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Birds on Stamps

Introduction for Spanish speakers:

Aquí se ve una selección pequeña de los sellos de pajaros que ofrezco. Se puede comprarlos por internet. Tengo un gran surtido de sellos de pájaros, muchos mas de lo que se puede mostrar aqui, y me encanta hacer selecciones por encargo.

Los viajeros que pasan por el pueblo de Lagartera pueden contactarme a través del Bar Maykel, que está cerca de la plaza principal del pueblo, preguntando por Alison en el bar. También se puede contactarme a través de alisonlever@yahoo.co.uk y citarme en Lagartera para ver todos los sellos de pajaros que ofrezco. Hay ofertas para los clientes que compran muchos sellos.

Lagartera está a unos cinco kilometros de Oropesa, entre Talavera y Navalmoral de la Mata. Se puede llegar a Lagartera por la Nacional V (Ctra. de Extremadura). Los precios estan en libras esterlinas, pero se puede pagar con euros.

And for English speakers:

Here is a selection of some of the birds stamps on offer through filatelicbird.co.uk. It is only a small selection of the many bird stamps available here, so if you want to ask about any bird stamps you are especially looking for, please contact me. You can email me c/o alisonlever@yahoo.co.uk and I will see what I can find for you. I am delighted to make up selections of birds from one country, owls, birds of prey etc, checking with you by email that what I am sending you is what you want to fill in gaps your collection. I offer discounts for large orders.

Travellers in central Spain can also come and look at bird stamps in the village of Lagartera, located in important birdwatching country near Oropesa, some 20 miles south of the Gredos mountains. Just ask for Alison in Bar Maykel, which is off the main square of Lagartera. Lagartera is off the Nacional V route, and is about half way between Talavera and Navalmoral de la Mata, just past Oropesa, if you are travelling from Talavera to Navalmoral.

Most stamps depicted here are used. I specially select used stamps for light postmarks, which pushes up the price a little, and means that you can actually see the stamp, not the postmark! Many of the stamps depicted are also available as mint stamps, and I have mint sets, singletons and covers of many other bird stamps.

