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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1898.01   11.07.1898   Definitives      
White Tern Gygis alba White Tern Gygis alba White Tern Gygis alba
2d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Brown
6d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     = 2d, purple
1s     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     = 2d, red

1899.01   09.11.1899   Definitives      1898.01
½d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Steel blue

1900.01   Definitives      1898.01
White Tern Gygis alba White Tern Gygis alba White Tern Gygis alba
½d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Deep blue
2d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Deep brown
6d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Bright purple
1s     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Deep carmine

1902.01   01.02.1902   Definitives      1898.01
½d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Blue-green
½d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Yellow-green, thick paper

1902.02   01.09.1902   Definitives   wmk   1898.01
White Tern Gygis alba
½d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Yellow-green
½d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Grey-green
2d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Deep brown
6d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Purple
1s     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Carmine

1911.01   Definitives   wmk, p 14½x14   1898.01
½d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Green

1915.01   Definitives   wmk, p 14   1898.01
White Tern Gygis alba
½d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Deep green

1919.01   Definitives   wmk, p 15x14   1898.01
White Tern Gygis alba
2d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Deep brown
1s     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     Carmine

1949.01   01.08.1949   Definitives      
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
1d     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

1963.01   04.06.1963   Definitives      
White Tern Gygis alba
5d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     

1967.01   04.05.1967   Surcharge on 1963.01      
4c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     

1973.01   15.03.1973   Currency   7v set   
White Tern Gygis alba
20c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     

1974.01   16.09.1974   UPU, stamp on stamp   4v set   1898.01
White Tern Gygis alba White Tern Gygis alba
25c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     
50c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     

1974.02   16.09.1974   UPU, stamp on stamp   4v sheet   1974.01
White Tern Gygis alba White Tern Gygis alba
25c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     
50c     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     

1974.03   15.10.1974   Christmas   5v set   
1c     221     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     

1974.04   09.12.1974   Christmas      1974.03
50c     221     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     MS

1976.01   15.11.1976   Nature conservation day      
Mewing Kingfisher Todiramphus ruficollaris
1$     92     Mewing Kingfisher    Todiramphus ruficollaris     

1977.01   15.11.1977   Nature conservation day      
Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtelli
1$     85     Atiu Swiftlet    Aerodramus sawtelli     

1978.01   15.11.1978   Nature conservation day      
Cook Reed Warbler Acrocephalus kerearako
1$     185     Cook Reed Warbler    Acrocephalus kerearako     

1979.01   07.11.1979   Apollo 11   4v set   
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
30c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     p 14

1979.02   07.11.1979   Apollo 11   4v sheet   1979.01
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
30c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     p 13½

1979.03   15.11.1979   Nature conservation day      
Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis
1$     70     Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus rarotongensis     

1985.01   23.04.1985   Audubon      
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Dickcissel Spiza americana White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
30c     106     Downy Woodpecker    Picoides pubescens     
55c     222     Black-throated Blue Warbler    Dendroica caerulescens     
65c     222     Yellow-throated Warbler    Dendroica dominica     
75c     222     Chestnut-sided Warbler    Dendroica pensylvanica     
95c     229     Dickcissel    Spiza americana     
1.15$     226     White-crowned Sparrow    Zonotrichia leucophrys     

1985.02   23.04.1985   Audubon      

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Red-cockaded Woodpecker  Picoides borealis Seaside Sparrow  Ammodramus maritimus Zenaida Dove  Zenaida aurita
1.30$     106     Red-cockaded Woodpecker    Picoides borealis     MS
2.80$     226     Seaside Sparrow    Ammodramus maritimus     MS
5.30$     70     Zenaida Dove    Zenaida aurita     MS

1989.01   04.10.1989   WWF      
Rarotonga Monarch Pomarea dimidiata Rarotonga Monarch Pomarea dimidiata Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis
15c     159     Rarotonga Monarch    Pomarea dimidiata     
20c     159     Rarotonga Monarch    Pomarea dimidiata     
65c     70     Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus rarotongensis     
70c     70     Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus rarotongensis     

