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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1959.01   30.06.1959   Birds      
Great Tit Parus major Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
2s     177     Great Tit    Parus major     
8s     96     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     
16s     108     Great Spotted Woodpecker    Dendrocopos major     
45s     11     Grey Partridge    Perdix perdix     
60s     11     Rock Partridge    Alectoris graeca     
80s     76     Common Cuckoo    Cuculus canorus     

1961.01   31.03.1961   Birds      
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Bustard Otis tarda Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia
2s     11     Western Capercaillie    Tetrao urogallus     
4s     29     Dalmatian Pelican    Pelecanus crispus     
16s     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     
80s     39     Great Bustard    Otis tarda     
1l     37     Bearded Vulture    Gypaetus barbatus     
2l     11     Hazel Grouse    Tetrastes bonasia     

1965.01   20.04.1965   Birds      
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica European Roller Coracias garrulus European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rosy Starling Pastor roseus Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
1s     229     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     
2s     158     Eurasian Golden Oriole    Oriolus oriolus     
3s     216     Common Rock Thrush    Monticola saxatilis     
5s     183     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
8s     90     European Roller    Coracias garrulus     
10s     229     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     
13s     213     Rosy Starling    Pastor roseus     
20s     216     Common Nightingale    Luscinia megarhynchos     

1967.01   28.01.1967   Hunting   6v set   
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
1s     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     
2s     11     Chukar Partridge    Alectoris chukar     
3s     11     Grey Partridge    Perdix perdix     

1968.01   29.07.1968   Sofia Zoo   6v set   
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina
1s     37     Cinereous Vulture    Aegypius monachus     
2s     48     Black Crowned Crane    Balearica pavonina     

1968.02   28.10.1968   Srebirna wildlife reservation      
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Common Tern Sterna hirundo Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
1s     29     Dalmatian Pelican    Pelecanus crispus     
2s     26     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     
3s     21     Great Crested Grebe    Podiceps cristatus     
5s     66     Common Tern    Sterna hirundo     
13s     25     Eurasian Spoonbill    Platalea leucorodia     
20s     25     Glossy Ibis    Plegadis falcinellus     

1976.01   27.03.1976   Waterfowl      
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Garganey Anas querquedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
1s     14     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     
2s     14     Ruddy Shelduck    Tadorna ferruginea     
3s     14     Common Shelduck    Tadorna tadorna     
5s     14     Garganey    Anas querquedula     
13s     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
18s     14     Red-crested Pochard    Netta rufina     

1978.01   01.09.1978   Woodpeckers      
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
1s     108     Black Woodpecker    Dryocopus martius     
2s     108     Syrian Woodpecker    Dendrocopos syriacus     
3s     108     Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker    Picoides tridactylus     
13s     108     Middle Spotted Woodpecker    Dendrocopos medius     
23s     108     Lesser Spotted Woodpecker    Dendrocopos minor     
43s     108     European Green Woodpecker    Picus viridis     

1980.01   28.08.1980   European nature conservation year   Sheet   

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Little Owl  Athene noctua Northern Goshawk  Accipiter gentilis Common Kestrel  Falco tinnunculus Golden Eagle  Aquila chrysaetos Eurasian Eagle-Owl  Bubo bubo
5s     78     Little Owl    Athene noctua     
13s     37     Northern Goshawk    Accipiter gentilis     
25s     38     Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     
35s     37     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     
43s     78     Eurasian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bubo     

1981.01   07.04.1981   Birds      
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Great Egret Ardea alba Black Stork Ciconia nigra
5s     26     Squacco Heron    Ardeola ralloides     
8s     26     Eurasian Bittern    Botaurus stellaris     
13s     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
25s     26     Great Egret    Ardea alba     
53s     24     Black Stork    Ciconia nigra     

1984.01   06.07.1984   Pigeons and doves   5v set   
Rock Dove Columba livia Stock Dove Columba oenas Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
5s     70     Rock Dove    Columba livia     
13s     70     Stock Dove    Columba oenas     
20s     70     Common Wood Pigeon    Columba palumbus     
30s     70     European Turtle Dove    Streptopelia turtur     

1984.02   02.11.1984   WWF, Dalmatian Pelican      
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
5s     29     Dalmatian Pelican    Pelecanus crispus     
13s     29     Dalmatian Pelican    Pelecanus crispus     
20s     29     Dalmatian Pelican    Pelecanus crispus     
32s     29     Dalmatian Pelican    Pelecanus crispus     

