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1970.01  02.07.1970   Birds   Chalk-surfaced paper   
Red-footed Booby Sula sula American Kestrel Falco sparverius Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Great Egret Ardea alba Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Bananaquit Coereba flaveola Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis
1c     16 009 000     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
2c     32 035 000     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     
3c     19 003 000     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     
4c     20 013 000     Great Egret    Ardea alba     
5c     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
10c     198 001 000     Bananaquit    Coereba flaveola     
15c     76 128 000     Smooth-billed Ani    Crotophaga ani     
20c     14 001 000     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus     
25c     203 065 000     Montserrat Oriole    Icterus oberi     
50c     86 069 000     Green-throated Carib    Eulampis holosericeus     
1$     86 071 000     Antillean Crested Hummingbird    Orthorhyncus cristatus     
2.50$     20 021 000     Little Blue Heron    Egretta caerulea     
5$     86 068 000     Purple-throated Carib    Eulampis jugularis     

1971.01  22.01.1971   Birds   Glazed paper   1970.01
American Kestrel Falco sparverius Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Bananaquit Coereba flaveola Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis
2c     32 035 000     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     
5c     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
10c     198 001 000     Bananaquit    Coereba flaveola     
15c     76 128 000     Smooth-billed Ani    Crotophaga ani     
20c     14 001 000     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus     
25c     203 065 000     Montserrat Oriole    Icterus oberi     
50c     86 069 000     Green-throated Carib    Eulampis holosericeus     
1$     86 071 000     Antillean Crested Hummingbird    Orthorhyncus cristatus     
2.50$     20 021 000     Little Blue Heron    Egretta caerulea     
5$     86 068 000     Purple-throated Carib    Eulampis jugularis     

1974.01  02.10.1974   Surcharge on 1970.01      
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
2c     86 071 000     Antillean Crested Hummingbird    Orthorhyncus cristatus     
20c     86 071 000     Antillean Crested Hummingbird    Orthorhyncus cristatus     

1974.02  30.10.1974   Birds      
Forest Thrush Cichlherminia lherminieri
10$     136 064 000     Forest Thrush    Cichlherminia lherminieri     

1976.01  12.04.1976   Surcharge on 1970.01      
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Bananaquit Coereba flaveola Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
2c     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
30c     198 001 000     Bananaquit    Coereba flaveola     
45c     19 003 000     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     

1976.02  12.04.1976   Overprint O.H.M.S on 1970.01, 1974.02      
5c     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
10c     198 001 000     Bananaquit    Coereba flaveola     
30c     198 001 000     Bananaquit    Coereba flaveola     
45c     19 003 000     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     
5$     86 068 000     Purple-throated Carib    Eulampis jugularis     
10$     136 064 000     Forest Thrush    Cichlherminia lherminieri     

1981.01  18.05.1981   Montserrat National Trust      
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50c     203 065 000     Montserrat Oriole    Icterus oberi     
65c     203 065 000     Montserrat Oriole    Icterus oberi     = 50c
and     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
1.50$     203 065 000     Montserrat Oriole    Icterus oberi     = 50c
2.50$     203 065 000     Montserrat Oriole    Icterus oberi     = 50c

1983.01  24.05.1983   Hummingbirds      
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35c     86 118 000     Blue-headed Hummingbird    Cyanophaia bicolor     
75c     86 069 000     Green-throated Carib    Eulampis holosericeus     
2$     86 071 000     Antillean Crested Hummingbird    Orthorhyncus cristatus     
3$     86 068 000     Purple-throated Carib    Eulampis jugularis     

1984.01  28.05.1984   Birds      
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Green Heron Butorides virescens Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Bananaquit Coereba flaveola American Kestrel Falco sparverius Forest Thrush Cichlherminia lherminieri Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea
5c     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
10c     203 032 000     Carib Grackle    Quiscalus lugubris     
15c     46 119 000     Common Moorhen    Gallinula chloropus     
20c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
25c     193 030 000     Black-whiskered Vireo    Vireo altiloquus     
40c     134 034 000     Scaly-breasted Thrasher    Allenia fusca     
55c     66 048 000     Laughing Gull    Larus atricilla     
70c     24 024 000     Glossy Ibis    Plegadis falcinellus     
90c     20 035 000     Green Heron    Butorides virescens     
1$     89 087 000     Belted Kingfisher    Megaceryle alcyon     
1.15$     198 001 000     Bananaquit    Coereba flaveola     
3$     32 035 000     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     
5$     136 064 000     Forest Thrush    Cichlherminia lherminieri     
7.50$     20 037 000     Black-crowned Night-Heron    Nycticorax nycticorax     
10$     72 158 000     Bridled Quail-Dove    Geotrygon mystacea     

1985.01  08.02.1985   National emblems   3v set   
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3$     203 065 000     Montserrat Oriole    Icterus oberi     