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Antigua Hummingbird This came out in 1976. It's a mint stamp, and costs £0.35. Used stamps from this set also available, please ask. Songbirds Antigua brought out a set of songbirds in 1984, and the highest value, the five dollar yellow-breasted chat, was also issued as this minisheet. It is available at £1.25. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Australia From a series of medium sized stamps that mostly came out in 1978, with a few from the second series that came out in 1980. This series is especially prized by birdwatchers for the well-drawn illustrations of the birds shown. Description Price 1c Zebra Finch £0.15 2c Crimson Finch £0.15 5c Hooded Dotterell £0.30 10c Golden Shouldered Parrot £0.55 15c Forest Kingfisher £0.45 20c Eastern Yellow Robin £0.10 20c Little Grebe £0.10 22c White-tailed Kingfisher £0.35 25c Spur Wing Plover £0.10 30c Oystercatcher £0.30 40c Lovely Wren £0.30 50c Flame Robin £0.45 60c King Parrot £0.30 80c Rainbow Pitta £0.55 $1(Aus) Magpie £0.30 Also available: 28c Rainbow Bird, 45c Masked Woodswallow, and 55c Lotus Bird, all at £0.55 each. .would you like to buy a stamp?	...... .. .... .... ..... Click on previews to see enlarged images
These early Australian bird stamp designs first came out in 1964, and the same designs were later re-used for decimal currency stamps in 1966. I have a few of the pre-decimal Golden Whistler and Straw-necked Ibis, while the rest are decimal issues Description Price 5c Yellow Tailed Thornbill £0.10 13c Red Necked Avocet £0.45 2/- Golden Whistler £0.95 20c Golden Whistler £0.50 25c Scarlet Robin £0.55 3/- Straw Necked Ibis £0.95 30c Straw Necked Ibis £0.60 .would you like to buy a stamp? Also available, 6c blue-faced Honeyeater, £0.10. I have many other Australian bird stamps, please ask.	... Click on previews to see enlarged images
Bahamas This 15c Antillean Nighthawk came out in 2001, and costs £0.15.Other Bahaman bird stamps available, including more from this set. .would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Barbados This one is from a series that came out in 1979 Description Price 12c Green Gaulin £0.55 Other used stamps from this series are available, such as the 1c Grass Canary, 8c Rain Bird, 10c Cattle Egret, 20c Hummingbird, 35c Green-throated Carib, and 50c Ramier, all at £0.50 each. Some mint stamps from this set also available, please ask. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Bermuda This attractive stamp came out in 1978 Description Price 8c Red Cardinal £0.10 Other Bermudan bird stamps available, please ask. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Botswana These stamps of local birds came out in 1978. Description Price 2t Marabou Stork £0.75 3t Red-billed Hoopoe £0.75 4t Carmine Bee-eater £0.45 5t African Jacana £0.20 10t Bennett's Woodpecker £0.55 15t Red Bishop £1.00 Also available: 1t Korhaan or Little Black Bustard for £0.90, the 20t Crowned Plover for £0.95, and the 25t Giant Kingfisher for £1.00. Other Botswanan bird stamps available, please ask. would you like to buy a stamp?	...... ...... Click on previews to see enlarged images
Canada The 12c stamp showing a Peregrine Falcon is a fine illustration, very clear, but Canadian postal services often seem to run a tractor over their stamps, so ones with light postmarks are not easy to find! This stamp costs £0.25 for stamps with a light postmarks - as shown or with wavy lines - and £0.45 for the very few with a nice circular date stamp. The 17c stamps have tended to have much better postmarks, and they cost only £0.15. Other Canadian bird stamps available, please ask. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Ghana The 1 1/2 np Forest Kingfisher and the 50 np Black-winged Stilt cost £0.50 each, while the 4np Rufous-crowned Roller is more common, and costs just £0.15. All three stamps came out in 1967. Also available: 6d Fire-Crowned Bishop and 1s 3d Pennant-winged Nightjar, at £0.60 each. would you like to buy a stamp?	...... Click on previews to see enlarged images
Great Britain A series of stamps from 1980 showing British water birds. Other UK series of birds on stamps have been issued, but this is perhaps the best-designed set, with large, clear images. Description Price 10p Kingfisher £0.10 11.5p Dipper £0.20 13p Moorhen £0.35 15p Yellow Wagtail £0.55 This set is also available as mint stamps, at £0.95 for the set of four. Other GB bird stamps available. would you like to buy a stamp?	. . Click on previews to see enlarged images