1985.01   27.12.1985   Hunting dogs   7v set   
Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar Common Pochard Aythya ferina Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
5s     11     Chukar Partridge    Alectoris chukar     
8s     14     Common Pochard    Aythya ferina     
13s     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
20s     64     Eurasian Woodcock    Scolopax rusticola     

1986.01   29.08.1986   Nature and environment protection   4v sheet   
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
30s     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     

1987.01   12.10.1987   Birds      
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea Common Blackbird Turdus merula Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
5s     207     Eurasian Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes     
13s     234     Yellowhammer    Emberiza citrinella     
20s     209     Eurasian Nuthatch    Sitta europaea     
30s     215     Common Blackbird    Turdus merula     
42s     229     Hawfinch    Coccothraustes coccothraustes     
60s     217     White-throated Dipper    Cinclus cinclus     

1987.02   12.10.1987   Birds   Sheet   1987.01

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Eurasian Wren  Troglodytes troglodytes Yellowhammer  Emberiza citrinella Eurasian Nuthatch  Sitta europaea Common Blackbird  Turdus merula Hawfinch  Coccothraustes coccothraustes White-throated Dipper  Cinclus cinclus
5s     207     Eurasian Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes     
13s     234     Yellowhammer    Emberiza citrinella     
20s     209     Eurasian Nuthatch    Sitta europaea     
30s     215     Common Blackbird    Turdus merula     
42s     229     Hawfinch    Coccothraustes coccothraustes     
60s     217     White-throated Dipper    Cinclus cinclus     

1988.01   06.05.1988   Birds      
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis White Stork Ciconia ciconia Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
5s     66     Yellow-legged Gull    Larus michahellis     
5s     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     
8s     162     Hooded Crow    Corvus cornix     
8s     26     Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea     
10s     37     Northern Goshawk    Accipiter gentilis     
42s     78     Eurasian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bubo     

1988.02   20.05.1988   Sofia Zoo   6v set   
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
30s     29     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
32s     99     Abyssinian Ground Hornbill    Bucorvus abyssinicus     
42s     78     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     

1988.03   20.05.1988   Sofia Zoo   6v sheet   1988.02
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
30s     29     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
32s     99     Abyssinian Ground Hornbill    Bucorvus abyssinicus     
42s     78     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     

1989.01   31.08.1989   Natural history museum      
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
13s     37     Bearded Vulture    Gypaetus barbatus     

1989.02   12.10.1989   Environment protection   Sheet   
White-naped Crane Grus vipio White-naped Crane Grus vipio
50s     48     White-naped Crane    Grus vipio     
1l     48     White-naped Crane    Grus vipio     = 50s

1991.01   11.02.1991   Farm animals   11v set   
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
5l     11     Wild Turkey    Meleagris gallopavo     

1992.01   23.12.1992   Owls      
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-eared Owl Asio otus Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
30s     78     Boreal Owl    Aegolius funereus     
50s     78     Tawny Owl    Strix aluco     
1l     78     Long-eared Owl    Asio otus     
2l     78     Eurasian Scops Owl    Otus scops     
2l     78     Short-eared Owl    Asio flammeus     
3l     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     

1993.01   25.11.1993   Hunting   6v set   
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
1l     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
1l     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     

1994.01   27.04.1994   Prehistoric animals   6v set   
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica
3l     0     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     

1995.01   23.06.1995   Nature protection conference   2v sheet   
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
15l     37     Eastern Imperial Eagle    Aquila heliaca     

1995.02   29.06.1995   Antarctic animals   6v set   
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
8l     67     South Polar Skua    Stercorarius maccormicki     
10l     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     

1999.01   15.03.1999   Bulgaria '99   Sheet   
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus
600l     73     Rainbow Lorikeet    Trichoglossus moluccanus     
600l     73     Eastern Rosella    Platycercus eximius     
600l     73     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     
600l     73     Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus     

1999.02   13.04.1999   Europa   2v set   
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
180l     14     Red-crested Pochard    Netta rufina     

1999.03   06.10.1999   Birds      
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
0.08l     156     Lesser Grey Shrike    Lanius minor     
0.18l     215     Mistle Thrush    Turdus viscivorus     
0.20l     226     Dunnock    Prunella modularis     
0.60l     234     Ortolan Bunting    Emberiza hortulana     

2000.01   22.03.2000   Storks      
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
0.60l     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     MS

2001.01   18.04.2001   Europa   2v set   
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
0.22l     37     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     

2001.02   18.04.2001   Europa   2v booklet   2001.01
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
0.22l     37     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     

