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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1967.01   20.06.1967   Birds      
Anjouan Sunbird Cinnyris comorensis Malagasy Kingfisher Alcedo vintsioides Comoros Fody Foudia eminentissima Cuckoo Roller Leptosomus discolor Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
2f     212     Anjouan Sunbird    Cinnyris comorensis     
10f     92     Malagasy Kingfisher    Alcedo vintsioides     
15f     214     Comoros Fody    Foudia eminentissima     
30f     89     Cuckoo Roller    Leptosomus discolor     
75f     159     Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone mutata     
100f     95     Olive Bee-eater    Merops superciliosus     

1971.01   12.03.1971   Birds      
Western Great Egret Ardea alba Comoros Olive Pigeon Columba pollenii Striated Heron Butorides striata Comoros Blue Pigeon Alectroenas sganzini Humblot's Flycatcher Humblotia flavirostris Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
5f     26     Western Great Egret    Ardea alba     
10f     70     Comoros Olive Pigeon    Columba pollenii     
15f     26     Striated Heron    Butorides striata     
25f     70     Comoros Blue Pigeon    Alectroenas sganzini     
35f     208     Humblot's Flycatcher    Humblotia flavirostris     
40f     46     Allen's Gallinule    Porphyrio alleni     

1975.01   Overprint ETAT COMORIEN on 1967.01      
Anjouan Sunbird Cinnyris comorensis
10f     212     Anjouan Sunbird    Cinnyris comorensis     

1975.02   Overprint ETAT COMORIEN on 1971.01      
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
40f     46     Allen's Gallinule    Porphyrio alleni     

1976.01   30.12.1976   Endangered animals   6v set   
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
15f     34     Andean Condor    Vultur gryphus     

1977.01   14.04.1977   Endangered animals   6v set   
Galapagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus
400f     15     Galapagos Penguin    Spheniscus mendiculus     

1978.01   06.02.1978   Birds      
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus Malagasy Kingfisher Alcedo vintsioides Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata Anjouan Sunbird Cinnyris comorensis Little Egret Egretta garzetta
15f     46     Allen's Gallinule    Porphyrio alleni     
20f     95     Olive Bee-eater    Merops superciliosus     
35f     92     Malagasy Kingfisher    Alcedo vintsioides     
40f     159     Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone mutata     
75f     212     Anjouan Sunbird    Cinnyris comorensis     
400f     26     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     

1978.02   06.02.1978   Birds      
Comoros Fody Foudia eminentissima
500f     214     Comoros Fody    Foudia eminentissima     MS

1979.01   10.04.1979   Fauna   3v set   
Cuckoo Roller Leptosomus discolor Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
50f     89     Cuckoo Roller    Leptosomus discolor     
75f     95     Olive Bee-eater    Merops superciliosus     

1979.02   02.05.1979   Overprint Republique Federale… on 1978.01      
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Malagasy Kingfisher Alcedo vintsioides Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata Anjouan Sunbird Cinnyris comorensis
15f     46     Allen's Gallinule    Porphyrio alleni     
30f     92     Malagasy Kingfisher    Alcedo vintsioides     
50f     95     Olive Bee-eater    Merops superciliosus     
50f     159     Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone mutata     
200f     212     Anjouan Sunbird    Cinnyris comorensis     

1981.01   Surcharge on 1979.01      
Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
60f     95     Olive Bee-eater    Merops superciliosus     

1985.01   15.01.1985   Audubon      
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
100f     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
125f     224     Baltimore Oriole    Icterus galbula     
150f     37     Red-shouldered Hawk    Buteo lineatus     
500f     106     Red-breasted Sapsucker    Sphyrapicus ruber     

1989.01   15.03.1989   Scouts   6v set   
Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata Madagascar White-eye Zosterops maderaspatanus
375f     215     Bronze Mannikin    Lonchura cucullata     
500f     194     Madagascar White-eye    Zosterops maderaspatanus     

