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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1947.01   07.05.1947   UPU congress   5v set   
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
500f     66     European Herring Gull    Larus argentatus     

1949.01   13.06.1949   International telephone and telegraph congress      
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
100f     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     

1957.01   12.01.1957   Pigeon-fanciers      
Common Pigeon Columba livia
15f     70     Common Pigeon    Columba livia     

1960.01   12.11.1960   Nature protection      
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
30c     68     Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica     
50c     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     

1960.02   17.12.1960   Bird migration      
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
20c     58     Northern Lapwing    Vanellus vanellus     
45c     14     Eurasian Teal    Anas crecca     

1970.01   21.03.1970   Nature conservation year      
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
45c     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     

1972.01   29.01.1972   Crozet Islands and Kerguelen      
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
90c     15     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

1972.02   15.04.1972   Nature conservation   2v set   
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
65c     78     Eurasian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bubo     

1973.01   12.05.1973   Nature conservation   2v set   
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
60c     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     

1975.01   15.02.1975   Nature conservation      
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
70c     26     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     

1978.01   14.10.1978   Nature conservation   2v set   
Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus
1.80f     36     Western Osprey    Pandion haliaetus     

1978.02   21.10.1978   World gymnastics championships      
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
1f     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     

1981.01   20.06.1981   Conservation of littoral regions      
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
1.60f     26     Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea     

1984.01   22.09.1984   Birds of prey      
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
1f     37     Bearded Vulture    Gypaetus barbatus     
2f     37     Short-toed Snake Eagle    Circaetus gallicus     
3f     37     Eurasian Sparrowhawk    Accipiter nisus     
5f     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     

1991.01   14.09.1991   Nature   4v set   
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
5f     92     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     

1993.01   06.02.1993   Ducks      
Smew Mergellus albellus Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
2f     14     Smew    Mergellus albellus     
3f     14     Ferruginous Duck    Aythya nyroca     
4f     14     Common Shelduck    Tadorna tadorna     
5f     14     Red-breasted Merganser    Mergus serrator     

1995.01   25.02.1995   Audubon   p 12¾x12¼   
Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Snowy Egret Egretta thula Common Tern Sterna hirundo Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
2.80f     70     Band-tailed Pigeon    Patagioenas fasciata     
2.80f     26     Snowy Egret    Egretta thula     
4.30f     66     Common Tern    Sterna hirundo     
4.40f     37     Rough-legged Buzzard    Buteo lagopus     

1995.02   25.02.1995   Audubon   Sheet, p 13¼   1995.01
Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Snowy Egret Egretta thula Common Tern Sterna hirundo Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
2.80f     70     Band-tailed Pigeon    Patagioenas fasciata     
2.80f     26     Snowy Egret    Egretta thula     
4.30f     66     Common Tern    Sterna hirundo     
4.40f     37     Rough-legged Buzzard    Buteo lagopus     

1996.01   20.04.1996   Mercantour national park   3v set   
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
4.40f     37     Bearded Vulture    Gypaetus barbatus     

1997.01   12.04.1997   National parks: Ecrins, Port Cros      
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan
3f     37     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     
4.50f     18     Yelkouan Shearwater    Puffinus yelkouan     

1998.01   03.11.1998   50th anniversary of world conservation      
Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata
3f     68     Horned Puffin    Fratercula corniculata     

1999.01   24.04.1999   Europa, La Camargue      
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
3f     22     Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus     

2000.01   04.11.2000   Threatened birds      
Southern Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
3f     6     Southern Brown Kiwi    Apteryx australis     
5.20f     38     Lesser Kestrel    Falco naumanni     

2003.01   24.03.2003   Birds from the overseas territories      
Blue-headed Hummingbird Cyanophaia bicolor Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus Mascarene Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone bourbonnensis
0.41€     86     Blue-headed Hummingbird    Cyanophaia bicolor     
0.46€     86     Purple-throated Carib    Eulampis jugularis     
0.46€     102     Channel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos vitellinus     
0.69€     159     Mascarene Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone bourbonnensis     

2003.02   24.03.2003   Birds from the overseas territories   Sheet   2003.01
Blue-headed Hummingbird Cyanophaia bicolor Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus Mascarene Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone bourbonnensis
0.41€     86     Blue-headed Hummingbird    Cyanophaia bicolor     
0.46€     86     Purple-throated Carib    Eulampis jugularis     
0.46€     102     Channel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos vitellinus     
0.69€     159     Mascarene Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone bourbonnensis     

2003.03   20.09.2003   Region portraits   10v sheet   
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
0.50€     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     

2003.04   20.09.2003   Region portraits   10v prestige booklet   2003.03
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
0.50€     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     

2003.05   27.09.2003   Parks and gardens   2v sheet   
Common Pigeon Columba livia
1.90€     70     Common Pigeon    Columba livia     

2003.06   06.11.2003   Greetings   2v set   
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
0.50€     209     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     pho

2003.07   06.11.2003   Greetings   Sold with label attached   2003.06
0.50€     209     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     No pho

2003.08   06.11.2003   Greetings   Booklet, sa   2003.06
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
0.50€     209     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     

2003.09   08.11.2003   Greetings      2003.06
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
0.50€     209     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     No pho MS

2004.01   28.06.2004   Le salon du timbre 2004   4v sheet   2003.05
Common Pigeon Columba livia
1.90€     70     Common Pigeon    Columba livia     

2005.01   06.06.2005   Environment protection      
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
0.53€     181     Red-rumped Swallow    Cecropis daurica     

2007.01   28.04.2007   Protected fauna in the overseas territories   4v set   
Barau's Petrel Pterodroma baraui
0.86€     18     Barau's Petrel    Pterodroma baraui     

2007.02   28.04.2007   Protected fauna in the overseas territories   4v sheet   2007.01
Barau's Petrel Pterodroma baraui
0.86€     18     Barau's Petrel    Pterodroma baraui     

2008.01   11.02.2008   Coronelli's globes      
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
0.85€     26     Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea     

2008.02   11.02.2008   Coronelli's globes      2008.01
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
0.85€     26     Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea     MS

2008.03   21.04.2008   Prehistoric animals   4v set   
Phororhacos Phororhacus sp
0.55€     0     Phororhacos    Phororhacus sp     

2008.04   21.04.2008   Prehistoric animals   4v sheet   2008.03
Phororhacos Phororhacus sp
0.55€     0     Phororhacos    Phororhacus sp     

2009.01   30.03.2009   Preserve the polar regions   Sheet   
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
0.56€     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
0.85€     15     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     

2009.02   22.06.2009   Endangered wildlife   4v sheet   
0.90€     34     California Condor    Gymnogyps californianus     

France map

Location: Western Europe
Population: 64 million
Climate: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean
Terrain: mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east

Birds: 479 species

Links:
La Poste postal administration website
Where do you want to go birding today?
Mercantour national park - web search -  image search -  map search
Ecrins - web search -  image search -  map search
Port Cros - web search -  image search -  map search
Camargue - web search -  image search -  map search
Coronelli - web search

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02.07.2009