2001.03   24.05.2001   Vultures      
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
0.12l     37     Egyptian Vulture    Neophron percnopterus     
0.22l     37     Egyptian Vulture    Neophron percnopterus     
0.30l     37     Egyptian Vulture    Neophron percnopterus     
0.65l     37     Egyptian Vulture    Neophron percnopterus     

2002.01   29.01.2002   Balkanmax 2002   2v sheet   
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
0.65l     37     Long-legged Buzzard    Buteo rufinus     

2002.02   20.03.2002   National Antarctic expedition   Sheet   
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
0.25l     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     

2002.03   10.05.2002   Domestic fowl races   4v set   
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
0.10l     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     

2004.01   28.07.2004   Ecology   2v sheet   
Red Kite Milvus milvus
0.45l     37     Red Kite    Milvus milvus     

2006.01   09.05.2006   Harriers      
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
0.10l     37     Western Marsh Harrier    Circus aeruginosus     
0.35l     37     Hen Harrier    Circus cyaneus     
0.55l     37     Pallid Harrier    Circus macrourus     
1l     37     Montagu's Harrier    Circus pygargus     

2007.01   28.02.2007   100th birth anniversary of Emilian Stanev      
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
0.55l     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     

2007.02   10.09.2007   Ropotamo   2v sheet   
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
1l     37     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     

2007.03   10.09.2007   Ropotamo   Booklet   2007.02
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
1l     37     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     

2007.04   11.09.2007   Protected birds   Sheet   
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
0.10l     92     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     
0.35l     210     Wallcreeper    Tichodroma muraria     
0.55l     170     Bohemian Waxwing    Bombycilla garrulus     
1l     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     

2007.05   11.09.2007   Protected birds   Booklet   2007.04
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
0.10l     92     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     
0.35l     210     Wallcreeper    Tichodroma muraria     
0.55l     170     Bohemian Waxwing    Bombycilla garrulus     
1l     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     

2008.01   10.02.2008   International polar year   2v sheet   
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
1l     67     South Polar Skua    Stercorarius maccormicki     
and     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     

2008.02   14.05.2008   Sofia Zoo   6v sheet   
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
0.60l     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     

2008.03   21.07.2008   Strandzha   2v sheet   
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
1.50l     37     Lesser Spotted Eagle    Clanga pomarina     

2009.01   02.03.2009   Balkan      Serbia 2009.01
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
0.60l     64     Eurasian Woodcock    Scolopax rusticola     
1l     216     Common Rock Thrush    Monticola saxatilis     

2009.02   02.03.2009   Balkan   Sheet, imp   2009.01
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
0.60l     64     Eurasian Woodcock    Scolopax rusticola     
1l     216     Common Rock Thrush    Monticola saxatilis     

2009.03   27.03.2009   Preserve the polar regions and glaciers   Sheet   
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
0.60l     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
and     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
and     16     Little Penguin    Eudyptula minor     
and     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
and     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
and     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
1.50l     37     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     

2009.04   30.05.2009   Owls      
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo Little Owl Athene noctua Ural Owl Strix uralensis Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum
0.10l     78     Eurasian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bubo     
0.50l     78     Little Owl    Athene noctua     
0.60l     78     Ural Owl    Strix uralensis     
1.50l     78     Eurasian Pygmy Owl    Glaucidium passerinum     

2010.01   24.11.2010   Region   4v sheet   
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
0.65l     29     Dalmatian Pelican    Pelecanus crispus     

2010.02   22.12.2010   Balkanfila   imp   
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
0.65l     37     Griffon Vulture    Gyps fulvus     

2011.01   28.04.2011   Europa   2v set   
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
1.50l     64     Eurasian Woodcock    Scolopax rusticola     

2011.02   28.04.2011   Europa   Sheet   2011.01
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
1.50l     64     Eurasian Woodcock    Scolopax rusticola     

2011.03   28.04.2011   Europa   Booklet   2011.01, smaller
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
1.50l     64     Eurasian Woodcock    Scolopax rusticola     

2011.04   10.06.2011   Regions   4v sheet   
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
0.65l     108     White-backed Woodpecker    Dendrocopos leucotos     

2012.01   07.04.2012   Bulgarian Antarctic expedition      
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
1.40l     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     

2012.02   07.04.2012   Bulgarian Antarctic expedition   imp   
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
0.65l     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     

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Location: Southeastern Europe
Population: 7.8 million
Climate: temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers
Terrain: mostly mountains with lowlands in north and southeast

Birds: 402 species

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