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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1952.01   30.10.1952   Definitives      
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana
2½d     163     Raggiana Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea raggiana     

1957.01   29.01.1957   Surcharge on 1952.01      
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana
4d     163     Raggiana Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea raggiana     

1960.01   01.03.1960   Surcharge on 1952.01      
3s     163     Raggiana Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea raggiana     

1963.01   27.03.1963   Definitives      
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana
5d     163     Raggiana Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea raggiana     

1964.01   28.10.1964   Definitives      
Lawes's Parotia Parotia lawesii Black-billed Sicklebill Drepanornis albertisi Emperor Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea guilielmi Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus
6d     163     Lawes's Parotia    Parotia lawesii     
8d     163     Black-billed Sicklebill    Drepanornis albertisi     
1s     163     Emperor Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea guilielmi     
10s     163     Magnificent Riflebird    Ptiloris magnificus     

1965.01   20.01.1965   Definitives      
Streaked Bowerbird Amblyornis subalaris Fire-maned Bowerbird Sericulus bakeri Blue Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea rudolphi Brown Sicklebill Epimachus meyeri Lesser Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea minor Magnificent Bird-of-paradise Diphyllodes magnificus Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise Seleucidis melanoleucus
1d     124     Streaked Bowerbird    Amblyornis subalaris     
3d     124     Fire-maned Bowerbird    Sericulus bakeri     
5d     163     Blue Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea rudolphi     
2s     163     Brown Sicklebill    Epimachus meyeri     
2s3d     163     Lesser Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea minor     
3s     163     Magnificent Bird-of-paradise    Diphyllodes magnificus     
5s     163     Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise    Seleucidis melanoleucus     

1967.01   29.11.1967   Christmas      
Papuan Lorikeet Charmosyna papou Pesquet's Parrot Psittrichas fulgidus Dusky Lory Pseudeos fuscata Edwards's Fig Parrot Psittaculirostris edwardsii
5c     73     Papuan Lorikeet    Charmosyna papou     
7c     73     Pesquet's Parrot    Psittrichas fulgidus     
20c     73     Dusky Lory    Pseudeos fuscata     
25c     73     Edwards's Fig Parrot    Psittaculirostris edwardsii     

1969.01   24.09.1969   Definitives      
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana
5c     163     Raggiana Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea raggiana     

1970.01   13.05.1970   Fauna conservation      
King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise Pteridophora alberti King Bird-of-paradise Cicinnurus regius Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana Crested Satinbird Cnemophilus macgregorii
5c     163     King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise    Pteridophora alberti     
10c     163     King Bird-of-paradise    Cicinnurus regius     
15c     163     Raggiana Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea raggiana     
25c     134     Crested Satinbird    Cnemophilus macgregorii     

1970.02   19.08.1970   ANZAAS congress   4v set   
Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius
15c     4     Southern Cassowary    Casuarius casuarius     

1971.01   01.04.1971   Definitives      1969.01
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana
2c     163     Raggiana Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea raggiana     

1973.01   30.03.1973   Birds of Paradise      
Queen Carola's Parotia Parotia carolae Goldie's Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea decora Ribbon-tailed Astrapia Astrapia mayeri Princess Stephanie's Astrapia Astrapia stephaniae
7c     163     Queen Carola's Parotia    Parotia carolae     
14c     163     Goldie's Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea decora     
21c     163     Ribbon-tailed Astrapia    Astrapia mayeri     
28c     163     Princess Stephanie's Astrapia    Astrapia stephaniae     

1974.01   12.06.1974   Birds' heads      
Blyth's Hornbill Rhyticeros plicatus Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius Papuan Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae
7c     98     Blyth's Hornbill    Rhyticeros plicatus     
10c     4     Southern Cassowary    Casuarius casuarius     
30c     37     Papuan Eagle    Harpyopsis novaeguineae     

