Wild Animals by Country

Australia

Australia has many weird and wonderful animals, not found elsewhere on the planet, such as many marsupials, and the duckbilled platypus. I can offer stamps from some of the older Australian sets not shown here, such as the 1937 Wallaroo and Koala, at £0.05 each, and more from the 1959 set, eg Banded anteater and Tiger cat, both at £0.05 each, Eastern grey kangaroo, at £0.15, Rabbit bandicoot at £0.05, Platypus at £0.15, and Thylacine at £0.05.

Shown here are stamps from some of the more modern sets. More are available, just ask.

1974 Wildlife

This set includes a 20c Wombat, 25c Echnida, and a 30c Possum, shown here. Prices: £0.05 for the Wombat, or £0.25 for the three stamps

1981 Wildlife

This Wildlife includes a 5c Wombat, a 24c Thylacine and a 50c Possum, all shown here. Price: £0.05 each. More of this set available, please ask. You will also find some in 'Reptiles'.

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1986 and 1987 Wildlife

Two colourful sets of Australian Wildlife follow. They were issued in 1986 with a face of 36c, and 1987, with new animals and a face of 37c. The Kookaburra is from the 1986 Wildlife set, and the Possum, Cockatoo, Wombat, Crimson rosella, and Echnida are from the 1987 Wildlife set.

Prices: £0.25 for the 36c Kookaburra, and £0.20 each for the five 37c stamps from the 1987 set. Or you can buy all six stamps for £1.10, a saving of £0.15.
More of this set available, please ask.

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1992 Threatened Species

The following two sets were issued in 1992. Firstly, the Threatened Species set of six depicts a Parma Wallaby, Ghost bat, Long-tailed dunnart, Little pygmy possum, Dusky hopping mouse, and Squirrel glider.

Prices: £0.25 each or £1.35 for the set of six, a saving of £0.15.

1992 Wildlife

Secondly, the Wildlife set, including a Koala, Possum, Kookaburra, Pelican, Wombat and Cockatoo.
Prices:
50c Koala £0.10
60c Possum £0.40
70c Kookaburra £0.20
85c Pelican £0.15
95c Wombat £0.60
$1.20 Cockatoo £0.25
Or £1.50 for all six stamps, a saving of £0.20.

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1994 Kangaroos and Koalas

Roos and Koalas are special to Australia, and the 1994 set shown here depicts a Kangaroo, a Female Kangaroo with young, and Two Kangaroos, while below them are a Family of Koalas on a branch, a Koala on the ground, and a Koala asleep in a tree.

Prices:
Set of six stamps £0.85
Or you can buy the three Koalas for £0.40, or the Koala on the ground for £0.10.

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1996 Central Highlands Forest Fauna and Flora

This is the first of the Fauna and Flora sets. Each set shows a different Australian habitat. This set includes a 5c Possum, 10c Powerful owl, and $2 Wattle. (The birds from the 2nd, Wetlands, and 4th, Desert Flora and Fauna sets are in 'Birds'.)

Prices:
5c Possum £0.05
10c Owl £0.10
$2 Wattle £0.45
Or £0.50 for the three stamps, a saving of £0.10.

1997 Nocturnal Animals

Another owl was issued in the 1997 Nocturnal animals set, the Barking owl, shown next to the Spotted quoll. These cost £0.45 for the pair.

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2002 Desert Fauna and Flora

A set of Desert Fauna and Flora was issued in 2002, and included a Desert starflower and Bilby, which cost £0.35 for the two.

2003 Rainforest  Fauna and Flora

The last Australian Fauna and Flora stamps here are from a Rainforest set, the orange-thighed tree frog, Green spotted triangle butterfly, Striped possum and Yellow bellied sunbird. These four stamps cost £0.55.

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2004 Innovations

50c Kangaroo £0.15

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Benin

1995 Mammals

A Lion, Buffalo, Chimpanzee and Impala are depicted here.
Price: £0.25 for the four stamps, CTO.

1996 Mammals

An Impala, Waterbuck, Buffalo, Wildebeest and Okapi are depicted here.
Price: £0.25 for the five stamps, CTO

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Botswana

2002 Mammal
5t Tree squirrel £0.05
30t Mongoose £0.05
55t Elephant £0.05
P1.00 Kudu £0.10
P1.45 Waterbuck £0.10
More of this set available.

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Canada

1972 Various themes

The first two stamps shown here are from a set depicting landscapes as well as animals. The 15c American bighorn sheep, and the 25c Polar bears on the ice cost £0.15 for the pair.