1985.02  12.04.1985   Overprint OHMS on 1984.01      
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Green Heron Butorides virescens Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Bananaquit Coereba flaveola American Kestrel Falco sparverius Forest Thrush Cichlherminia lherminieri Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea
5c     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
10c     203 032 000     Carib Grackle    Quiscalus lugubris     
15c     46 119 000     Common Moorhen    Gallinula chloropus     
20c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
25c     193 030 000     Black-whiskered Vireo    Vireo altiloquus     
40c     134 034 000     Scaly-breasted Thrasher    Allenia fusca     
55c     66 048 000     Laughing Gull    Larus atricilla     
70c     24 024 000     Glossy Ibis    Plegadis falcinellus     
90c     20 035 000     Green Heron    Butorides virescens     
1$     89 087 000     Belted Kingfisher    Megaceryle alcyon     
1.15$     198 001 000     Bananaquit    Coereba flaveola     
3$     32 035 000     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     
5$     136 064 000     Forest Thrush    Cichlherminia lherminieri     
10$     72 158 000     Bridled Quail-Dove    Geotrygon mystacea     

1985.03  29.11.1985   Audubon      
Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
15c     197 018 000     Black-throated Blue Warbler    Dendroica caerulescens     
15c     197 036 000     Palm Warbler    Dendroica palmarum     
30c     203 001 000     Bobolink    Dolichonyx oryzivorus     
30c     201 283 000     Lark Sparrow    Chondestes grammacus     
55c     201 276 000     Chipping Sparrow    Spizella passerina     
55c     203 056 000     Bullock's Oriole    Icterus bullockii     
2.50$     194 099 000     American Goldfinch    Carduelis tristis     
2.50$     202 035 000     Blue Grosbeak    Passerina caerulea     

1987.01  06.04.1987   Surcharge on 1984.01      
5c     24 024 000     Glossy Ibis    Plegadis falcinellus     
1$     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
1.15$     203 032 000     Carib Grackle    Quiscalus lugubris     
1.50$     20 035 000     Green Heron    Butorides virescens     
2.30$     32 035 000     American Kestrel    Falco sparverius     

1987.02  29.11.1987   Royal wedding anniversary   "Edingburgh"   1984.01
5c     20 035 000     Green Heron    Butorides virescens     
1.15$     203 032 000     Carib Grackle    Quiscalus lugubris     
2.30$     193 030 000     Black-whiskered Vireo    Vireo altiloquus     
5$     134 034 000     Scaly-breasted Thrasher    Allenia fusca     

1987.03  18.12.1987   Royal wedding anniversary   "Edinburgh"   1984.01
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5c     20 035 000     Green Heron    Butorides virescens     
1.15$     203 032 000     Carib Grackle    Quiscalus lugubris     
2.30$     193 030 000     Black-whiskered Vireo    Vireo altiloquus     
5$     134 034 000     Scaly-breasted Thrasher    Allenia fusca     

1988.01  02.04.1988   Easter      
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis
90c     19 003 000     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens     
1.15$     116 021 000     Caribbean Elaenia    Elaenia martinica     
1.50$     24 024 000     Glossy Ibis    Plegadis falcinellus     
3.50$     86 068 000     Purple-throated Carib    Eulampis jugularis     

1988.02  02.04.1988   Easter      
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5$     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     MS

1988.03  04.12.1988   Christmas      
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90c     62 046 000     Spotted Sandpiper    Actitis macularius     
1.15$     62 061 000     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     
3.50$     16 009 000     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     

1988.04  04.12.1988   Christmas      
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5$     11 074 000     Audubon's Shearwater    Puffinus lherminieri     MS

1991.01  29.05.1991   Domestic birds   4v set   
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1.50$     38 116 000     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
3.50$     39 003 000     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     

1992.01  16.01.1992   Discovery of America   7v sheet   
Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina
1.50$     74 192 000     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
and     90 004 000     Jamaican Tody    Todus todus     
and     86 142 000     Buffy Hummingbird    Leucippus fallax     
and     86 312 000     Amethyst Woodstar    Calliphlox amethystina     

1992.02  30.06.1992   Montserrat Oriole      
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1$     203 065 000     Montserrat Oriole    Icterus oberi     
1.15$     203 065 000     Montserrat Oriole    Icterus oberi     
1.50$     203 065 000     Montserrat Oriole    Icterus oberi     
3.60$     203 065 000     Montserrat Oriole    Icterus oberi     

1992.03  03.07.1992   Overprint OHMS on 1991.01      
1$     39 003 000     Helmeted Guineafowl    Numida meleagris     
1.50$     38 116 000     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     

1993.01  05.10.1993   Inscription ISLAND DECLARED...   7v sheet   1992.01
1.50$     74 192 000     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
and     90 004 000     Jamaican Tody    Todus todus     
and     86 142 000     Buffy Hummingbird    Leucippus fallax     
and     86 312 000     Amethyst Woodstar    Calliphlox amethystina     

1997.01  28.01.1997   Birds      
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Great Skua Stercorarius skua Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
1$     28 002 000     Turkey Vulture    Cathartes aura     
1.15$     187 092 000     American Crow    Corvus brachyrhynchos     
1.50$     69 004 000     Great Skua    Stercorarius skua     
3.45$     66 056 000     Black-legged Kittiwake    Rissa tridactyla     