1975.01   21.04.1975   New coinage   5v set   
Dwarf Cassowary Casuarius bennetti
20t     4     Dwarf Cassowary    Casuarius bennetti     

1977.01   08.06.1977   Fauna conservation      
White-breasted Ground Dove Gallicolumba jobiensis Victoria Crowned Pigeon Goura victoria Pheasant Pigeon Otidiphaps nobilis Orange-fronted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus aurantiifrons Zoe's Imperial Pigeon Ducula zoeae
5t     70     White-breasted Ground Dove    Gallicolumba jobiensis     
7t     70     Victoria Crowned Pigeon    Goura victoria     
15t     70     Pheasant Pigeon    Otidiphaps nobilis     
30t     70     Orange-fronted Fruit Dove    Ptilinopus aurantiifrons     
50t     70     Zoe's Imperial Pigeon    Ducula zoeae     

1981.01   21.01.1981   Kingfishers      
Beach Kingfisher Todiramphus saurophagus Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher Tanysiptera sylvia Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii
3t     92     Beach Kingfisher    Todiramphus saurophagus     
7t     92     Forest Kingfisher    Todiramphus macleayii     
20t     92     Sacred Kingfisher    Todiramphus sanctus     
25t     92     Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher    Tanysiptera sylvia     
60t     92     Blue-winged Kookaburra    Dacelo leachii     

1984.01   15.08.1984   Definitives      
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana
5k     163     Raggiana Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea raggiana     

1985.01   26.08.1985   Birds of prey      
New Britain Sparrowhawk Accipiter brachyurus New Britain Sparrowhawk Accipiter brachyurus Doria's Goshawk Megatriorchis doriae Doria's Goshawk Megatriorchis doriae Long-tailed Honey Buzzard Henicopernis longicauda Long-tailed Honey Buzzard Henicopernis longicauda
12t     37     New Britain Sparrowhawk    Accipiter brachyurus     
12t     37     New Britain Sparrowhawk    Accipiter brachyurus     
30t     37     Doria's Goshawk    Megatriorchis doriae     
30t     37     Doria's Goshawk    Megatriorchis doriae     
60t     37     Long-tailed Honey Buzzard    Henicopernis longicauda     
60t     37     Long-tailed Honey Buzzard    Henicopernis longicauda     

1986.01   22.05.1986   Ameripex '86      
Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons Streaked Berrypecker Melanocharis striativentris Red-bellied Pitta Pitta erythrogaster Banded Yellow Robin Poecilodryas placens
15t     158     Rufous Fantail    Rhipidura rufifrons     
35t     135     Streaked Berrypecker    Melanocharis striativentris     
45t     109     Red-bellied Pitta    Pitta erythrogaster     
70t     164     Banded Yellow Robin    Poecilodryas placens     

1989.01   06.09.1989   Small birds      
Tit Berrypecker Oreocharis arfaki Tit Berrypecker Oreocharis arfaki Blue-capped Ifrita Ifrita kowaldi Black-throated Robin Poecilodryas albonotata Large Scrubwren Sericornis nouhuysi
20t     136     Tit Berrypecker    Oreocharis arfaki     
20t     136     Tit Berrypecker    Oreocharis arfaki     
35t     162     Blue-capped Ifrita    Ifrita kowaldi     
45t     164     Black-throated Robin    Poecilodryas albonotata     
70t     130     Large Scrubwren    Sericornis nouhuysi     

1990.01   24.08.1990   Treaty of Waitangi      
Dwarf Cassowary Casuarius bennetti Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius
20t     4     Dwarf Cassowary    Casuarius bennetti     
and     6     Great Spotted Kiwi    Apteryx haastii     
35t     4     Southern Cassowary    Casuarius casuarius     
and     6     Southern Brown Kiwi    Apteryx australis     

1990.02   26.09.1990   Migratory birds      
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
20t     64     Whimbrel    Numenius phaeopus     
35t     64     Sharp-tailed Sandpiper    Calidris acuminata     
60t     64     Ruddy Turnstone    Arenaria interpres     
70t     64     Terek Sandpiper    Xenus cinereus     

