Posts Tagged ‘WWF stamps’

Coral Reef Fish from the Pitcairn Islands

July 22nd, 2010

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Pitcairn Islands issued a set of 4 stamps featuring coral reef fish on 23 June 2010.

Also available are a mini sheet containing 2 sets, 1 mini sheet with 4 sets, first day covers and maximum cards.

The fishes shown are:
Lemonpeel Angelfish / Centropyge flavissima
Smith’s Butterflyfish / Chaetodon smithi
Flame Angelfish / Centropyge loricula
Lined Butterflyfish / Chaetodon lineolatus

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WWF Chinstrap Penguins from South Georgia

July 15th, 2008

southgeorgia2008 WWF Chinstrap Penguins from South Georgia

A very nice set of stamps which include a souvenir sheet in the shape of a penguin. Issue date: 10 July 2008.

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White-handed Gibbon WWF stamps from Laos

May 4th, 2008

kat laos tc White handed Gibbon WWF stamps from Laos

Laos issued a set of 4 stamps on 3 April 2008.

The gibbons can be found in southwest China and eastern Myanmar to Thailand and Burma down the whole Malay Peninsula. It is also present in the northwest portion of the island of Sumatra.

They are threatened in various ways, however, their greatest danger is the loss of their natural habitat which are cut down for other cultivation and development. National parks and protected areas exist, but are often poorly supervised.

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Endangered Rueppel’s Fox on Libya’s WWF stamps

May 2nd, 2008

libya200801 Endangered Rueppel’s Fox on Libyas WWF stamps

A se-tenant strip of 4 stamps featuring the Rueppel’s Fox was issued on 1 May 2008.

The Rueppel’s Fox can be found in North Africa and the Middle East. It has an average life expectancy of up to 6 or 7 years in the wild, but can live much longer in captivity.

Similar to other desert dwelling foxes, it has relatively large ears to cool it off.


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