Grenada Bananaquit This stamp came out in 1976. It's an attractive stamp, and is relatively common, so it's only £0.10 for a mint stamp. Other bird stamps from Grenada and Grenadines available. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Guernsey The Guernsey Gannet came out in 1978 Description Price 5p Gannet £0.10 Other Guernsey and Aldernay stamps available, please ask. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Mauritius These delightful stamps came out in 1965 and 1967 Description Price 3c Rodriguez Fody £0.55 2c Red Tailed Tropic £0.60 Others from this period are also available, including the the 3c Rodrigues Fody with a brown, rather than a blue background, the 5c Paradise Flycatcher and the 10c Mauritius Fody, all three at £0.95 each, the 4c Olive White-eye at £1.00, and the 2c Grey White-Eye at £0.60. Some of the 2c Grey White-Eye stamps have 'self government 1967' printed across the bird's head, so please let me know if this is important for you. Other Mauritian bird stamps available, please ask. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Papua New Guinea This one came out in 1973. Description Price 7 Queen Carola's Parotia £0.30 I have other Papuan bird stamps, please ask. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Romania This pair of birds of prey came out in 1967. Owls are not very common on stamps. This one looks as though he has a punk haircut! These stamps cost 10p each. Other Romanian bird stamps available. would you like to buy a stamp?	.... Click on previews to see enlarged images
Santa Lucia Laughing Gull This is part of a 1976 set which you can see more of below. The 1c Laughing gull illustrated is available only as a mint stamp for £0.15. Most of the rest of this set is also available as mint stamps, for example: 2c also £0.15, 4c at £0.20, 5c at £0.80, 6c at £0.70, 8c at £0.55, 10c at £0.50, 12c at £0.95, 15c at £0.55, 35c at £1.20, and 50c at £1.95. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
These four used stamps showing birds from Santa Lucia came out in 1976. Description Price 5c St Lucia Parrot (Amazona versicolor) £0.50 10c Sparrow Hawk or American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) £0.20 15c Common Gallinule, or Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) £0.20 25c Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) £0.95 Others from this set available as used stamps, and I have more Santa Lucian bird stamps, please ask. would you like to buy a stamp?	... ... Click on previews to see enlarged images
Solomon Islands These two came out in 1976, and are similar to an earlier series that came out in 1975, which have 'British Solomon Islands' rather than just 'Solomon Islands' as the country. They are all a very attractive series. Also available are the 1c Golden Whistler, the 3c Red-Throated Fruit Dove, and the 4c Button-Quail, used, all at £0.50 each, and 3c and 4c are available as mint stamps at £0.25 each. Description Price 2c Kingfisher £0.50 5c Wagtail £0.50 A cormorant, duck, heron and roller on a 1984 mint set from the Solomon Islands, issued as a minisheet, which is available at £1.75. would you like to buy a stamp?	... Click on previews to see enlarged images
Sri Lanka The 1r Ceylon Spurfowl came out in 1979, and costs £0.20. Many other Sri Lankan bird stamps available, including other used stamps from this set. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
South Africa The 5c Cape Gannet is from a series that came out in 1974, and it costs £0.15. Also available from this series are the 15c Greater-Collared Sunbird, at £0.45, and the 20c Yellow-Billed Hornbill, at £0.60. Other South African bird stamps available, please ask. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Touva Dolphins and Penguins Penguins look particularly good on stamps, standing to attention in their smart suits. The dolphins are cute too. This CTO minisheet was issued in 1999, and costs £0.95. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Trinidad and Tobago These three stamps came out in 1969. They have a striking die-stamped gold border, with the Queen's head also in gold, though the gold on the stamps shows up as black when the stamps are scanned. Description Price 5c Cocrico £0.20 10c Green Hermit £0.30 40c Scarlet Ibis £0.20 Other bird stamps available from Trinidad and Tobago, please ask. would you like to buy a stamp?	...... Click on previews to see enlarged images
Zambia These two came out in 1975 Description Price 2n Guinea Fowl £0.45 4n African Fish Eagle £0.15 Other Zambian bird stamps available, including Sunbirds, Owls 1997 at £0.50 per set of four, and Waterbirds 1999 from £0.10 to £0.15 per stamp, please ask. would you like to buy a stamp?	... Click on previews to see enlarged images

Bird stamps also available from Belgium, British Virgin Isles, Bulgaria, China, Eire, Fiji, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Malawi, Malta, Namibia, Nevis, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Rwanda, St Kitts, St Vincent, Seychelles, Swaziland, Sweden, Tanzania, Uganda, and many other countries, singletons, sets and mini-sheets, mint. CTO and postally used, also First Day Covers, please ask. You can contact me at alisonlever@yahoo.co.uk

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Ordering stamps:
Please allow 0.80 pounds (80p) if you come from anywhere in Europe, and £1.50 if orders are to be sent elsewhere. The postage charge is the same however many stamps you buy. This means that it's cheaper to buy more than one stamp, because the cost of packaging and postage is less per stamp. This reflects the time spent ensuring that the stamps are packed so that they arrive to you safely - it takes about the same time for one stamp as for larger orders.

Your stamps will be sent as soon as I receive payment. You can return the stamps and obtain a refund if they are not what you expected. Paypal is preferred, though other forms of payment can be negotiated. Euros are welcome as well as pound sterling.