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1956.01  01.11.1956   Definitives      
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
2.40$     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
4.80$     19 003 000     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     

1962.01  10.12.1962   Surcharge on 1956.01      
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
1.40$     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
2.80$     19 003 000     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     

1964.01  02.11.1964   Definitives      
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
3c     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     

1973.01  30.06.1973   First issue of coinage      
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquatus Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
1c     86 069 000     Green-throated Carib    Eulampis holosericeus     
and     86 071 000     Antillean Crested Hummingbird    Orthorhyncus cristatus     
5c     72 112 000     Zenaida Dove    Zenaida aurita     
10c     89 088 000     Ringed Kingfisher    Megaceryle torquatus     
25c     76 114 000     Mangrove Cuckoo    Coccyzus minor     
50c     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
1$     19 003 000     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     

1980.01  06.05.1980   London 1980   wmk sideways   
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20c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
25c     19 003 000     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     
50c     14 003 000     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
75c     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     

1980.02  06.05.1980   London 1980   Sheet, wmk upright   1980.01
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20c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
25c     19 003 000     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     
50c     14 003 000     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
75c     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     

1982.01  05.04.1982   Hummingbirds      
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15c     86 069 000     Green-throated Carib    Eulampis holosericeus     
30c     86 069 000     Green-throated Carib    Eulampis holosericeus     
35c     86 071 000     Antillean Crested Hummingbird    Orthorhyncus cristatus     
1.25$     86 071 000     Antillean Crested Hummingbird    Orthorhyncus cristatus     

1985.01  03.07.1985   Birds of the British Virgin Islands      
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris American Kestrel Falco sparverius Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea Green Heron Butorides virescens Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
1c     14 001 000     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus     
2c     20 039 000     Yellow-crowned Night-Heron    Nyctanassa violacea     
5c     76 114 000     Mangrove Cuckoo    Coccyzus minor     
8c     134 004 000     Northern Mockingbird    Mimus polyglottos     
10c     116 369 000     Grey Kingbird    Tyrannus dominicensis     
12c     72 036 000     Scaly-naped Pigeon    Patagioenas squamosa     
15c     20 052 000     Least Bittern    Ixobrychus exilis     
18c     76 128 000     Smooth-billed Ani    Crotophaga ani     
20c     46 050 000     Clapper Rail    Rallus longirostris     
25c     32 035 000     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     
30c     134 035 000     Pearly-eyed Thrasher    Margarops fuscatus     
35c     72 158 000     Bridled Quail-Dove    Geotrygon mystacea     
40c     20 035 000     Green Heron    Butorides virescens     
50c     72 116 000     Common Ground-Dove    Columbina passerina     
60c     20 021 000     Little Blue Heron    Egretta caerulea     
1$     11 074 000     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
2$     16 007 000     Masked Booby    Sula dactylatra     
3$     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
5$     72 112 000     Zenaida Dove    Zenaida aurita     

1985.02  17.12.1985   Audubon      
Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens American Kestrel Falco sparverius
5c     201 288 000     Seaside Sparrow    Ammodramus maritimus     
30c     0 64000     Passenger Pigeon    Ectopistes migratorius     
50c     197 114 000     Yellow-breasted Chat    Icteria virens     
1$     32 035 000     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     

1986.01  10.02.1986   Overprint OFFICIAL on 1985.01      
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Green Heron Butorides virescens Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
2c     20 039 000     Yellow-crowned Night-Heron    Nyctanassa violacea     
8c     134 004 000     Northern Mockingbird    Mimus polyglottos     
12c     72 036 000     Scaly-naped Pigeon    Patagioenas squamosa     
18c     76 128 000     Smooth-billed Ani    Crotophaga ani     
40c     20 035 000     Green Heron    Butorides virescens     
50c     72 116 000     Common Ground-Dove    Columbina passerina     
60c     20 021 000     Little Blue Heron    Egretta caerulea     
1$     11 074 000     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
2$     16 007 000     Masked Booby    Sula dactylatra     
3$     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     

1986.02   Overprint OFFICIAL on 1985.01      
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris American Kestrel Falco sparverius Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
1c     14 001 000     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus     
5c     76 114 000     Mangrove Cuckoo    Coccyzus minor     
10c     116 369 000     Grey Kingbird    Tyrannus dominicensis     
15c     20 052 000     Least Bittern    Ixobrychus exilis     
20c     46 050 000     Clapper Rail    Rallus longirostris     
25c     32 035 000     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     
30c     134 035 000     Pearly-eyed Thrasher    Margarops fuscatus     
35c     72 158 000     Bridled Quail-Dove    Geotrygon mystacea     
5$     72 112 000     Zenaida Dove    Zenaida aurita     

1987.01  28.10.1987   Imprint 1987 on 1985.01      
Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris American Kestrel Falco sparverius Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
10c     116 369 000     Grey Kingbird    Tyrannus dominicensis     
15c     20 052 000     Least Bittern    Ixobrychus exilis     
20c     46 050 000     Clapper Rail    Rallus longirostris     
25c     32 035 000     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     
35c     72 158 000     Bridled Quail-Dove    Geotrygon mystacea     
1$     11 074 000     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
3$     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     

