyptian Plover    Pluvianus aegyptius

4500c
    93
    Swallow-tailed Bee-eater    Merops hirundineus

4500c
    234
    Western Black-faced Firefinch    Lagonosticta vinacea

2002.03
  26.08.2002
  Birds

Rufous Fishing Owl Scotopelia ussheri

15000c
    80
    Rufous Fishing Owl    Scotopelia ussheri
    MS

2007.01
  15.09.2007
  Birds of Africa
  Sheet

Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta

7500c
    87
    Northern Red-billed Hornbill    Tockus erythrorhynchus

7500c
    100
    Bearded Barbet    Pogonornis dubius

7500c
    84
    Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops

7500c
    90
    African Pygmy Kingfisher    Ispidina picta

2007.02
  15.09.2007
  Birds of Africa

Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum

20000c
    32
    Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum
    MS

2007.03
  Tourism

1500c
    78
    Martial Eagle    Polemaetus bellicosus

2500c
    104
    Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus

2012.01
  12.07.2012
  Birds of Africa
  Sheet

Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Long-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis caudatus Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus Eastern Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis

2c
    84
    Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops

2c
    224
    Long-tailed Glossy Starling    Lamprotornis caudatus

2c
    93
    Northern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicus

2c
    231
    Eastern Miombo Sunbird    Cinnyris manoensis

2012.02
  12.07.2012
  Birds of Africa

Common Ostrich Struthio camelus

5c
    1
    Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus
    MS

2012.03
  12.07.2012
  Parrots of Africa
  Sheet


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Cape Parrot  Poicephalus robustus  Red-bellied Parrot  Poicephalus rufiventris  Meyer's Parrot  Poicephalus meyeri  Rüppell's Parrot  Poicephalus rueppellii  Grey Parrot  Psittacus erithacus  Brown-headed Parrot  Poicephalus cryptoxanthus 

2c
    107
    Cape Parrot    Poicephalus robustus

2c
    107
    Red-bellied Parrot    Poicephalus rufiventris

2c
    107
    Meyer's Parrot    Poicephalus meyeri

2c
    107
    Rüppell's Parrot    Poicephalus rueppellii

2c
    107
    Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus

2c
    107
    Brown-headed Parrot    Poicephalus cryptoxanthus

2012.04
  12.07.2012
  Parrots of Africa

Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus

5c
    107
    Senegal Parrot    Poicephalus senegalus
    MS

2013.01
  28.08.2013
  Animals of Africa
  5v sheet

American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber

2.25c
    35
    American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber

2013.02
  28.08.2013
  Animals of Africa
  6v sheet

Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri

2.25c
    86
    Southern Ground Hornbill    Bucorvus leadbeateri

2.25c
    86
    Southern Ground Hornbill    Bucorvus leadbeateri

2014.01
  15.09.2014
  Endangered animals
  4v sheet

Wattled Crane Grus carunculata

2.75c
    32
    Wattled Crane    Grus carunculata

2014.02
  15.09.2014
  Endangered animals
  4v sheet

African Penguin Spheniscus demersus

2.75c
    59
    African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus

2015.01
  02.03.2015
  Sunbirds of Africa
  Sheet


Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris Orange-breasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea

