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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1929.01   Definitives      
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
½d     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
1d     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     = ½d
2d     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     = ½d
2½d     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     = ½d
4d     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     = ½d
6d     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     = ½d
1s     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     = ½d
2s6d     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     = ½d
5s     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     = ½d
10s     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     = ½d
1£     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     = ½d

1933.01   02.01.1933   British administration      
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
5s     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

1938.01   03.01.1938   Definitives      
Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus Upland Goose Chloephaga picta Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
1d     14     Black-necked Swan    Cygnus melancoryphus     
4d     14     Upland Goose    Chloephaga picta     
2s6d     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     

1941.01   14.07.1941   Definitives      1938.01
2d     14     Black-necked Swan    Cygnus melancoryphus     

1946.01   10.12.1946   Definitives      
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
1s3d     34     Turkey Vulture    Cathartes aura     

1949.01   15.06.1949   Definitives      1938.01
2½d     14     Upland Goose    Chloephaga picta     

1952.01   02.01.1952   Definitives, George VI      
Upland Goose Chloephaga picta Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida
2d     14     Upland Goose    Chloephaga picta     
1s     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
1s3d     14     Kelp Goose    Chloephaga hybrida     

1955.01   15.07.1955   Definitives, Elisabeth II      1952.01
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
1s     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     

1956.01   03.09.1956   Definitives, Elisabeth II      1952.01
Upland Goose Chloephaga picta
2d     14     Upland Goose    Chloephaga picta     

1960.01   10.02.1960   Birds      
Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca Upland Goose Chloephaga picta Falkland Steamer Duck Tachyeres brachypterus Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida King Shag Leucocarbo albiventer Southern Crested Caracara Caracara plancus Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
½d     215     Austral Thrush    Turdus falcklandii     Upright wmk
1d     66     Kelp Gull    Larus dominicanus     
2d     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
2½d     232     Long-tailed Meadowlark    Sturnella loyca     
3d     14     Upland Goose    Chloephaga picta     
4d     14     Falkland Steamer Duck    Tachyeres brachypterus     
5½d     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
6d     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
9d     21     Silvery Grebe    Podiceps occipitalis     
1s     54     Magellanic Oystercatcher    Haematopus leucopodus     
1s3d     14     Yellow-billed Teal    Anas flavirostris     
2s     14     Kelp Goose    Chloephaga hybrida     
5s     32     King Shag    Leucocarbo albiventer     
10s     38     Southern Crested Caracara    Caracara plancus     
1£     14     Black-necked Swan    Cygnus melancoryphus     

1966.01   25.10.1966   Birds      1960.01
½d     215     Austral Thrush    Turdus falcklandii     Sideways wmk

1974.01   06.03.1974   Tourism   4v set   
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca
5p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
15p     232     Long-tailed Meadowlark    Sturnella loyca     

1975.01   31.12.1975   New coinage   4v set   
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Upland Goose Chloephaga picta Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
5½p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
8p     14     Upland Goose    Chloephaga picta     
10p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     

1980.01   11.08.1980   Birds of prey      
Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma Southern Crested Caracara Caracara plancus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
3p     38     Striated Caracara    Phalcoboenus australis     
11p     37     Variable Hawk    Geranoaetus polyosoma     
15p     38     Southern Crested Caracara    Caracara plancus     
25p     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     

1982.01   06.12.1982   Passerine birds      
Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbata Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
5p     112     Blackish Cinclodes    Cinclodes antarcticus     
10p     229     Black-chinned Siskin    Spinus barbata     
13p     207     Sedge Wren    Cistothorus platensis     
17p     235     White-bridled Finch    Melanodera melanodera     
25p     227     Correndera Pipit    Anthus correndera     
34p     119     Dark-faced Ground Tyrant    Muscisaxicola maclovianus     

1984.01   06.08.1984   Grebes      
Great Grebe Podiceps major Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
17p     21     Great Grebe    Podiceps major     
22p     21     Silvery Grebe    Podiceps occipitalis     
52p     21     White-tufted Grebe    Rollandia rolland     

1984.02   05.11.1984   Nature conservation   4v set   
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
6p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
and     66     South American Tern    Sterna hirundinacea     
and     52     Snowy Sheathbill    Chionis albus     

1984.03   05.11.1984   Nature conservation   4v sheet   1984.02
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
6p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
and     66     South American Tern    Sterna hirundinacea     
and     52     Snowy Sheathbill    Chionis albus     

1985.01   04.11.1985   Early naturalists, Joseph Paul Gaimard   4v set   
Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
27p     20     Common Diving Petrel    Pelecanoides urinatrix     

1986.01   25.08.1986   Rockhopper Penguin      
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
10p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
24p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
29p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
58p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