1989.02   04.10.1989   WWF      1989.01

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Rarotonga Monarch  Pomarea dimidiata Rarotonga Monarch  Pomarea dimidiata Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus rarotongensis Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus rarotongensis
1$     159     Rarotonga Monarch    Pomarea dimidiata     MS
1.25$     159     Rarotonga Monarch    Pomarea dimidiata     MS
1.50$     70     Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus rarotongensis     MS
1.75$     70     Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus rarotongensis     MS

1990.01   05.12.1990   Birdpex '90      1989.02

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Rarotonga Monarch  Pomarea dimidiata Rarotonga Monarch  Pomarea dimidiata Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus rarotongensis Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus rarotongensis
1$     159     Rarotonga Monarch    Pomarea dimidiata     MS
1.25$     159     Rarotonga Monarch    Pomarea dimidiata     MS
1.50$     70     Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus rarotongensis     MS
1.75$     70     Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus rarotongensis     MS

1992.01   14.07.1992   Endangered wildlife      
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
1.15$     78     Eurasian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bubo     

1992.02   15.07.1992   Endangered wildlife      
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae
1.15$     86     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     

1992.03   16.10.1992   Pacific arts      
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
80c     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
85c     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     = 80c
1$     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     = 80c
1.75$     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     = 80c

1992.04   16.10.1992   Overprint ROYAL VISIT on 1992.03      
80c     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
85c     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
1$     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
1.75$     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

1992.05   02.11.1992   Endangered wildlife      
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
1.15$     15     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     

1992.06   04.11.1992   Endangered wildlife      
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
1.15$     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     

1994.01   20.07.1994   Apollo 11      
2.25$     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
2.25$     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 2.25$
2.25$     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 2.25$
2.25$     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     = 2.25$

1999.01   31.12.1999   Overprint KIA ORANA on 1992.03      
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
80c     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
85c     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
1$     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
1.75$     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

2001.01   30.04.2001   Overprint Suwarrow Sanctuary on 1992.01-2   12v set   
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
80c     86     Bee Hummingbird    Mellisuga helenae     
80c     78     Eurasian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bubo     

2005.01   13.06.2005   WWF      
Cook Reed Warbler Acrocephalus kerearako Mewing Kingfisher Todiramphus ruficollaris Rarotonga Starling Aplonis cinerascens Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtelli
80c     185     Cook Reed Warbler    Acrocephalus kerearako     
90c     92     Mewing Kingfisher    Todiramphus ruficollaris     
1.15$     205     Rarotonga Starling    Aplonis cinerascens     
1.95$     85     Atiu Swiftlet    Aerodramus sawtelli     

2007.01   20.03.2007   Wildlife   26v set   
Violet Lorikeet Vini peruviana Rarotonga Starling Aplonis cinerascens Violet Lorikeet Vini peruviana Violet Lorikeet Vini peruviana Violet Lorikeet Vini peruviana Violet Lorikeet Vini peruviana
10c     73     Violet Lorikeet    Vini peruviana     Aitutaki 2002.01
50c     205     Rarotonga Starling    Aplonis cinerascens     Cook 2005.01
2$     73     Violet Lorikeet    Vini peruviana     Aitutaki 2002.01
2$     73     Violet Lorikeet    Vini peruviana     Aitutaki 2002.01
2$     73     Violet Lorikeet    Vini peruviana     Aitutaki 2002.01
2$     73     Violet Lorikeet    Vini peruviana     Aitutaki 2002.01

2007.02   20.03.2007   Wildlife      2005.01
Mewing Kingfisher Todiramphus ruficollaris Cook Reed Warbler Acrocephalus kerearako Rarotonga Starling Aplonis cinerascens Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtelli
80c     92     Mewing Kingfisher    Todiramphus ruficollaris     
80c     185     Cook Reed Warbler    Acrocephalus kerearako     
80c     205     Rarotonga Starling    Aplonis cinerascens     
80c     85     Atiu Swiftlet    Aerodramus sawtelli     

2007.03   10.12.2007   Birds      2007.01-2
Cook Reed Warbler Acrocephalus kerearako
15$     185     Cook Reed Warbler    Acrocephalus kerearako     
and     73     Violet Lorikeet    Vini peruviana     
and     85     Atiu Swiftlet    Aerodramus sawtelli     

Cook Islands map

Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean
Population: 21,750
Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds
Terrain: low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south

Birds: 50 species. 6 endemic species.

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