1991.01   01.05.1991   Birds of Paradise      
Lesser Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea minor
10k     163     Lesser Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea minor     

1992.01   25.03.1992   Birds of Paradise   Face value given as t   
Crinkle-collared Manucode Manucodia chalybatus King Bird-of-paradise Cicinnurus regius Queen Carola's Parotia Parotia carolae Emperor Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea guilielmi
21t     163     Crinkle-collared Manucode    Manucodia chalybatus     
45t     163     King Bird-of-paradise    Cicinnurus regius     
60t     163     Queen Carola's Parotia    Parotia carolae     
90t     163     Emperor Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea guilielmi     

1992.02   Imprint May 1992 on 1992.01      
21t     163     Crinkle-collared Manucode    Manucodia chalybatus     
45t     163     King Bird-of-paradise    Cicinnurus regius     

1992.03   02.09.1992   Birds of Paradise      
Loria's Satinbird Cnemophilus loriae Yellow-breasted Satinbird Loboparadisea sericea Short-tailed Paradigalla Paradigalla brevicauda Magnificent Bird-of-paradise Diphyllodes magnificus Superb Bird-of-paradise Lophorina superba
5t     134     Loria's Satinbird    Cnemophilus loriae     
40t     134     Yellow-breasted Satinbird    Loboparadisea sericea     
50t     163     Short-tailed Paradigalla    Paradigalla brevicauda     
1k     163     Magnificent Bird-of-paradise    Diphyllodes magnificus     
2k     163     Superb Bird-of-paradise    Lophorina superba     

1993.01   20.01.1993   Birds of Paradise      
Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus Crested Satinbird Cnemophilus macgregorii Wahnes's Parotia Parotia wahnesi Goldie's Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea decora Trumpet Manucode Phonygammus keraudrenii
1t     163     Magnificent Riflebird    Ptiloris magnificus     
10t     134     Crested Satinbird    Cnemophilus macgregorii     
20t     163     Wahnes's Parotia    Parotia wahnesi     
30t     163     Goldie's Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea decora     
5k     163     Trumpet Manucode    Phonygammus keraudrenii     

1993.02   15.04.1993   Birds of Paradise   Booklet   1992.01
Crinkle-collared Manucode Manucodia chalybatus
21t     163     Crinkle-collared Manucode    Manucodia chalybatus     "May 1992"

1993.03   15.04.1993   Birds of Paradise   Booklet   1992.01
King Bird-of-paradise Cicinnurus regius
45t     163     King Bird-of-paradise    Cicinnurus regius     "1993"

1993.04   Imprint 1993 on 1992.01      
21t     163     Crinkle-collared Manucode    Manucodia chalybatus     
45t     163     King Bird-of-paradise    Cicinnurus regius     

1993.05   09.06.1993   Small birds      
Orange-crowned Fairywren Clytomyias insignis Superb Pitta Pitta superba Mottled Whistler Rhagologus leucostigma Slaty-headed Longbill Toxorhamphus poliopterus
21t     126     Orange-crowned Fairywren    Clytomyias insignis     
45t     109     Superb Pitta    Pitta superba     
60t     153     Mottled Whistler    Rhagologus leucostigma     
90t     135     Slaty-headed Longbill    Toxorhamphus poliopterus     

1993.06   09.06.1993   Small birds   Booklet   1993.05
Mottled Whistler Rhagologus leucostigma
60t     153     Mottled Whistler    Rhagologus leucostigma     

1993.07   09.06.1993   Small birds   Booklet   1993.05
Slaty-headed Longbill Toxorhamphus poliopterus
90t     135     Slaty-headed Longbill    Toxorhamphus poliopterus     