1977, 1979, 1980 and 1981 Endangered Wildlife
The next stamps shown here are from different Endangered Wildlife sets of the late 1970s and early 1980s, and are ordered by face value rather than chronologically. The 12c Puma was issued in 1977. Then comes the 17c Whitefish, issued in 1980, then the Bison, from 1981, and the Bowhead whale, from 1979.

Price: £0.40 for the four stamps shown here. Alternatively, you can buy these and other stamps (not shown) from the Endangered Wildlife sets singly:

1977 12c Puma £0.05
1978 12c Peregrine falcon £0.05
1979 17c Turtle £0.05 and 35c Whale £0.25 1980 17c Whitefish and 17c Prairie chicken £0.05 each
1981 17c Marmot £0.05 and 35c Bison £0.10

1988 Mammals
These are small to medium stamps, the higher face values, such as the 76c Bear and 78c Whale shown here, being larger.
1c Flying squirrel £0.05
10c Skunk £0.05
76c Bear £0.15
78c White whale £0.10
More of this set available, please ask.

1997 Mammals
This set is comprised of very large, high value stamps. The Polar Bear is shown here. The $1 Loon is also available, at £0.25
$2 Polar bear £0.45

2000 Wildlife
The stamps in this set are small.
$1.05 White-tailed deer 25p

2006 Endangered Species
This set depicts a Marten, Salamander, Blue race and Fox.
Price: £0.65 for the set of four stamps.

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Congo (Brazzaville)

1994 Animals
50f Hippo, 90f Mouse deer, 205f Bongo and 300f Gazelle.
Price: £0.25 for the four stamps, CTO.

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Congo (Kinshasa)

1959 Animals series of Belgian Congo overprinted 'Congo'.
10c Antelope, 20c Rhino, 1f Gorilla, 1.50f Buffalo, 2f Monkey, 3f op 3.50f Elephants, 5f Okapi, 6.50f Antelopes, 8f Pangolin and 10f Zebras and oryx. Ten stamps, five of which are shown here.

Price: £0.95 for the ten stamps, mint.
The 10c and 20c are also available individually at £0.05 each, and the 10f at £0.10.

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Cuba

1994 Havana Zoo
15c Deer statues £0.05

1995 Animals in Havana Zoo
10c Lion, 65c Orang-utan, 75c Indian elephant and 85c Red squirrel
Price: £0.70 for the four stamps, CTO.
This is a fifth of the SG 2010 catalogue value.

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Ethiopia

2001 Menelik's Bushbuck
The same drawing of a bushbuck appears on stamps in three different sizes, with different face values and different coloured borders. I have only shown one here because the picture is repeated, and have a wide range available, all at £0.05 each.

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Germany

2001 Endangered Species
0.56euro Rhino £0.25

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Great Britain

1977 British Wildlife
All these stamps have a face value of 9p. The set depicts a Hedgehog, Hare, Red squirrel, Otter and Badger

Prices:
£0.30 for the set of five, fine used.
£0.50 for the set of five separate stamps, mint, or £0.55 for a strip of five joined stamps, mint.

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Guinea

1995 Mammals
150f Mona monkey, 250f Savanna monkey, 500f Hare and 500f Pangolin.
Price: £0.50 for the four stamps, CTO

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Honduras

1976 Forest Protection
Only one is shown here, because the picture is the same in both these stamps, while the border colour changes.
10c White-tailed deer £0.05
50c White-tailed deer £0.15

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Ireland

1980 Irish Wildlife
This set depicts a Stoat, Arctic hare, Red fox and Red deer.
Price: £0.65 for the set of four stamps, mint.

1992 Endangered Species
32p Pine marten £0.25

1999 Europa
30p Fallow Deer in park £0.45
(self-adhesive version)

1999 Extinct Irish Animals
Mammoth, Giant deer, Wolves and Bear.
Price: £0.80 for the set
This is the self-adhesive version

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Kenya

1966 Animals
The 10c to 20c are small, and the 1s is a large stamp.
10c Sable antelope £0.05
15c Aardvark £0.05
20c Bushbaby £0.05
1s Kudu £0.05
Or £0.15 for all four stamps, a saving of £0.05.
More of this set available, please ask.

1996 East African Wildlife Society
6s Impala £0.05

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Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika

1954 Various themes
15c Elephants £0.35
20c Lion £0.05
50c Giraffe £0.05
Or £0.40 for all three stamps, a saving of £0.05

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Poland

1984 Fur-bearing animals
A Weasel, Stoat, Marten, Beaver, Otter and Marmot are depicted here.
Price: £1.25 for the set of five stamps, mint.

