Here is a selection of some of the bird stamps available. The stamps listed here are used and specially selected for light postmarks, except where it is stated that they are mint. The mint stamps are all unmounted.
There is a longer email list of bird stamps, available on request. Please contact me at alisonlever@yahoo.co.uk if you would like the email list.
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Denmark
1994 Protected Animals
3.75 House sparrows £0.10
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Djibouti
2003 Birds of Prey and 2003 Penguins
Two minisheets, one showing photos of Birds of Prey, and the other showing photos of Penguins. The minisheets are approx 15cm by 20cm, with 25 different stamps per minisheet, all with a face of 200f. The CTO is quite light on the Birds of Prey, and quite heavy on the Penguins, though, as there are few CTO stamps, few penguins are affected. The illustration is a good guide, since the cancelling is consistent.
Price: £0.85 for the Birds of Prey minisheet, and £0.75 for the Penguins, or £1.50 for the pair, CTO.
2009 Owls
Minisheet, 8.5cm by 10.5cm, with four stamps showing four different owls, including a Barn owl. Price: £0.55 for the minisheet, CTO.
2010 Seabirds
Minisheet, 10cm by 16.5cm, with nine stamps showing Seabirds, including an Eider duck, Tern, Guillemot, Canada goose and Puffin.
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Dominica
1976 Wild Birds
The Kingfisher and Dove are shown here.
0.5c Ringed kingfisher, 1c Mourning dove, and 2c Green heron
Price: £0.05 each, mint
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Falkland Islands
2003 Birds
1p Wigeon, 2p Dolphin gull, 5p Steamer ducks, 10p Black-throated finch, and 22p Grebe
The first five bird stamps from this set.
Price: £0.65 for the five, all mint.
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Faroes
1995 Ravens
Joined pair, set of two, face value of each is 4k
Price: £1.25 for the pair, mint.
2002 Birds and Their Eggs
The 5k Whimbrel is shown here.
5k Whimbrel £0.45
7.50 Snipe £0.50
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Fiji
1971 Birds and Flowers
The three below are small stamps.
2c Honeyeater, 5c White-eye, 8c Flycatcher
Price: £0.05 each
The two below are large stamps.
50c Pigeon £0.15
$1 Lory £1.50, mint
The flowers from this set are also available.
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Germany
1976 Bird Protection
50pf Golden Plover £0.10
1981 Animal Protection
60pf Baby black coot £0.10
1998 Birds
100 Hen harrier and chicks, wavy lines plus CDS £0.35
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Ghana
1959 Various themes
6d Fire-Crowned Bishop £0.05
1965 Decimal Currency
15p on 1s 3d Pennant-winged Nightjar £0.15
1967 Various themes
1.5np Forest Kingfisher £0.25
4np Rufous-crowned Roller £0.05
50np Black-winged Stilt £0.25
The 1.5np Forest kingfisher and 50np Stilt are priced at a tenth or less of their 2010 SG catalogue value, because I have a lot of them.
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Gibraltar
1977 Birds, Fish and Flowers
6p Kite £0.15
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Great Britain
1977 Xmas
This Christmas set follows the theme of the carol ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’, which includes the birds depicted on these stamps, the 7p Hens and turtle dove, 7p Geese and colly birds (calling birds), 7p Swans and 9p Partridge.
Price: £0.05 each
1980 Birds
This classic set shows British water birds.
10p Kingfisher £0.05
11.5p Dipper £0.10
13p Moorhen £0.20
15p Yellow Wagtail £0.25
Or £0.50 for the complete set, a saving of £0.10.
This set is also available as mint stamps, at £0.75 for the set of four.
1981 Darwin
26p Darwin and finches £0.20
1983 Xmas
12.5p Postbox with a circle of flying birds, including a magpie and a goldfinch £0.10
1995 Xmas
19p Robin in pillar box £0.05
1999 Scientist’s Tale
26p Galapagos finch £0.25
2001 Xmas
2nd Robins and snowman £.0.15
1st Robins on bird table £.0.25
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Greece
1979 Endangered Birds
14d Kingfisher £0.05
20d Pelican £0.05
2003 Presidency EU
2.17 euros Fresco Thera swallows £1.25
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Grenada
1976 Flora and Fauna
0.5c Bananaquit £0.05, mint.
1978 Wild Birds
0.5c Black headed gull, 1c Storm petrel and 2c Plover
Price: £0.05 each, mint
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Grenadines of St Vincent
1978 Birds and Their Eggs
1c £0.05, mint
20c £0.15
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Grenadines of St Vincent, Union Island
1985 Audubon Leaders
Set of four joined pairs, eight stamps, showing eight different birds:
Hooded Warbler and Carolina wren, Song sparrow and Grosbeak, Tanager and Bunting, and Hawk and Merlin.
Price: £0.55 for the eight stamps (four pairs), mint
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Guernsey
1978 Birds
5p Gannet £0.05
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Guernsey, Alderney
1994 Fauna and Flora
24p Black backed gull £0.15
These have been CTOd by the Guernsey Philatelic Bureau, and one side is straight, probably because they were designed to be sold in booklets.
2000 Falcons
21p Peregrine falcon £0.15
More Guernsey and Alderney stamps available, please ask.
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Guyana
1968 Fish and Birds
10c Spix’s guan £0.10
15c Harpy eagle £0.05
1985 Wildlife Protection
320c Macaw, green background £1.25, mint This is the only bird in the set, and has the second highest face value.
1995 Birds
$20 Egyptian goose £0.05
$25 Crossbill £0.10 block of 4 £0.30, block of 8 £0.60
$35 Ruff £0.10
$60 Hoopoe £0.10
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Haiti
1975 Audubon
These are all large stamps showing Audubon paintings. The same design is used for different face values, eg the Water turkey comes in several different values, as does the Loon.
The birds shown here are the 5c Wild turkey, 75c Common loon, 75c Curlew, 75c Blue jay, 75c Water turkey, 1g Pelican, 1.50g Roseate tern, 2.50 Horned owl, 2.50 Mallard, 5g Pleated woodpecker, 5g Whooping crane, and 5g Mourning dove.
All 12 of the birds are the same price, at £0.10 each, mint, regardless of face value.
I also have a few of some of the birds above CTO at £0.05 each
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Hungary
1952 Birds
These are triangular stamps.
30f Stork £0.05
40f Oriole £0.05
1962 Birds of Prey
30 Eagle owl £0.05
40 Osprey £0.05
1968 Bird Preservation
50f Orioles £0.05
1ft Falcons £0.05
1973 Hungarian Birds
40f Wrens £0.05
60f Rock thrush £0.05
1983 Birds of Prey
A set of seven birds, 1ft Spotted eagle, 1ft Imperial eagle, 2ft White-tailed eagle, 2ft Red-footed falcon, 4ft Saker falcon, 6ft Rough-legged buzzard and 8ft Common buzzard.
Price: £0.95 for the set, CTO.
1987 Antarctic
2ft King Penguins £0.05
1988 Wild ducks
These are the first four stamps in this set, the 2ft Teal, 2ft Goldeneye, 4ft Wigeon and 4ft Pochard.
Price: £0.35 for the four stamps, CTO.
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