1993.08   01.07.1993   Birds of Paradise   Face value given as T   1992.01
Crinkle-collared Manucode Manucodia chalybatus King Bird-of-paradise Cicinnurus regius Queen Carola's Parotia Parotia carolae Emperor Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea guilielmi
21t     163     Crinkle-collared Manucode    Manucodia chalybatus     
45t     163     King Bird-of-paradise    Cicinnurus regius     
60t     163     Queen Carola's Parotia    Parotia carolae     
90t     163     Emperor Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea guilielmi     

1993.09   Imprint July 1993 on 1992.03      
5t     134     Loria's Satinbird    Cnemophilus loriae     
1k     163     Magnificent Bird-of-paradise    Diphyllodes magnificus     

1993.10   13.08.1993   TAIPEI '93      1993.03
Orange-crowned Fairywren Clytomyias insignis Superb Pitta Pitta superba Mottled Whistler Rhagologus leucostigma Slaty-headed Longbill Toxorhamphus poliopterus
21t     126     Orange-crowned Fairywren    Clytomyias insignis     
45t     109     Superb Pitta    Pitta superba     
60t     153     Mottled Whistler    Rhagologus leucostigma     
90t     135     Slaty-headed Longbill    Toxorhamphus poliopterus     

1993.11   29.09.1993   Bangkok 1993      
Blue Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea rudolphi
2k     163     Blue Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea rudolphi     MS

1994.01   18.02.1994   Hong Kong '94   Strip, no inscription at foot   1992.03
Yellow-breasted Satinbird Loboparadisea sericea Short-tailed Paradigalla Paradigalla brevicauda Magnificent Bird-of-paradise Diphyllodes magnificus Superb Bird-of-paradise Lophorina superba
40t     134     Yellow-breasted Satinbird    Loboparadisea sericea     
50t     163     Short-tailed Paradigalla    Paradigalla brevicauda     
1k     163     Magnificent Bird-of-paradise    Diphyllodes magnificus     
2k     163     Superb Bird-of-paradise    Lophorina superba     

1994.02   23.08.1994   Surcharge on 1990.01      
10t     4     Southern Cassowary    Casuarius casuarius     
and     6     Southern Brown Kiwi    Apteryx australis     

1995.01   27.03.1995   Surcharge on 1992.01      
Emperor Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea guilielmi
21t     163     Emperor Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea guilielmi     "t"

1995.02   25.04.1995   Surcharge on 1992.01      
21t     163     Emperor Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea guilielmi     "T"

1995.03   16.05.1995   Surcharge on 1992.01      
21t     163     King Bird-of-paradise    Cicinnurus regius     "t"
21t     163     King Bird-of-paradise    Cicinnurus regius     "T"

1995.04   04.08.1995   Surcharge      
21t     163     Emperor Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea guilielmi     "1992"
21t     163     Emperor Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea guilielmi     "1993"
21t     163     Emperor Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea guilielmi     "T", "1992"
21t     163     King Bird-of-paradise    Cicinnurus regius     "1992"
21t     163     King Bird-of-paradise    Cicinnurus regius     "1993"
21t     163     King Bird-of-paradise    Cicinnurus regius     "T", "1992"

1996.01   17.01.1996   Parrots      
Pesquet's Parrot Psittrichas fulgidus Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Papuan King Parrot Alisterus chloropterus Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus
25t     73     Pesquet's Parrot    Psittrichas fulgidus     
50t     73     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus     
65t     73     Papuan King Parrot    Alisterus chloropterus     
1k     73     Red-winged Parrot    Aprosmictus erythropterus     

1998.01   28.01.1998   Birds' heads 1998      
Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa Wattled Brushturkey Aepypodius arfakianus Grey-headed Goshawk Accipiter poliocephalus Forest Bittern Zonerodius heliosylus
25t     77     Sooty Owl    Tyto tenebricosa     
50t     7     Wattled Brushturkey    Aepypodius arfakianus     
65t     37     Grey-headed Goshawk    Accipiter poliocephalus     
1k     26     Forest Bittern    Zonerodius heliosylus     