1988.01   25.07.1988   Falkland Islands geese      
Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida Upland Goose Chloephaga picta Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala
10p     14     Kelp Goose    Chloephaga hybrida     
24p     14     Upland Goose    Chloephaga picta     
29p     14     Ruddy-headed Goose    Chloephaga rubidiceps     
58p     14     Ashy-headed Goose    Chloephaga poliocephala     

1990.01   09.04.1990   Nature reserves, Beauchene Island, Bird Island   4v set   
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
26p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
31p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
and     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

1990.02   03.10.1990   Black-browed Albatross      
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
12p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
26p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
31p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
62p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     

1991.01   07.01.1991   Postage due      
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
1p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
2p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     = 1p
3p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     = 1p
4p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     = 1p
5p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     = 1p
10p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     = 1p
20p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     = 1p
50p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     = 1p

1991.02   26.08.1991   WWF      
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
2p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
6p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
12p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
20p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
31p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
62p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

1993.01   02.01.1993   Gulls and terns      
South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
15p     66     South American Tern    Sterna hirundinacea     
31p     66     Brown-hooded Gull    Chroicocephalus maculipennis     
36p     66     Dolphin Gull    Leucophaeus scoresbii     
72p     66     Kelp Gull    Larus dominicanus     

1993.02   01.10.1993   Tourism   4v set   
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
34p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

1994.01   24.10.1994   Falkland beaches (Volunteer Beach)   4v set   
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
65p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

1995.01   01.03.1995   Shore birds      
Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus Rufous-chested Plover Charadrius modestus Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus
17p     54     Magellanic Oystercatcher    Haematopus leucopodus     
35p     58     Rufous-chested Plover    Charadrius modestus     
40p     54     Blackish Oystercatcher    Haematopus ater     
65p     58     Two-banded Plover    Charadrius falklandicus     

1995.02   11.09.1995   Wildlife   6v set   
Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris King Shag Leucocarbo albiventer Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
35p     14     Kelp Goose    Chloephaga hybrida     
35p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
35p     32     King Shag    Leucocarbo albiventer     
35p     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     
35p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

1997.01   02.01.1997   Magellanic Penguin      
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
17p     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     
35p     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     
40p     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     
65p     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     

1997.02   06.10.1997   Endangered species      
Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
17p     38     Striated Caracara    Phalcoboenus australis     
and     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
19p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     = 17p
40p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     = 17p
73p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     = 17p

1998.01   14.07.1998   Rare visiting birds      
Tawny-throated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata Great Grebe Podiceps major Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala Red-legged Cormorant Phalacrocorax gaimardi Red Shoveler Anas platalea Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
1p     58     Tawny-throated Dotterel    Oreopholus ruficollis     
2p     64     Hudsonian Godwit    Limosa haemastica     
5p     70     Eared Dove    Zenaida auriculata     
9p     21     Great Grebe    Podiceps major     
10p     58     Southern Lapwing    Vanellus chilensis     
16p     25     Buff-necked Ibis    Theristicus caudatus     
30p     14     Ashy-headed Goose    Chloephaga poliocephala     
65p     32     Red-legged Cormorant    Phalacrocorax gaimardi     
88p     14     Red Shoveler    Anas platalea     
1£     46     Red-fronted Coot    Fulica rufifrons     
3£     22     Chilean Flamingo    Phoenicopterus chilensis     
5£     119     Fork-tailed Flycatcher    Tyrannus savana     

1998.02   14.07.1998   Rare visiting birds   Booklet   
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja Austral Parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus
9p     25     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja     
17p     73     Austral Parakeet    Enicognathus ferrugineus     

1998.03   14.07.1998   Rare visiting birds   Booklet   
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
35p     38     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     

1999.01   09.09.1999   Ducks      
Chiloe Wigeon Anas sibilatrix Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica Silver Teal Anas versicolor Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris Falkland Steamer Duck Tachyeres brachypterus
9p     14     Chiloe Wigeon    Anas sibilatrix     
17p     14     Crested Duck    Lophonetta specularioides     
30p     14     Yellow-billed Pintail    Anas georgica     
35p     14     Silver Teal    Anas versicolor     
40p     14     Yellow-billed Teal    Anas flavirostris     
65p     14     Falkland Steamer Duck    Tachyeres brachypterus     

1999.02   06.12.1999   Millennium   6v set   
Upland Goose Chloephaga picta Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
9p     14     Upland Goose    Chloephaga picta     
9p     66     Kelp Gull    Larus dominicanus     
30p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
30p     26     Black-crowned Night Heron    Nycticorax nycticorax     

2001.01   01.02.2001   Hong Kong 2001   Sheet   
Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
37p     38     Striated Caracara    Phalcoboenus australis     
37p     37     Mountain Hawk-Eagle    Nisaetus nipalensis     