1989.02   15.03.1989   Scouts   6v sheet   1989.01
Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata Madagascar White-eye Zosterops maderaspatanus
375f     215     Bronze Mannikin    Lonchura cucullata     
500f     194     Madagascar White-eye    Zosterops maderaspatanus     

1989.03   15.03.1989   Scouts      1989.01
375f     215     Bronze Mannikin    Lonchura cucullata     MS
500f     194     Madagascar White-eye    Zosterops maderaspatanus     MS
750f     214     Forest Fody    Foudia omissa     MS

1989.04   15.03.1989   Scouts      
Grey-headed Lovebird Agapornis canus
1500f     73     Grey-headed Lovebird    Agapornis canus     MS

1994.01   05.04.1994   Prehistoric animals   16v sheet   
150f     0     Diatryma    Diatryma sp     
525f     0     Euryapteryx    Euryapteryx sp     

1998.01   10.08.1998   Marine life   9v sheet   
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
150f     66     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     
150f     66     Franklin's Gull    Leucophaeus pipixcan     

1998.02   10.08.1998   Marine life   12v sheet   
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
200f     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

1998.03   Birds   Sheet   
Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix Southern Black Korhaan Afrotis afra
175f     212     Regal Sunbird    Cinnyris regius     
175f     92     Malachite Kingfisher    Alcedo cristata     
175f     154     Long-tailed Shrike    Lanius schach     
175f     104     Red-and-yellow Barbet    Trachyphonus erythrocephalus     
175f     215     Green-winged Pytilia    Pytilia melba     
175f     90     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     
175f     9     Vulturine Guineafowl    Acryllium vulturinum     
175f     214     Southern Red Bishop    Euplectes orix     
175f     39     Southern Black Korhaan    Afrotis afra     

1998.04   Birds of prey   Sheet   
Shikra Accipiter badius Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Black Kite Milvus migrans African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
200f     37     Shikra    Accipiter badius     
200f     37     Red-tailed Hawk    Buteo jamaicensis     
200f     37     Black Kite    Milvus migrans     
200f     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
200f     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
200f     37     Griffon Vulture    Gyps fulvus     
200f     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
200f     36     Western Osprey    Pandion haliaetus     
200f     37     Harpy Eagle    Harpia harpyja     

1999.01   25.01.1999   Birds      
Green-headed Tanager Tangara seledon Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens Silver-eared Leiothrix Leiothrix argentauris
75f     227     Green-headed Tanager    Tangara seledon     
75f     68     Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica     
150f     46     Water Rail    Rallus aquaticus     
150f     212     Fork-tailed Sunbird    Aethopyga christinae     
200f     11     Black Francolin    Francolinus francolinus     
200f     11     Himalayan Monal    Lophophorus impejanus     
375f     126     Splendid Fairywren    Malurus splendens     
375f     191     Silver-eared Leiothrix    Leiothrix argentauris     

1999.02   25.01.1999   Birds      
White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
1500f     102     White-throated Toucan    Ramphastos tucanus     MS
1500f     61     Northern Jacana    Jacana spinosa     MS

1999.03   25.01.1999   Waterbirds   Sheet   
Common Pochard Aythya ferina Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wood Duck Aix sponsa Baikal Teal Anas formosa
375f     14     Common Pochard    Aythya ferina     
375f     14     Common Goldeneye    Bucephala clangula     
375f     14     Red-breasted Merganser    Mergus serrator     
375f     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
375f     14     Wood Duck    Aix sponsa     
375f     14     Baikal Teal    Anas formosa     

1999.04   25.01.1999   Birds of prey   Sheet   
Merlin Falco columbarius Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Buffy Fish Owl Ketupa ketupu Southern Crested Caracara Caracara plancus Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
375f     38     Merlin    Falco columbarius     
375f     78     Boreal Owl    Aegolius funereus     
375f     37     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     
375f     78     Buffy Fish Owl    Ketupa ketupu     
375f     38     Southern Crested Caracara    Caracara plancus     
375f     78     Spectacled Owl    Pulsatrix perspicillata     