1997.02  28.01.1997   Birds      
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King Vulture  Sarcoramphus papa
4.50$     28 007 000     King Vulture    Sarcoramphus papa     MS

1997.03  29.05.1997   PACIFIC 97   9v sheet   
3.45$     66 056 000     Black-legged Kittiwake    Rissa tridactyla     1997.01

1997.04  23.06.1997   Active Volcano   9v sheet   
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Mangrove Cuckoo  Coccyzus minor Antillean Crested Hummingbird  Orthorhyncus cristatus
1.50$     76 114 000     Mangrove Cuckoo    Coccyzus minor     
1.50$     86 071 000     Antillean Crested Hummingbird    Orthorhyncus cristatus     

1997.05  29.12.1997   Royal Albert Hall   9v sheet   1997.04
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Mangrove Cuckoo  Coccyzus minor Antillean Crested Hummingbird  Orthorhyncus cristatus
1.50$     76 114 000     Mangrove Cuckoo    Coccyzus minor     
1.50$     86 071 000     Antillean Crested Hummingbird    Orthorhyncus cristatus     

2001.01  26.03.2001   Caribbean birds      
Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea Crested Quail-Dove Geotrygon versicolor Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae
1$     121 019 000     Golden Swallow    Tachycineta euchrysea     
1.15$     72 151 000     Crested Quail-Dove    Geotrygon versicolor     
1.50$     136 129 000     Red-legged Thrush    Turdus plumbeus     
5$     104 152 000     Fernandina's Flicker    Colaptes fernandinae     

2001.02  26.03.2001   Caribbean birds      
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8$     74 343 000     St. Vincent Parrot    Amazona guildingii     MS

2002.01  29.11.2002   Wild flowers of Montserrat   4v set   
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1.50$     194 018 000     Antillean Euphonia    Euphonia musica     

2002.02  29.11.2002   Wild flowers of Montserrat      
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8$     199 220 000     Red-legged Honeycreeper    Cyanerpes cyaneus     MS

2003.01  01.12.2003   Birds of the Caribbean      
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90c     89 087 000     Belted Kingfisher    Megaceryle alcyon     
1.15$     197 014 000     Yellow Warbler    Dendroica petechia     
1.50$     197 069 000     Hooded Warbler    Wilsonia citrina     
5$     129 002 000     Cedar Waxwing    Bombycilla cedrorum     

2003.02  01.12.2003   Birds of the Caribbean   Sheet   
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Roseate Spoonbill  Platalea ajaja Laughing Gull  Larus atricilla White-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon lepturus Bare-eyed Thrush  Turdus nudigenis Glittering-throated Emerald  Polyerata fimbriata Carib Grackle  Quiscalus lugubris
1.50$     24 033 000     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja     
1.50$     66 048 000     Laughing Gull    Larus atricilla     
1.50$     14 003 000     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
1.50$     136 152 000     Bare-eyed Thrush    Turdus nudigenis     
1.50$     86 165 000     Glittering-throated Emerald    Polyerata fimbriata     
1.50$     203 032 000     Carib Grackle    Quiscalus lugubris     

2003.03  01.12.2003   Birds of the Caribbean      
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6$     198 001 000     Bananaquit    Coereba flaveola     MS

2005.01  25.04.2005   Seabirds of the Caribbean   Sheet   
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Brown Pelican  Pelecanus occidentalis Red-billed Tropicbird  Phaethon aethereus Not identified  Not identified Waved Albatross  Phoebastria irrorata
2.30$     15 008 000     Brown Pelican    Pelecanus occidentalis     
2.30$     14 001 000     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus     
2.30$
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2.30$     10 004 000     Waved Albatross    Phoebastria irrorata     

2005.02  25.04.2005   Seabird of the Caribbean      
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Common Tern  Sterna hirundo
6$     67 032 000     Common Tern    Sterna hirundo     MS

2006.01  01.04.2006   Overprint 30th ANNIVERSARY...on previous issues      
Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea
1$     121 019 000     Golden Swallow    Tachycineta euchrysea     2001.01

2007.01  11.10.2007   Parrots of the Caribbean   Sheet   
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Red-and-green Macaw  Ara chloropterus Mitred Parakeet  Aratinga mitrata Sun Parakeet  Aratinga solstitialis Blue-and-yellow Macaw  Ara ararauna
3.40$     74 193 000     Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus     
3.40$     74 212 000     Mitred Parakeet    Aratinga mitrata     
3.40$     74 220 000     Sun Parakeet    Aratinga solstitialis     
3.40$     74 188 000     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna     

2007.02  11.10.2007   Parrots of the Caribbean      
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Hyacinth Macaw  Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
7$     74 185 000     Hyacinth Macaw    Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus     MS

Montserrat map

Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea
Population: 9,600; an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned
Climate: tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation
Terrain: volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland

Birds: 110 species. 2 endemic.

Links:
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16.05.2008