2001.02   28.09.2001   Carcass Island   4v set   
Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
37p     112     Blackish Cinclodes    Cinclodes antarcticus     
43p     26     Black-crowned Night Heron    Nycticorax nycticorax     

2001.03   26.10.2001   Gentoo Penguins      
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
10p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
33p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
37p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
43p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     

2002.01   30.08.2002   WWF, penguins      
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
36p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
40p     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     
45p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
70p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     

2002.02   30.08.2002   WWF, penguins   Sheet   2002.01
36p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
40p     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     
45p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
70p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     

2002.03   31.10.2002   West Point Island   4v set   
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
40p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
45p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

2003.01   21.07.2003   Bird definitives      
Chiloe Wigeon Anas sibilatrix Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii Falkland Steamer Duck Tachyeres brachypterus White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland Rufous-chested Plover Charadrius modestus Upland Goose Chloephaga picta Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
1p     14     Chiloe Wigeon    Anas sibilatrix     
2p     66     Dolphin Gull    Leucophaeus scoresbii     
5p     14     Falkland Steamer Duck    Tachyeres brachypterus     
10p     235     White-bridled Finch    Melanodera melanodera     
22p     21     White-tufted Grebe    Rollandia rolland     
25p     58     Rufous-chested Plover    Charadrius modestus     
45p     14     Upland Goose    Chloephaga picta     
50p     119     Dark-faced Ground Tyrant    Muscisaxicola maclovianus     
95p     26     Black-crowned Night Heron    Nycticorax nycticorax     
1£     37     Variable Hawk    Geranoaetus polyosoma     
3£     14     Black-necked Swan    Cygnus melancoryphus     
5£     78     Short-eared Owl    Asio flammeus     

2003.02   11.09.2003   Bird definitives   Booklet, sa   
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
*     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

2003.03   26.09.2003   BirdLife International      
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
22p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
22p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
40p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
1£     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     

2003.04   26.09.2003   BirdLife International   Sheet   2003.03
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
16p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     New
22p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
22p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
40p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
1£     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     

2003.05   24.10.2003   New Island   4v set   
Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
40p     38     Striated Caracara    Phalcoboenus australis     
45p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

2004.01   17.06.2004   Falklands Conservation 1979-2004      
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
20p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
24p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
50p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
1£     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
and     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     

2004.02   31.08.2004   Sir Rowland Hill, stamp on stamp   4v set   1933.01
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
50p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

2004.03   15.09.2004   Sea Lion Island   4v set   
King Shag Leucocarbo albiventer Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
42p     32     King Shag    Leucocarbo albiventer     
50p     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     

2004.04   20.10.2004   Owls      
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
18p     78     Short-eared Owl    Asio flammeus     
45p     78     Short-eared Owl    Asio flammeus     
50p     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
1.50£     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     

2004.05   20.10.2004   Owls      
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
2£     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     MS

2005.01   11.01.2005   Sea Lion Island   2v strip   2004.03
King Shag Leucocarbo albiventer
42p     32     King Shag    Leucocarbo albiventer     "2005"

2005.02   12.09.2005   Pebble Island   4v set   
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
45p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
55p     14     Black-necked Swan    Cygnus melancoryphus     

2005.03   28.10.2005   H C Andersen   4v set   
Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
45p     14     Black-necked Swan    Cygnus melancoryphus     
and     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     
and     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
1£     183     Chilean Swallow    Tachycineta leucopyga     

2005.04   02.12.2005   Postage due      
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
1p     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     
3p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
5p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
10p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
20p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
50p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
1£     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
2£     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
3£     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
5£     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     

2006.01   10.02.2006   Night Heron      
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
24p     26     Black-crowned Night Heron    Nycticorax nycticorax     
55p     26     Black-crowned Night Heron    Nycticorax nycticorax     
80p     26     Black-crowned Night Heron    Nycticorax nycticorax     
1£     26     Black-crowned Night Heron    Nycticorax nycticorax     

2006.02   30.08.2006   Birds      
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua King Shag Leucocarbo albiventer King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
25p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
25p     32     King Shag    Leucocarbo albiventer     
60p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
60p     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

2006.03   18.09.2006   Bleaker Island   4v set   
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca
50p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
60p     232     Long-tailed Meadowlark    Sturnella loyca     

2006.04   15.11.2006   Bird definitives   "2006"   
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Rufous-chested Plover Charadrius modestus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
20p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
25p     58     Rufous-chested Plover    Charadrius modestus     2003.01
5£     78     Short-eared Owl    Asio flammeus     2003.01

2006.05   20.12.2006   WWF      
Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis
25p     38     Striated Caracara    Phalcoboenus australis     
50p     38     Striated Caracara    Phalcoboenus australis     
60p     38     Striated Caracara    Phalcoboenus australis     
85p     38     Striated Caracara    Phalcoboenus australis     

2007.01   24.02.2007   Fisheries   6v set   
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
60p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     