2.50c
    231
    Variable Sunbird    Cinnyris venustus

2.50c
    231
    Southern Double-collared Sunbird    Cinnyris chalybeus

2.50c
    231
    Scarlet-chested Sunbird    Chalcomitra senegalensis

2.50c
    231
    Olive Sunbird    Cyanomitra olivacea

2.50c
    231
    Amethyst Sunbird    Chalcomitra amethystina

2.50c
    231
    Malachite Sunbird    Nectarinia famosa

2.50c
    231
    Marico Sunbird    Cinnyris mariquensis

2.50c
    231
    Collared Sunbird    Hedydipna collaris

2.50c
    231
    Orange-breasted Sunbird    Anthobaphes violacea

2015.02
  02.03.2015
  Sunbirds of Africa

Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus

9c
    231
    Splendid Sunbird    Cinnyris coccinigastrus
    MS

2015.03
  05.06.2015
  Birds of Ghana
  Sheet

Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus

3c
    76
    Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius

3c
    73
    Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus

3c
    35
    Lesser Flamingo    Phoeniconaias minor

3c
    231
    Beautiful Sunbird    Cinnyris pulchellus

2015.04
  05.06.2015
  Birds of Ghana

Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

7c
    64
    Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
    MS

2015.05
  03.08.2015
  Swans, Singapore 2015
  Sheet

Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus

4c
    8
    Mute Swan    Cygnus olor

4c
    8
    Mute Swan    Cygnus olor

4c
    8
    Black-necked Swan    Cygnus melancoryphus

2015.06
  03.08.2015
  Swans, Singapore 2015

Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

9c
    8
    Whooper Swan    Cygnus cygnus
    MS

2016.01
  20.02.2016
  Grey Crowned Crane
  Sheet

Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina

4c
    32
    Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum

4c
    32
    Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum

4c
    32
    Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum

4c
    32
    Black Crowned Crane    Balearica pavonina

2016.02
  20.02.2016
  Grey Crowned Crane

Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum

12c
    32
    Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum
    MS

2017.01
  14.06.2017
  Colorful birds
  Sheet
  Zambia 2000.02


Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae Red-throated Parrotfinch Erythrura psittacea Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata Spectacled Monarch Symposiachrus trivirgatus Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler Ptilorrhoa castanonota

4c
    234
    Gouldian Finch    Chloebia gouldiae

4c
    234
    Red-throated Parrotfinch    Erythrura psittacea

4c
    234
    Purple Grenadier    Granatina ianthinogaster

4c
    233
    Southern Red Bishop    Euplectes orix

4c
    256
    Red-crested Cardinal    Paroaria coronata

4c
    165
    Spectacled Monarch    Symposiachrus trivirgatus

4c
    133
    Crimson Chat    Epthianura tricolor

4c
    210
    Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush    Pterorhinus pectoralis

4c
    145
    Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler    Ptilorrhoa castanonota

2017.02
  21.07.2017
  Animals of the world
  4v sheet

Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops

6c
    79
    Ashy-faced Owl    Tyto glaucops

2023.01
  13.03.2023
  Coqui Francolin
  Sheet

Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui

14c
    13
    Coqui Francolin    Campocolinus coqui

14c
    13
    Coqui Francolin    Campocolinus coqui

14c
    13
    Coqui Francolin    Campocolinus coqui

14c
    13
    Coqui Francolin    Campocolinus coqui

14c
    13
    Coqui Francolin    Campocolinus coqui

2023.02
  13.03.2023
  Coqui Francolin

Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui

30c
    13
    Coqui Francolin    Campocolinus coqui
    MS

2023.03
  13.03.2023
  Malachite Kingfisher
  Sheet

Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus

12c
    90
    Malachite Kingfisher    Corythornis cristatus

12c
    90
    Malachite Kingfisher    Corythornis cristatus

12c
    90
    Malachite Kingfisher    Corythornis cristatus

12c
    90
    Malachite Kingfisher    Corythornis cristatus

12c
    90
    Malachite Kingfisher    Corythornis cristatus

12c
    90
    Malachite Kingfisher    Corythornis cristatus

2023.04
  13.03.2023
  Malachite Kingfisher

Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus

30c
    90
    Malachite Kingfisher    Corythornis cristatus
    MS

2023.05
  08.05.2023
  Tawny Eagle
  Sheet

Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax

14c
    78
    Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax

14c
    78
    Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax

14c
    78
    Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax

14c
    78
    Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax

14c
    78
    Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax

2023.06
  08.05.2023
  Tawny Eagle

Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax

30c
    78
    Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax
    MS

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