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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1985.01   30.11.1985   Audubon      
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
22c     66     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     
22c     64     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     
22c     58     American Golden Plover    Pluvialis dominica     
22c     58     Grey Plover    Pluvialis squatarola     
44c     66     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     

1988.01   01.08.1988   Birds      
Long-billed White-eye Rukia longirostra Chuuk Monarch Metabolus rugensis Pohnpei Starling Aplonis pelzelni Teardrop White-eye Rukia ruki Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa Yap Monarch Monarcha godeffroyi
3c     198     Long-billed White-eye    Rukia longirostra     
14c     161     Chuuk Monarch    Metabolus rugensis     
22c     209     Pohnpei Starling    Aplonis pelzelni     
33c     198     Teardrop White-eye    Rukia ruki     
44c     219     Blue-faced Parrotfinch    Erythrura trichroa     
1$     161     Yap Monarch    Monarcha godeffroyi     

1989.01   25.05.1989   Hiroshige      
Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor
1$     11     Green Pheasant    Phasianus versicolor     MS

1990.01   19.02.1990   WWF      
Micronesian Kingfisher Todiramphus cinnamominus Micronesian Kingfisher Todiramphus cinnamominus Micronesian Imperial Pigeon Ducula oceanica Micronesian Imperial Pigeon Ducula oceanica
10c     92     Micronesian Kingfisher    Todiramphus cinnamominus     
15c     92     Micronesian Kingfisher    Todiramphus cinnamominus     
20c     70     Micronesian Imperial Pigeon    Ducula oceanica     
25c     70     Micronesian Imperial Pigeon    Ducula oceanica     

1990.02   28.09.1990   Anniversary for free association   3v set   
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
25c     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
and     30     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     

1991.01   30.07.1991   Desert Shield & Desert Storm   5v set   
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
2.90$     30     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     

1991.02   30.07.1991   Desert Shield & Desert Storm      1991.01
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
2.90$     30     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     MS

1991.03   18.11.1991   Pohnpei rain forest   18v sheet   

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Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove  Ptilinopus porphyraceus Micronesian Kingfisher  Todiramphus cinnamominus Island Swiftlet  Aerodramus inquietus Long-billed White-eye  Rukia longirostra Brown Noddy  Anous stolidus Pohnpei Lorikeet  Trichoglossus rubiginosus Pohnpei Flycatcher  Myiagra pluto White-fronted Ground Dove  Gallicolumba kubaryi White-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon lepturus Micronesian Myzomela  Myzomela rubratra Pohnpei Fantail  Rhipidura kubaryi Grey-brown White-eye  Zosterops cinereus Blue-faced Parrotfinch  Erythrura trichroa Common Cicadabird  Coracina tenuirostris
29c     70     Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus porphyraceus     
29c     92     Micronesian Kingfisher    Todiramphus cinnamominus     
29c     85     Island Swiftlet    Aerodramus inquietus     
29c     198     Long-billed White-eye    Rukia longirostra     
29c     66     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     
29c     73     Pohnpei Lorikeet    Trichoglossus rubiginosus     
29c     161     Pohnpei Flycatcher    Myiagra pluto     
29c     70     White-fronted Ground Dove    Gallicolumba kubaryi     
29c     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
29c     129     Micronesian Myzomela    Myzomela rubratra     
29c     160     Pohnpei Fantail    Rhipidura kubaryi     
29c     198     Grey-brown White-eye    Zosterops cinereus     
29c     219     Blue-faced Parrotfinch    Erythrura trichroa     
29c     152     Common Cicadabird    Coracina tenuirostris     

1994.01   16.08.1994   Philakorea 1994   3v strip   
Ichtyornis Ichtyornis sp
52c     0     Ichtyornis    Ichtyornis sp     

1994.02   20.10.1994   Migratory birds      
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus Long-tailed Cuckoo Urodynamis taitensis
29c     78     Short-eared Owl    Asio flammeus     
29c     90     Oriental Dollarbird    Eurystomus orientalis     
29c     76     Oriental Cuckoo    Cuculus optatus     
29c     76     Long-tailed Cuckoo    Urodynamis taitensis     

1998.01   30.06.1998   Endemic birds      
Grey-brown White-eye Zosterops cinereus Chuuk Monarch Metabolus rugensis Pohnpei Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubiginosus Yap Monarch Monarcha godeffroyi
50c     198     Grey-brown White-eye    Zosterops cinereus     
50c     161     Chuuk Monarch    Metabolus rugensis     
50c     73     Pohnpei Lorikeet    Trichoglossus rubiginosus     
50c     161     Yap Monarch    Monarcha godeffroyi     