2007.02   28.09.2007   Saunders Island   4v set   
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Southern Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
50p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
55p     38     Southern Crested Caracara    Caracara plancus     

2008.01   15.07.2008   Elephant Seals   4v set   
Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus
1.10£     112     Blackish Cinclodes    Cinclodes antarcticus     

2008.02   01.12.2008   Penguins      
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
AP     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
AP     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
AP     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     
AP     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
AP     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
AP     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

2008.03   01.12.2008   Penguins   Sheet   2008.02
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
AP     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
AP     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
AP     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     
AP     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
AP     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
AP     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

2009.01   23.04.2009   Charles Darwin   4v set   
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
1.10£     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     

2009.02   19.10.2009   Albatrosses      
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
22p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
27p     17     Grey-headed Albatross    Thalassarche chrysostoma     
60p     17     Light-mantled Albatross    Phoebetria palpebrata     
90p     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

2009.03   10.11.2009   WWF, Cobb's Wren      
Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi
27p     207     Cobb's Wren    Troglodytes cobbi     
65p     207     Cobb's Wren    Troglodytes cobbi     
90p     207     Cobb's Wren    Troglodytes cobbi     
1.10£     207     Cobb's Wren    Troglodytes cobbi     

2009.04   10.11.2009   WWF, Cobb's Wren   Sheet with 4 sets   2009.03

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Cobb's Wren  Troglodytes cobbi Cobb's Wren  Troglodytes cobbi Cobb's Wren  Troglodytes cobbi Cobb's Wren  Troglodytes cobbi
27p     207     Cobb's Wren    Troglodytes cobbi     No white frame
65p     207     Cobb's Wren    Troglodytes cobbi     No white frame
90p     207     Cobb's Wren    Troglodytes cobbi     No white frame
1.10£     207     Cobb's Wren    Troglodytes cobbi     No white frame

2009.05   10.11.2009   Falklands Conservation, Cobb's Wren   Sheet   2009.03

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Cobb's Wren  Troglodytes cobbi Cobb's Wren  Troglodytes cobbi Cobb's Wren  Troglodytes cobbi Cobb's Wren  Troglodytes cobbi
27p     207     Cobb's Wren    Troglodytes cobbi     
65p     207     Cobb's Wren    Troglodytes cobbi     
90p     207     Cobb's Wren    Troglodytes cobbi     
1.10£     207     Cobb's Wren    Troglodytes cobbi     

2010.01   08.07.2010   Petrels and Shearwaters   White frames   
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
27p     18     Sooty Shearwater    Puffinus griseus     
70p     18     White-chinned Petrel    Procellaria aequinoctialis     
95p     18     Southern Giant Petrel    Macronectes giganteus     
1.15£     18     Great Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     

2010.02   08.07.2010   Petrels and Shearwaters   Sheet, no frames   2010.01

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Sooty Shearwater  Puffinus griseus White-chinned Petrel  Procellaria aequinoctialis Southern Giant Petrel  Macronectes giganteus Great Shearwater  Puffinus gravis
27p     18     Sooty Shearwater    Puffinus griseus     
70p     18     White-chinned Petrel    Procellaria aequinoctialis     
95p     18     Southern Giant Petrel    Macronectes giganteus     
1.15£     18     Great Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     

2010.03   29.09.2010   Penguins   White frames   
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
AL     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
AL     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
AL     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
AL     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
AL     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     
AL     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     

2010.04   29.09.2010   Penguins   Sheet, no frames   2010.03

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King Penguin  Aptenodytes patagonicus Macaroni Penguin  Eudyptes chrysolophus Southern Rockhopper Penguin  Eudyptes chrysocome Southern Rockhopper Penguin  Eudyptes chrysocome Magellanic Penguin  Spheniscus magellanicus Gentoo Penguin  Pygoscelis papua
AL     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
AL     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
AL     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
AL     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
AL     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     
AL     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     

2011.01   16.11.2011   Fauna   4v set   
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
27p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
1.15£     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     

2012.01   14.06.2012   Anniversary of liberation   6v set   
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
1.20£     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     

2012.02   14.12.2012   Colour in nature   4v set   
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
30p     26     Black-crowned Night Heron    Nycticorax nycticorax     
75p     78     Short-eared Owl    Asio flammeus     

2013.01   28.03.2013   Fauna   4v set   
Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
30p     38     Striated Caracara    Phalcoboenus australis     
75p     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
1£     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) map

Location: Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean
Population: 3,100
Climate: cold marine; span style="font-weight:bold" westerly winds, cloudy, humid
Terrain: rocky, hilly, mountainous with some boggy, undulating plains

Birds: 196 species. 2 endemic species: Cobb's Wren (not on stamp) and Falkland Steamerduck (on 1960 Birds, 1999 Ducks and 2003 Birds definitives).

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