1999.05   25.01.1999   Protection of the world's environment   4v sheet   
Western Great Egret Ardea alba Northern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris
375f     26     Western Great Egret    Ardea alba     
375f     98     Northern Yellow-billed Hornbill    Tockus flavirostris     

1999.06   25.01.1999   Protection of the world's environment   4v sheet   
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
375f     15     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     

1999.07   25.01.1999   Protection of the world's environment   4v sheet   
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
375f     30     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
and     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
375f     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
375f     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     

1999.08   25.01.1999   Fauna and flora   8v sheet   
Western Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
150f     15     Western Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

1999.09   25.01.1999   Fauna and flora   8v sheet   
Nene Branta sandvicensis
150f     14     Nene    Branta sandvicensis     

1999.10   25.01.1999   Fauna and flora   8v sheet   
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
150f     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     

1999.11   25.01.1999   Fauna and flora      
Red-crowned Amazon Amazona viridigenalis Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
1500f     73     Red-crowned Amazon    Amazona viridigenalis     MS
1500f     15     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     MS

1999.12   25.01.1999   Prehistoric animals   12v sheet   
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica
150f     0     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     

1999.13   25.01.1999   Prehistoric animals      
Diatryma Diatryma sp
1500f     0     Diatryma    Diatryma sp     MS

2009.01   07.01.2009   Audubon & Gould   Sheet   

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Blue Jay  Cyanocitta cristata Elegant Trogon  Trogon elegans Passenger Pigeon  Ectopistes migratorius Blue-and-yellow Tanager  Thraupis bonariensis Northern Raven  Corvus corax Arfak Astrapia  Astrapia nigra
125f     160     Blue Jay    Cyanocitta cristata     
150f     88     Elegant Trogon    Trogon elegans     
225f     0     Passenger Pigeon    Ectopistes migratorius     
300f     227     Blue-and-yellow Tanager    Thraupis bonariensis     
400f     160     Northern Raven    Corvus corax     
1000f     163     Arfak Astrapia    Astrapia nigra     

2009.02   07.01.2009   Audubon & Gould      
Not identified Not identified
3000f          Not identified    Not identified     MS
and          Not identified    Not identified     

2009.03   07.01.2009   Lighthouses   Sheet   

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Egyptian Goose  Alopochen aegyptiaca Kelp Gull  Larus dominicanus Red-throated Loon  Gavia stellata Wilson's Storm Petrel  Oceanites oceanicus Shy Albatross  Thalassarche cauta Pink-backed Pelican  Pelecanus rufescens
125f     14     Egyptian Goose    Alopochen aegyptiaca     
150f     66     Kelp Gull    Larus dominicanus     
225f     16     Red-throated Loon    Gavia stellata     
300f     19     Wilson's Storm Petrel    Oceanites oceanicus     
400f     17     Shy Albatross    Thalassarche cauta     
1000f     30     Pink-backed Pelican    Pelecanus rufescens     

2009.04   07.01.2009   Lighthouses      
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
3000f     23     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus     MS

2009.05   02.03.2009   Kingfishers   Sheet   
200f     92     Giant Kingfisher    Megaceryle maxima     
250f     92     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     
350f     92     Woodland Kingfisher    Halcyon senegalensis     
450f     92     African Pygmy Kingfisher    Ispidina picta     
500f     92     Collared Kingfisher    Todiramphus chloris     
1000f     92     Malachite Kingfisher    Alcedo cristata     

2009.06   02.03.2009   Kingfishers      
3000f     92     Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica     MS

2009.07   02.03.2009   Owls   Sheet   
200f     78     Pemba Scops Owl    Otus pembaensis     
250f     78     Southern White-faced Owl    Ptilopsis granti     
350f     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
450f     78     Long-eared Owl    Asio otus     
500f     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
1000f          Not identified    Not identified     

2009.08   02.03.2009   Owls      
3000f     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     MS

Comoros map

Location: Southern Africa, group of islands in the Mozambique Channel
Population: 731,700
Climate: tropical marine; rainy season
Terrain: volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills

Birds: 146 species. 14 endemic species.

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