List of birds on stamps

Birds on stamps is a common theme in philately and a popular subject for topical stamp collectors.

Birds started appearing on stamps by 1845 in Switzerland with Basel Dove, and after, by 1875, when Japan issued a series of stamps bearing stylized illustrations of three species.Malcolm Ogilvie, [http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/features/mao-mar-02.htm "Birds on Stamps"] , "Birds of Britain: The Monthly Web Magazine for Birdwatchers", March 2002.] The first United States bird stamp was a registry stamp issued in 1911, [ [http://www.sialis.org/bluebirdstamps.htm Bluebird Postal Stamps] ] depicting an eagle with wings outspread. [Junior Philatelists on the Internet, [http://www.junior-philatelists.com/USStampsHistoryRegi1.htm United States Postage Stamps: A History] ] The UK issued its first in honor of "Nature Week" in 1963. As of 2003, over 10,000 bird stamps had been issued around the world. [ [http://www.stanleygibbons.com/shop/index.asp?page=item&stockID=R2864-03 Stanley Gibbons catalog listing for "Collect Birds on Stamps" 5th Edition] ]

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A

*Abu Dhabi
*Aden Protectorate States, Seiyun
*Afghanistan
*Aitutaki
*Ajman
*Aland
*Albania
*Algeria
*Andorra (French)
*Andorra (Spanish)
*Angola
*Armenia
*Aruba
*Australian Antarctic Territory
*Austria
*Azerbaijan
*Azores

B

*Bahawalpur
*Bechuanaland
*Belgian Congo
*Bequia
*Bermuda
*Bhutan
*Biafra
*Bophuthatswana
*British Guiana
*British Indian Ocean Territory
*Burma

C

*Cambodia
*Cape Juby
*Cape Verde
*Croatia

F

*Fernando Po
*Finland

G

*Guinea-Bissau

I

*Ifni
*India
*Italian East Africa
*Italian Somalia

J

*Jaipur
*Japan

L

*Latvia

M

*Macau
*Madeira
*Manchukuo
*Mozambique

N

*Norway

P

*Portugal

R

*Rio Muni

S

*Sao Tome e Principe
*Spanish Sahara
*Switzerland: Basel Dove

W

*West Irian

Z

*Zimbabwe

ee also

* Topical stamp collecting

References

External links

* [http://www.bird-stamps.org/ Bird stamps by country ]
* [http://www.birdtheme.org/ Bird stamps by country & species ]