1998.02   30.06.1998   Endemic birds      
Pohnpei Starling Aplonis pelzelni
3$     209     Pohnpei Starling    Aplonis pelzelni     MS

1999.01   19.03.1999   Voyages of the Pacific   20v sheet   

Black-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus zealandicus Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
33c     0     Black-fronted Parakeet    Cyanoramphus zealandicus     
33c     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

1999.02   24.05.1999   Earth day 1999   20v sheet   

African Penguin Spheniscus demersus Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Dodo Raphus cucullatus
33c     16     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     
33c     108     Red-headed Woodpecker    Melanerpes erythrocephalus     
33c     0     Dodo    Raphus cucullatus     

1999.03   24.05.1999   Earth day 1999      
New Zealand Giant Moa Dinornis giganteus
2$     0     New Zealand Giant Moa    Dinornis giganteus     MS

2001.01   27.02.2001   One earth   6v sheet   

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White-throated Toucan  Ramphastos tucanus Snowy Egret  Egretta thula Bearded Vulture  Gypaetus barbatus
34c     104     White-throated Toucan    Ramphastos tucanus     
34c     26     Snowy Egret    Egretta thula     
34c     37     Bearded Vulture    Gypaetus barbatus     

2001.02   27.02.2001   One earth (Jacques Yves Cousteau)      
Mew Gull Larus canus
2$     66     Mew Gull    Larus canus     MS

2001.03   12.08.2001   Prehistoric animals   4v set   
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica
60c     0     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     
60c     0     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     

2001.04   12.08.2001   Prehistoric animals   6v sheet   
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica
60c     0     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     

2001.05   29.10.2001   Birds      
Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus
5c     7     Malleefowl    Leipoa ocellata     
22c     46     Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis     
23c     14     Hooded Merganser    Lophodytes cucullatus     
2.10$     46     Purple Gallinule    Porphyrio martinicus     

2001.06   29.10.2001   Birds   Sheet   

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Australian Logrunner  Orthonyx temminckii Eurasian Treecreeper  Certhia familiaris Common Chaffinch  Fringilla coelebs Rufous Fantail  Rhipidura rufifrons Orange-bellied Flowerpecker  Dicaeum trigonostigma European Goldfinch  Carduelis carduelis
60c     135     Australian Logrunner    Orthonyx temminckii     
60c     207     Eurasian Treecreeper    Certhia familiaris     
60c     225     Common Chaffinch    Fringilla coelebs     
60c     160     Rufous Fantail    Rhipidura rufifrons     
60c     215     Orange-bellied Flowerpecker    Dicaeum trigonostigma     
60c     225     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     

2001.07   29.10.2001   Birds   Sheet   

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Variegated Fairywren  Malurus lamberti Golden-crowned Kinglet  Regulus satrapa Red-billed Leiothrix  Leiothrix lutea Golden-headed Cisticola  Cisticola exilis White-browed Babbler  Pomatostomus superciliosus White-throated Dipper  Cinclus cinclus
60c     128     Variegated Fairywren    Malurus lamberti     
60c     201     Golden-crowned Kinglet    Regulus satrapa     
60c     196     Red-billed Leiothrix    Leiothrix lutea     
60c     193     Golden-headed Cisticola    Cisticola exilis     
60c     134     White-browed Babbler    Pomatostomus superciliosus     
60c     213     White-throated Dipper    Cinclus cinclus     

2001.08   29.10.2001   Birds      

Barred Cuckooshrike Coracina lineata Emperor Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea guilielmi
2$     152     Barred Cuckooshrike    Coracina lineata     MS
2$     165     Emperor Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea guilielmi     MS

2002.01   25.03.2002   Japanese art   6v sheet   

Not identified Not identified Not identified Not identified Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
60c          Not identified    Not identified     
60c          Not identified    Not identified     
60c     26     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     
60c     14     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     

2002.02   25.03.2002   Japanese art   6v sheet   

Not identified Not identified Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Not identified Not identified Not identified Not identified
60c          Not identified    Not identified     
60c     217     Eurasian Tree Sparrow    Passer montanus     
60c     183     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
60c          Not identified    Not identified     
60c          Not identified    Not identified     

2002.03   25.03.2002   Japanese art      
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus
2$     11     Green Peafowl    Pavo muticus     imp

