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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1963.01   13.02.1963   Birds      
Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
55a     39     Macqueen's Bustard    Chlamydotis macqueenii     
70a     78     Eurasian Scops Owl    Otus scops     
1£     26     Purple Heron    Ardea purpurea     

1963.02   25.04.1963   Birds      
Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
5a     222     Sinai Rosefinch    Carpodacus synoicus     
20a     92     White-throated Kingfisher    Halcyon smyrnensis     
28a     209     Mourning Wheatear    Oenanthe lugens     

1963.03   19.06.1963   Birds      
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea
30a     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     
40a     189     Graceful Prinia    Prinia gracilis     
45a     213     Palestine Sunbird    Cinnyris osea     

1963.04   23.10.1963   Birds      
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
3£     37     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     

1975.01   14.10.1975   Protected birds      
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
1.10£     65     Collared Pratincole    Glareola pratincola     
1.70£     58     Spur-winged Lapwing    Vanellus spinosus     
2£     57     Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus     

1985.01   05.02.1985   Biblical birds   s 44x29mm   
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata Sooty Falcon Falco concolor Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
100s     37     Lappet-faced Vulture    Torgos tracheliotus     
200s     37     Bonelli's Eagle    Aquila fasciata     
300s     38     Sooty Falcon    Falco concolor     
500s     37     Griffon Vulture    Gyps fulvus     

1985.02   05.02.1985   Biblical birds   Sheet, s 33x23mm   1985.01
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata Sooty Falcon Falco concolor Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
100s     37     Lappet-faced Vulture    Torgos tracheliotus     
200s     37     Bonelli's Eagle    Aquila fasciata     
300s     38     Sooty Falcon    Falco concolor     
500s     37     Griffon Vulture    Gyps fulvus     

1987.01   24.02.1987   Biblical birds, owls   s 37x27mm   
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Hume's Owl Strix butleri
30a     78     Pharaoh Eagle-Owl    Bubo ascalaphus     
40a     78     Pallid Scops Owl    Otus brucei     
50a     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
80a     78     Hume's Owl    Strix butleri     

1987.02   24.02.1987   Biblical birds, owls   Sheet, s 31x23mm   1987.01
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Hume's Owl Strix butleri
30a     78     Pharaoh Eagle-Owl    Bubo ascalaphus     
40a     78     Pallid Scops Owl    Otus brucei     
50a     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
80a     78     Hume's Owl    Strix butleri     

1989.01   18.07.1989   Ducks   Strip, s 34x25mm   
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Garganey Anas querquedula Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
80a     14     Eurasian Teal    Anas crecca     
80a     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
80a     14     Garganey    Anas querquedula     
80a     14     Common Shelduck    Tadorna tadorna     

1989.02   17.11.1989   WORLD STAMP EXPO '89   Sheet, s 29x23mm   1989.01
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Garganey Anas querquedula Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
80a     14     Common Shelduck    Tadorna tadorna     
80a     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
80a     14     Garganey    Anas querquedula     
80a     14     Eurasian Teal    Anas crecca     

1992.01   08.12.1992   Songbirds      
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii White Wagtail Motacilla alba Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
10a     202     Wallcreeper    Tichodroma muraria     
20a     205     Tristram's Starling    Onychognathus tristramii     
30a     220     White Wagtail    Motacilla alba     
90a     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     

1993.01   16.02.1993   Songbirds      
Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
50a     213     Palestine Sunbird    Cinnyris osea     
1.50s     209     Black-eared Wheatear    Oenanthe hispanica     

1993.02   09.12.1993   Songbirds      
Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos
1.30s     189     Graceful Prinia    Prinia gracilis     
1.70s     180     White-spectacled Bulbul    Pycnonotus xanthopygos     

1994.01   08.02.1994   Songbirds      
Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus
85a     222     Sinai Rosefinch    Carpodacus synoicus     

1995.01   07.06.1995   Songbirds      
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
1s     222     Trumpeter Finch    Bucanetes githagineus     

1996.01   17.04.1996   China '96   Sheet   1992.01-1995.01

Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea White Wagtail Motacilla alba Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
30a     202     Wallcreeper    Tichodroma muraria     
30a     213     Palestine Sunbird    Cinnyris osea     
30a     220     White Wagtail    Motacilla alba     
30a     205     Tristram's Starling    Onychognathus tristramii     
30a     222     Sinai Rosefinch    Carpodacus synoicus     
30a     209     Black-eared Wheatear    Oenanthe hispanica     
30a     180     White-spectacled Bulbul    Pycnonotus xanthopygos     
30a     222     Trumpeter Finch    Bucanetes githagineus     
30a     189     Graceful Prinia    Prinia gracilis     
30a     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     

1998.01   13.05.1998   Pets   6v sheet   
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
60a     73     Crimson Rosella    Platycercus elegans     

2000.01   03.05.2000   WWF   4v set   
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
1.20s     209     Mourning Wheatear    Oenanthe lugens     

2001.01   18.03.2001   Wild animals in Israel   4v set   
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
1.20s     38     Lesser Kestrel    Falco naumanni     

2001.02   18.03.2001   Wild animals in Israel   Booklet   2001.01
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
1.20s     38     Lesser Kestrel    Falco naumanni     

2002.01   27.08.2002   Birds of the Jordan Valley      
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Black Stork Ciconia nigra Common Crane Grus grus
2.20s     37     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     
2.20s     24     Black Stork    Ciconia nigra     
2.20s     48     Common Crane    Grus grus     

2005.01   22.02.2005   Animals in the Bible   4v set   
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
1.30s     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     
2.20s     58     Spur-winged Lapwing    Vanellus spinosus     

2005.02   22.02.2005   Animals in the Bible   4v sheet   2005.01
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
1.30s     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     
2.80s     58     Spur-winged Lapwing    Vanellus spinosus     

2007.01   20.02.2007   Development, Negev and Galilee      
Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii Not identified Not identified
2.50s     39     Macqueen's Bustard    Chlamydotis macqueenii     
3.30s
    Not identified     

2007.02   05.12.2007   Noah's ark   6v sheet   
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
2.25s     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     
and     11     Indian Peafowl    Pavo cristatus     

2007.03   05.12.2007   Hula nature reserve      
Common Crane Grus grus Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
2.25s     48     Common Crane    Grus grus     
2.25s     30     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
2.25s     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
and     14     Marbled Duck    Marmaronetta angustirostris     
and     185     Eurasian Reed Warbler    Acrocephalus scirpaceus     

2007.04   05.12.2007   Hula nature reserve   Booklet, sa   2007.03
Common Crane Grus grus Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
2.25s     48     Common Crane    Grus grus     
2.25s     30     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
2.25s     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
and     14     Marbled Duck    Marmaronetta angustirostris     
and     185     Eurasian Reed Warbler    Acrocephalus scirpaceus     

2008.01   14.05.2008   Noah's ark   Prestige booklet, sa   2007.02
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
2.25s     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     
and     11     Indian Peafowl    Pavo cristatus     

2008.02   14.05.2008   Hula nature reserve   Prestige booklet, sa   2007.04
Common Crane Grus grus Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
2.25s     48     Common Crane    Grus grus     
2.25s     30     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     
2.25s     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
and     14     Marbled Duck    Marmaronetta angustirostris     
and     185     Eurasian Reed Warbler    Acrocephalus scirpaceus     

Israel map

Location: Middle East
Population: 7.1 million
Climate: temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
Terrain: Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley

Birds: 534 species

Links:
Israel Post postal administration website
Israel bird checklist Avibase
List of birds of Israel Wikipedia
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18.05.2009