1988.01  15.11.1988   Wildlife      
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Northern Shoveler  Anas clypeata
2$     27 115 000     Northern Shoveler    Anas clypeata     MS

1988.02  30.11.1988   WWF      
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10c     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
12c     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
15c     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
35c     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     

1989.01  28.09.1989   Apollo 11   4v set   
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15c     30 040 000     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     

1990.01  15.05.1990   Birds      
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Heron Butorides virescens Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor
5c     11 074 000     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
12c     72 036 000     Scaly-naped Pigeon    Patagioenas squamosa     
20c     46 119 000     Common Moorhen    Gallinula chloropus     
25c     20 035 000     Green Heron    Butorides virescens     
40c     197 014 000     Yellow Warbler    Dendroica petechia     
60c     76 128 000     Smooth-billed Ani    Crotophaga ani     
1$     86 071 000     Antillean Crested Hummingbird    Orthorhyncus cristatus     
1.25$     201 147 000     Black-faced Grassquit    Tiaris bicolor     

1990.02  15.05.1990   Birds      
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2$     67 039 000     Royal Tern    Thalasseus maximus     Egg MS
2$     14 001 000     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus     Egg MS

1994.01  30.09.1994   Apollo 11   Sheet   
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Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus
50c     30 040 000     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
50c     30 040 000     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 50c
50c     30 040 000     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 50c
50c     30 040 000     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 50c
50c     30 040 000     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 50c
50c     30 040 000     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 50c

1994.02  30.09.1994   Apollo 11      1994.01
2$     30 040 000     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     MS

1995.01  15.11.1995   Flamingos in Anegada      
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15c     25 002 000     Caribbean Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
20c     25 002 000     Caribbean Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
60c     25 002 000     Caribbean Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
1.45$     25 002 000     Caribbean Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     

1995.02  15.11.1995   Flamingos in Anegada      
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2$     25 002 000     Caribbean Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     MS

2001.01  01.02.2001   Hong Kong 2001   Sheet   
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50c     72 035 000     White-crowned Pigeon    Patagioenas leucocephala     
50c     72 069 000     Barred Cuckoo-Dove    Macropygia unchall     

2002.01  13.09.2002   Beaches of Virgin Gorda      
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Laughing Gull Larus atricilla American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
5c     11 074 000     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     
40c     66 048 000     Laughing Gull    Larus atricilla     
60c     15 006 000     American White Pelican    Pelecanus erythrorhynchos     
75c     17 012 000     Pelagic Cormorant    Phalacrocorax pelagicus     
1$     19 003 000     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     
2$     14 002 000     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

2002.02  01.12.2002   BirdLife International   Brown frame with year imprint   
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10c     27 008 000     West Indian Whistling-Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
35c     27 008 000     West Indian Whistling-Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
40c     27 008 000     West Indian Whistling-Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
70c     27 008 000     West Indian Whistling-Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     

2002.03  01.12.2002   BirdLife International   Sheet, no frame   2002.02
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10c     27 008 000     West Indian Whistling-Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
35c     27 008 000     West Indian Whistling-Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
40c     27 008 000     West Indian Whistling-Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
70c     27 008 000     West Indian Whistling-Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     
2$     27 008 000     West Indian Whistling-Duck    Dendrocygna arborea     

2005.01  08.07.2005   Birdlife International      
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
5c     197 044 000     Black-and-white Warbler    Mniotilta varia     
25c     197 047 000     Worm-eating Warbler    Helmitheros vermivorum     
35c     197 014 000     Yellow Warbler    Dendroica petechia     
50c     197 046 000     Prothonotary Warbler    Protonotaria citrea     

2005.02  08.07.2005   Birdlife International   Sheet   2005.01
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Black-and-white Warbler  Mniotilta varia Prairie Warbler  Dendroica discolor Yellow-rumped Warbler  Dendroica coronata Worm-eating Warbler  Helmitheros vermivorum Yellow Warbler  Dendroica petechia Black-throated Blue Warbler  Dendroica caerulescens Prothonotary Warbler  Protonotaria citrea Cape May Warbler  Dendroica tigrina Northern Parula  Parula americana Palm Warbler  Dendroica palmarum
5c     197 044 000     Black-and-white Warbler    Mniotilta varia     
10c     197 034 000     Prairie Warbler    Dendroica discolor     
15c     197 019 000     Yellow-rumped Warbler    Dendroica coronata     
25c     197 047 000     Worm-eating Warbler    Helmitheros vermivorum     
35c     197 014 000     Yellow Warbler    Dendroica petechia     
40c     197 018 000     Black-throated Blue Warbler    Dendroica caerulescens     
50c     197 046 000     Prothonotary Warbler    Protonotaria citrea     
60c     197 017 000     Cape May Warbler    Dendroica tigrina     
75c     197 012 000     Northern Parula    Parula americana     
2.75$     197 036 000     Palm Warbler    Dendroica palmarum     

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Location: Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean
Population: 19,600
Climate: subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds
Terrain: coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly

Birds: 133 species

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