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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1968.01   31.12.1968   Birds      
Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocopos auriceps White-browed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
20p     160     Red-billed Blue Magpie    Urocissa erythrorhyncha     
50p     106     Brown-fronted Woodpecker    Dendrocopos auriceps     
1r     191     White-browed Scimitar Babbler    Pomatorhinus schisticeps     
2r     212     Crimson Sunbird    Aethopyga siparaja     

1971.01   29.04.1971   Ravi Varma      
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
20p     14     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     

1973.01   14.11.1973   Indipex 73   3v set   
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
2r     11     Indian Peafowl    Pavo cristatus     

1973.02   14.11.1973   Indipex 73   Sheet with 4 designs, imp   1973.01
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
2r     11     Indian Peafowl    Pavo cristatus     

1975.01   28.04.1975   Indian birds      
Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus
25p     109     Indian Pitta    Pitta brachyura     
50p     156     Black-hooded Oriole    Oriolus xanthornus     
1r     11     Western Tragopan    Tragopan melanocephalus     
2r     11     Himalayan Monal    Lophophorus impejanus     

1975.02   15.07.1975   Definitives      
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo
50p     48     Demoiselle Crane    Anthropoides virgo     

1976.01   10.02.1976   Bharatpur bird sanctuary      
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
25p     24     Painted Stork    Mycteria leucocephala     

1980.01   01.11.1980   International symposium on bustards      
Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps
2.30r     39     Great Indian Bustard    Ardeotis nigriceps     

1983.01   07.02.1983   International crane workshop      
Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus
2.85r     48     Siberian Crane    Grus leucogeranus     

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

1985.01   18.05.1985   Wildlife conservation      
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata
2r     14     White-winged Duck    Asarcornis scutulata     

1988.01   07.10.1988   Wildlife conservation      
Jerdon's Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus
1r     65     Jerdon's Courser    Rhinoptilus bitorquatus     

1989.01   20.12.1989   Wildlife conservation      
Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus
2r     39     Lesser Florican    Sypheotides indicus     

1991.01   23.06.1991   Antarctic treaty      
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
5r     15     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
6.50r     15     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     

1992.01   30.12.1992   Birds of prey      
Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
2r     36     Western Osprey    Pandion haliaetus     
6r     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
8r     37     Bearded Vulture    Gypaetus barbatus     
11r     37     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     

1994.01   23.11.1994   Endangered birds   Sheet   
Andaman Teal Anas albogularis Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis Pink-headed Duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea
1r     14     Andaman Teal    Anas albogularis     
6r     24     Oriental Stork    Ciconia boyciana     
8r     48     Black-necked Crane    Grus nigricollis     
11r     0     Pink-headed Duck    Rhodonessa caryophyllacea     

1996.01   10.05.1996   Flora and fauna of Himalaya   4v set   
Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
5r     11     Blood Pheasant    Ithaginis cruentus     With year imprint

1996.02   10.05.1996   Flora and fauna of Himalaya   4v sheet   1996.01
5r     11     Blood Pheasant    Ithaginis cruentus     No year imprint

1996.03   02.09.1996   World poultry congress      
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
5r     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     

1996.04   12.11.1996   Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali   Strip   
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
8r     14     Red-crested Pochard    Netta rufina     
and     14     Northern Pintail    Anas acuta     
11r     24     Painted Stork    Mycteria leucocephala     

2000.01   24.05.2000   Migratory birds      
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus Garganey Anas querquedula Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus White Stork Ciconia ciconia
3r     205     Rosy Starling    Pastor roseus     
3r     14     Garganey    Anas querquedula     
3r     219     Forest Wagtail    Dendronanthus indicus     
3r     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     

2000.02   20.07.2000   Animal definitives   4v set   
Sarus Crane Grus antigone
1r     48     Sarus Crane    Grus antigone     

2000.03   24.08.2000   Indepex Asiana 2000   Sheet   2000.01

Rosy Starling Pastor roseus Garganey Anas querquedula Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus White Stork Ciconia ciconia
3r     205     Rosy Starling    Pastor roseus     
3r     14     Garganey    Anas querquedula     
3r     219     Forest Wagtail    Dendronanthus indicus     
3r     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     

2000.04   30.10.2000   Animal definitives      
Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
50r     159     Asian Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone paradisi     

2001.01   20.09.2001   Animal definitives      
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
4r     24     Painted Stork    Mycteria leucocephala     

2005.01   05.06.2005   World environment day      
Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus castaniceps
5r     184     Chestnut-crowned Warbler    Seicercus castaniceps     

2006.01   05.10.2006   Endangered birds of India   4x4v sheet   
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius Black-chinned Laughingthrush Garrulax cachinnans Manipur Bush Quail Perdicula manipurensis Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus
5r     24     Greater Adjutant    Leptoptilos dubius     
5r     191     Black-chinned Laughingthrush    Garrulax cachinnans     
5r     11     Manipur Bush Quail    Perdicula manipurensis     
5r     39     Lesser Florican    Sypheotides indicus     

2006.02   05.10.2006   Endangered birds of India   4v sheet   2006.01
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius Black-chinned Laughingthrush Garrulax cachinnans Manipur Bush Quail Perdicula manipurensis Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus
5r     24     Greater Adjutant    Leptoptilos dubius     
5r     191     Black-chinned Laughingthrush    Garrulax cachinnans     
5r     11     Manipur Bush Quail    Perdicula manipurensis     
5r     39     Lesser Florican    Sypheotides indicus     

2006.03   05.10.2006   Endangered birds of India   Booklet   2006.01
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius Black-chinned Laughingthrush Garrulax cachinnans Manipur Bush Quail Perdicula manipurensis Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus
5r     24     Greater Adjutant    Leptoptilos dubius     
5r     191     Black-chinned Laughingthrush    Garrulax cachinnans     
5r     11     Manipur Bush Quail    Perdicula manipurensis     
5r     39     Lesser Florican    Sypheotides indicus     

2006.04   06.11.2006   Himalayan lakes   5v set   
Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra
5r     11     Satyr Tragopan    Tragopan satyra     

2007.01   31.05.2007   National parks (Bandipur, Kaziranga, Periyar)   5v strip   
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
5r     92     Pied Kingfisher    Ceryle rudis     
and     205     Rosy Starling    Pastor roseus     
5r     11     Himalayan Monal    Lophophorus impejanus     
5r     58     Red-wattled Lapwing    Vanellus indicus     

2009.01   19.12.2009   Preserve the polar regions and glaciers   2v set   
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
5r     15     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
and     15     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     

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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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