Sunday 25 August 2013

Endangered Species Stamps

Here another sunday, and the topic of Sunday Stamps very close to my heart :) As I must have mentioned (a million times) before animals are my favourite theme on stamps, and today we post about wild animals. 
I start with a set of stamps entitled endangered species from Nevis, which I have found in a ´surprise philatelic package´ bought in a shop. I havent found much about it online, except that they were issued in 1998 (not printed on them). They show as follows: a young chimpanzee, keel-billed toucan, chaco peccary, spadefoot toad, howler monkey, alaskan brown bear, brown pelican and iguana. Quite an interesting company! The only confusing thing is, only a few of these creatures are truly endangered...

5 comments:

  1. Funny. I am sure the Alaskan brown bear is not endangered. Still, a nice set.

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  2. I think only chimpanzees and peccary are endangered...

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  3. I wonder whether more of these animals were endangered in 1998.

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  4. An attractive set of stamps - and animals, endangered or not.

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  5. A wonderful set. The expression on the face of the Howler Monkey is priceless.

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