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1968.01  31.12.1968   Birds      
Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocopos auriceps White-browed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps Eastern Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
20p     187 049 000     Blue Magpie    Urocissa erythrorhyncha     
50p     104 096 000     Brown-fronted Woodpecker    Dendrocopos auriceps     
1r     147 098 000     White-browed Scimitar-Babbler    Pomatorhinus schisticeps     
2r     164 118 000     Eastern Crimson Sunbird    Aethopyga siparaja     

1971.01  29.04.1971   Ravi Varma      
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20p     27 011 000     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     

1973.01  14.11.1973   Indipex 73   3v set   
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2r     38 153 000     Indian Peafowl    Pavo cristatus     

1973.02  14.11.1973   Indipex 73   Sheet with 4 designs, imp   1973.01
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2r     38 153 000     Indian Peafowl    Pavo cristatus     

1975.01  28.04.1975   Indian birds      
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25p     108 025 000     Indian Pitta    Pitta brachyura     
50p     172 023 000     Black-hooded Oriole    Oriolus xanthornus     
1r     38 107 000     Western Tragopan    Tragopan melanocephalus     
2r     38 113 000     Himalayan Monal    Lophophorus impejanus     

1975.02  15.07.1975   Definitives      
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50p     43 003 000     Demoiselle Crane    Anthropoides virgo     

1976.01  10.02.1976   Bharatpur bird sanctuary      
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25p     22 004 000     Painted Stork    Mycteria leucocephala     

1980.01  01.11.1980   International symposium on bustards      
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2.30r     51 004 000     Indian Bustard    Ardeotis nigriceps     

1983.01  07.02.1983   International crane workshop      
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2.85r     43 006 000     Siberian Crane    Grus leucogeranus     

1983.02  15.09.1983   Natural history society      
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1r     98 025 000     Great Hornbill    Buceros bicornis     

1985.01  18.05.1985   Wildlife conservation      
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2r     27 056 000     White-winged Duck    Cairina scutulata     

1988.01  07.10.1988   Wildlife conservation      
Jerdon's Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus
1r     59 009 000     Jerdon's Courser    Rhinoptilus bitorquatus     

1989.01  20.12.1989   Wildlife conservation      
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2r     51 025 000     Lesser Florican    Sypheotides indicus     

1991.01  23.06.1991   Antarctic treaty      
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5r     7 002 000     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
6.50r     7 004 000     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     

1992.01  30.12.1992   Birds of prey      
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2r     29 001 000     Osprey    Pandion haliaetus     
6r     32 064 000     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
8r     30 046 000     Lammergeier    Gypaetus barbatus     
11r     30 216 000     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     

1994.01  23.11.1994   Endangered birds   Sheet   
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Andaman Teal  Anas albogularis Oriental Stork  Ciconia boyciana Black-necked Crane  Grus nigricollis Pink-headed Duck  Rhodonessa caryophyllacea
1r     27 083 000     Andaman Teal    Anas albogularis     
6r     22 013 000     Oriental Stork    Ciconia boyciana     
8r     43 014 000     Black-necked Crane    Grus nigricollis     
11r     0 38000     Pink-headed Duck    Rhodonessa caryophyllacea     

1996.01  10.05.1996   Flora and fauna of Himalaya   4v set   
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5r     38 106 000     Blood Pheasant    Ithaginis cruentus     With year imprint

1996.02  10.05.1996   Flora and fauna of Himalaya   4v sheet   1996.01
5r     38 106 000     Blood Pheasant    Ithaginis cruentus     No year imprint

1996.03  02.09.1996   World poultry congress      
5r     38 116 000     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     

1996.04  12.11.1996   Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali   Strip   
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8r     27 118 000     Red-crested Pochard    Netta rufina     
and     27 101 000     Northern Pintail    Anas acuta     
11r     22 004 000     Painted Stork    Mycteria leucocephala     

2000.01  24.05.2000   Migratory birds      
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3r     188 062 000     Rosy Starling    Pastor roseus     
3r     27 109 000     Garganey    Anas querquedula     
3r     122 054 000     Forest Wagtail    Dendronanthus indicus     
3r     22 012 000     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     

2000.02  20.07.2000   Animal definitives   4v set   
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1r     43 008 000     Sarus Crane    Grus antigone     

2000.03  24.08.2000   Indepex Asiana 2000   Sheet   2000.01
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3r     188 062 000     Rosy Starling    Pastor roseus     
3r     27 109 000     Garganey    Anas querquedula     
3r     122 054 000     Forest Wagtail    Dendronanthus indicus     
3r     22 012 000     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     

2000.04  30.10.2000   Animal definitives      
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50r     143 028 000     Asian Paradise-Flycatcher    Terpsiphone paradisi     

2001.01  20.09.2001   Animal definitives      
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4r     22 004 000     Painted Stork    Mycteria leucocephala     

2005.01  05.06.2005   World environment day      
Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus castaniceps
5r     138 232 000     Chestnut-crowned Warbler    Seicercus castaniceps     

2006.01  05.10.2006   Endangered birds of India   4x4v sheet   
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax cachinnans Manipur Bush-Quail Perdicula manipurensis Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus
5r     22 019 000     Greater Adjutant    Leptoptilos dubius     
5r     147 037 000     Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush    Garrulax cachinnans     
5r     38 077 000     Manipur Bush-Quail    Perdicula manipurensis     
5r     51 025 000     Lesser Florican    Sypheotides indicus     

2006.02  05.10.2006   Endangered birds of India   4v sheet   2006.01
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Greater Adjutant  Leptoptilos dubius Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush  Garrulax cachinnans Manipur Bush-Quail  Perdicula manipurensis Lesser Florican  Sypheotides indicus
5r     22 019 000     Greater Adjutant    Leptoptilos dubius     
5r     147 037 000     Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush    Garrulax cachinnans     
5r     38 077 000     Manipur Bush-Quail    Perdicula manipurensis     
5r     51 025 000     Lesser Florican    Sypheotides indicus     

2006.03  05.10.2006   Endangered birds of India   Booklet   2006.01
Click for enlargement Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax cachinnans Manipur Bush-Quail Perdicula manipurensis Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus
5r     22 019 000     Greater Adjutant    Leptoptilos dubius     
5r     147 037 000     Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush    Garrulax cachinnans     
5r     38 077 000     Manipur Bush-Quail    Perdicula manipurensis     
5r     51 025 000     Lesser Florican    Sypheotides indicus     

2006.04  06.11.2006   Himalayan lakes   5v set   
Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra
5r     38 108 000     Satyr Tragopan    Tragopan satyra     

2007.01  31.05.2007   National parks (Bandipur, Kaziranga, Periyar)   5v strip   
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
5r     89 089 000     Pied Kingfisher    Ceryle rudis     
and     188 062 000     Rosy Starling    Pastor roseus     
5r     38 113 000     Himalayan Monal    Lophophorus impejanus     
5r     60 016 000     Red-wattled Lapwing    Vanellus indicus     

India map

Location: Southern Asia
Population: 1,100 million
Climate: varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
Terrain: upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north

Birds: 1,214 species. 34 endemic species.

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Ravi Varma web search
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Bandipur national park - web search -  image search -  map search
Kaziranga national park - web search -  image search -  map search
Periyar national park - web search -  image search -  map search

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13.05.2008