2002.04   30.12.2002   Definitives      
Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus Silvereye Zosterops lateralis White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata Yap Monarch Monarcha godeffroyi Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Giant White-eye Megazosterops palauensis Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Micronesian Imperial Pigeon Ducula oceanica
3c     108     Greater Flameback    Chrysocolaptes lucidus     
5c     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
21c     159     Crested Drongo    Dicrurus forficatus     
22c     198     Silvereye    Zosterops lateralis     
23c     219     White-rumped Munia    Lonchura striata     
37c     161     Yap Monarch    Monarcha godeffroyi     
60c     73     Eclectus Parrot    Eclectus roratus     
70c     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     
80c     198     Giant White-eye    Megazosterops palauensis     
2$     162     Common Green Magpie    Cissa chinensis     
3.85$     90     Oriental Dollarbird    Eurystomus orientalis     
5$     30     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
13.65$     70     Micronesian Imperial Pigeon    Ducula oceanica     

2003.01   22.12.2003   Birds   Sheet   

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Red-and-green Macaw  Ara chloropterus American Flamingo  Phoenicopterus ruber Blue-and-yellow Macaw  Ara ararauna Abyssinian Ground Hornbill  Bucorvus abyssinicus
80c     73     Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus     
80c     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     
80c     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     
80c     99     Abyssinian Ground Hornbill    Bucorvus abyssinicus     

2003.02   22.12.2003   Birds      
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
2$     22     American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber     MS

2004.01   01.11.2004   Definitives      
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris
2c     204     Blue-grey Gnatcatcher    Polioptila caerulea     
10c     46     Clapper Rail    Rallus longirostris     

2004.02   22.12.2004   Birds of the Pacific   Sheet   

Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
55c     150     Black-faced Woodswallow    Artamus cinereus     
55c     31     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
55c     73     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     
55c     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
55c     42     Kagu    Rhynochetos jubatus     
55c     30     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     

2004.03   22.12.2004   Birds of the Pacific      
Fiji Whistler Pachycephala graeffii
2$     155     Fiji Whistler    Pachycephala graeffii     MS

2004.04   27.12.2004   Christmas, madonna and child paintings   4v set   
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
37c     225     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     

2006.01   21.02.2006   Birds      
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
24c     66     Glaucous-winged Gull    Larus glaucescens     
39c     14     Harlequin Duck    Histrionicus histrionicus     

2006.02   20.04.2006   Birds      
Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
24c     73     Slaty-headed Parakeet    Psittacula himalayana     
39c     216     Purple Sunbird    Cinnyris asiaticus     
75c     73     Plum-headed Parakeet    Psittacula cyanocephala     
84c     58     Yellow-wattled Lapwing    Vanellus malabaricus     
4.05$     70     Eurasian Collared Dove    Streptopelia decaocto     

2007.01   07.08.2007   Penguins   Sheet   

African Penguin Spheniscus demersus Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Galapagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
75c     16     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     
75c     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
75c     16     Galapagos Penguin    Spheniscus mendiculus     
75c     16     Humboldt Penguin    Spheniscus humboldti     
75c     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     
75c     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

2007.02   07.08.2007   Penguins      
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
3.50$     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     MS

2009.01   04.09.2009   Birds of the Pacific      
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
28c     31     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
44c     92     Sacred Kingfisher    Todiramphus sanctus     
98c     26     White-faced Heron    Egretta novaehollandiae     
1.05$     73     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     

2009.02   04.09.2009   Birds of the Pacific   Sheet   

Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus Red-footed Booby Sula sula Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
98c     32     Brandt's Cormorant    Phalacrocorax penicillatus     
98c     31     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
98c     51     Beach Stone-curlew    Esacus magnirostris     
98c     66     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     

2009.03   04.09.2009   Birds of the Pacific   Sheet   
Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
1.56$     31     Blue-footed Booby    Sula nebouxii     
1.56$     29     Australian Pelican    Pelecanus conspicillatus     

2010.01   17.02.2010   Charles Darwin   6v sheet   
Large Ground Finch Geospiza magnirostris
75c     231     Large Ground Finch    Geospiza magnirostris     
and     231     Medium Ground Finch    Geospiza fortis     
and     231     Small Tree Finch    Camarhynchus parvulus     
and     231     Green Warbler-Finch    Certhidea olivacea     

2011.01   The South Pole   4v sheet   
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
98c     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     

Federated States of Micronesia map

Location: Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean
Population: 107,600
Climate: tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands
Terrain: islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Truk

Birds: 225 species. 18 endemic.

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