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Nigeria

1965 Various themes
4d Leopards £0.05

1973 Various themes
5k Cattle £0.05
10k Cheetahs  £0.05

1993 Wildlife
20n Roan antelope £0.25
30n Lion £0.35
Both these stamps are priced at just one tenth or less of the SG 2010 catalogue value

2001 Wildlife
20n Zebra £0.05
50n Pygmy chimpanzee £0.15
100n Red-eared guenon (monkey) £0.25
Or £0.95 for all the eight Nigerian stamps above, a saving of £0.20.

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Rhodesia

1966 Various themes
3d Greater kudu £0.05
Also 1964 stamp from Southern Rhodesia showing the same 3d Kudu design, also at £0.05

1974 Antelopes
1c Kudu, 2.5c Eland, and 3c Roan antelope (not shown) £0.05 each 4c Reedbuck (shown here) £0.05 Or £0.10 for the four from the 1974 set, a saving of £0.10, and all six antelopes, those from 1964 and 1966 as well, cost just £0.15 for the six, a saving of £0.15.

1978 Animals
9c Rhino £0.05
17c Zebra £0.05
These designs were later used by Zimbabwe, and the Zimbabwean versions are also available at £0.05 each.

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Russia

1988 Zoo Relief Fund
This set depicts a Wolf, Fox, Bear, Boar and Lynx.
Price: £0.10 for a mint block of five stamps, plus the zoo emblem of a zebra in the middle of the top row.

1989 Zoo Relief Fund
This set depicts a Marten, Squirrel, Hare, Hedgehog and Badger.
Price: £1.30 for a mint block of five stamps, plus the zoo emblem of a zebra in the middle of the top row.

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Somaliland

1997 Animal Definitives
This set depicts an Aardvark, Bat-eared fox, Camel, Lynx, Klipspringer, Hyena, Warthog, Hartebeest, Gerenur, Oryx, Lion and Rhino.
Price: £2.50 for the set of twelve, and £3.00 for the imperforate version of this set.

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South Africa

1954 Wild Animals
This set is not shown. The Wildebeest abd Zebra are small stamps, while the Rhino and face values above 3d are medium-sized.
1d Wildebeest, 2d Zebra, 3d Rhino and 1s Kudu £0.05 each.
Or £0.15 for all four stamps, a saving of £0.05 More of this set available, please ask.

1993 and 1997 Endangered Fauna
The 1993 designs were recycled in 1997, though the frame, seen here on the Rhino, was omitted, some new designs were introduced, and some animals face the other way round.
3R Giraffe £0.10

Standardised Mail: 1993 Rhino £0.05
1997 £0.05 Eland, Impala, and Wildebeest, all at £0.10 each.
More of this set available, please ask.

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Sri Lanka

1981 Animals
2.50r on 1.60r Fishing cat £0.05
1982 Animals
(2.50r same design as above £0.05)
3r Palm civet, brown inscription £1.00
3r Palm civet, black inscription £0.10
4r Mouse deer £0.10

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Tanzania

1980 Wildlife
The 10c and 20c are shown here. The 10c to 50c are small stamps, while the 1s and above are large.
10c Spring hare £0.05, mint
20c Genet £0.05, mint
40c Mongoose £0.05, mint
50c Ratel £0.05
1s Impala £0.05
1.50s Giraffe £0.10, mint
2s Zebra £0.10

1982 World Food Day
10s Rat £0.30, mint

1986 Endangered Animals of Tanzania
Shown here is a minisheet with the four stamps in this set, the 5s Oryx, 10s Giraffe, 20s Rhino and 30s Cheetah, with an attractive border.
The three lower values are also available separately as mint stamps, and the Giraffe and the Cheetah as very fine used - they came from FDCs so have neat corner postmarks.

Prices:
Minisheet with set of four stamps £0.30, mint.
5s Oryx £0.05, mint
10s Giraffe £0.05, mint and £0.10, used
20s Rhino £0.10, mint
30s Cheetah £0.35, used

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Trinidad and Tobago

2001 Endangered Wildlife
50c Porcupine £0.05

More of this set available, please ask.

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Zambia

1975 Various themes, and 1979 overprint
This set starts off with medium-sized stamps, mostly showing animals and birds, while the larger stamps depict various aspects of Zambian life.
The 1n Rhino,4n Fish eagle, 8n on 9n Elephant and 10n Pangolin are shown here.

Prices:
1n Rhino £0.20
4n Fish eagle £0.05
8n Sitatungu antelope £0.20
9n African Elephant £0.15
8n on 9n African elephant (1979) £0.05
10n Pangolin £0.05
Or £0.30 for all four stamps shown here, a saving of £0.05.

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