2000.01   21.06.2000   25 years of independence   4v set   
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana
50t     163     Raggiana Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea raggiana     
1k     163     Raggiana Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea raggiana     

2000.02   21.06.2000   25 years of independence   4v sheet   2000.01
50t     163     Raggiana Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea raggiana     
1k     163     Raggiana Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea raggiana     

2001.01   21.03.2001   Waterbirds      
Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
35t     61     Comb-crested Jacana    Irediparra gallinacea     
70t     58     Masked Lapwing    Vanellus miles     
90t     25     Australian White Ibis    Threskiornis molucca     
1.40k     64     Black-tailed Godwit    Limosa limosa     

2005.01   26.01.2005   Coastal birds      
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Nankeen Heron Nycticorax caledonicus White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Swift Tern Thalasseus bergii Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Pied Heron Egretta picata
5t     26     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     
75t     26     Nankeen Heron    Nycticorax caledonicus     
75t     26     White-faced Heron    Egretta novaehollandiae     
3k     66     Swift Tern    Thalasseus bergii     
3.10k     64     Bar-tailed Godwit    Limosa lapponica     
5.20k     26     Pied Heron    Egretta picata     

2008.01   25.01.2008   Protected birds      
Blyth's Hornbill Rhyticeros plicatus Eastern Osprey Pandion cristatus Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja Western Crowned Pigeon Goura cristata
10t     98     Blyth's Hornbill    Rhyticeros plicatus     
50t     36     Eastern Osprey    Pandion cristatus     
85t     37     Harpy Eagle    Harpia harpyja     
3k     70     Western Crowned Pigeon    Goura cristata     

2008.02   25.01.2008   Protected birds   Sheet   2008.01

Blyth's Hornbill Rhyticeros plicatus Eastern Osprey Pandion cristatus Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus Victoria Crowned Pigeon Goura victoria Eastern Great Egret Ardea modesta
10t     98     Blyth's Hornbill    Rhyticeros plicatus     
50t     36     Eastern Osprey    Pandion cristatus     
85t     37     Harpy Eagle    Harpia harpyja     
1k     72     Palm Cockatoo    Probosciger aterrimus     new
3k     70     Victoria Crowned Pigeon    Goura victoria     
5.35k     26     Eastern Great Egret    Ardea modesta     new

2008.03   25.01.2008   Protected birds      2008.02
Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus
10k     72     Palm Cockatoo    Probosciger aterrimus     MS

2008.04   Birds of Paradise      1964.01,1965.01
Emperor Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea guilielmi Lawes's Parotia Parotia lawesii Brown Sicklebill Epimachus meyeri Magnificent Bird-of-paradise Diphyllodes magnificus
85t     163     Emperor Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea guilielmi     
3k     163     Lawes's Parotia    Parotia lawesii     
3.35k     163     Brown Sicklebill    Epimachus meyeri     
5.35k     163     Magnificent Bird-of-paradise    Diphyllodes magnificus     

2008.05   Birds of Paradise   Sheet   1970.01,1973.01
Princess Stephanie's Astrapia Astrapia stephaniae Crested Satinbird Cnemophilus macgregorii King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise Pteridophora alberti Ribbon-tailed Astrapia Astrapia mayeri
85t     163     Princess Stephanie's Astrapia    Astrapia stephaniae     
3k     134     Crested Satinbird    Cnemophilus macgregorii     
3.35k     163     King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise    Pteridophora alberti     
5.35k     163     Ribbon-tailed Astrapia    Astrapia mayeri     

2008.06   Birds of Paradise      1970.01
King Bird-of-paradise Cicinnurus regius
10k     163     King Bird-of-paradise    Cicinnurus regius     MS

Papua New Guinea map

Location: Southeastern Asia, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean
Population: 5.9 million
Climate: tropical; northwest monsoon, southeast monsoon; slight seasonal temperature variation
Terrain: mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills

Birds: 646 species. 86 endemic species.

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