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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1961.01   31.05.1961   Definitives      
African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
½c     92     African Pygmy Kingfisher    Ispidina picta     p 14x15
3c     143     Crimson-breasted Shrike    Laniarius atrococcineus     
20c     35     Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius     

1961.02   Definitives   No wmk   1961.01
3c     143     Crimson-breasted Shrike    Laniarius atrococcineus     

1963.01   Definitives      1961.01
½c     92     African Pygmy Kingfisher    Ispidina picta     p 14

1963.02   Definitives   No wmk   1961.01
20c     35     Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius     

1964.01   21.05.1964   Definitives   wmk RSA   1961.01
½c     92     African Pygmy Kingfisher    Ispidina picta     

1964.02   Definitives   wmk RSA   1961.01
20c     35     Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius     

1964.03   Definitives   wmk RSA   1961.01
3c     143     Crimson-breasted Shrike    Laniarius atrococcineus     

1968.01   Definitives   Centered countryname, wmk RSA   1961.01
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
20c     35     Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius     

1969.01   Definitives   "RSA"   1961.01
African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
½c     92     African Pygmy Kingfisher    Ispidina picta     

1974.01   20.11.1974   Definitives      
Cape Gannet Morus capensis Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
5c     31     Cape Gannet    Morus capensis     
15c     212     Greater Double-collared Sunbird    Cinnyris afer     
20c     98     Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill    Tockus leucomelas     
30c     143     Bokmakierie    Telophorus zeylonus     
50c     48     Blue Crane    Anthropoides paradiseus     
1r     37     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     

1974.02   20.11.1974   Definitives      1974.01
Cape Gannet Morus capensis
5c     31     Cape Gannet    Morus capensis     Without yellow

1988.01   03.02.1988   Bartolomeu Dias   4v set   
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
30c     66     Kelp Gull    Larus dominicanus     

1990.01   02.08.1990   Birds      
Knysna Turaco Tauraco corythaix Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
21c     75     Knysna Turaco    Tauraco corythaix     
35c     208     Red-capped Robin-Chat    Cossypha natalensis     
40c     179     Rufous-naped Lark    Mirafra africana     
50c     143     Bokmakierie    Telophorus zeylonus     

1990.02   02.08.1990   Birds      1990.01
Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
50c     143     Bokmakierie    Telophorus zeylonus     MS

1991.01   05.12.1991   Antarctic treaty   2v set   
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
27c     15     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     

1992.01   06.02.1992   Environmental conservation   3v set   
Red-bellied Malimbe Malimbus erythrogaster
65c     214     Red-bellied Malimbe    Malimbus erythrogaster     

1993.01   03.09.1993   6th definitives   Latin bird name   
Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori African Penguin Spheniscus demersus Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
80c     39     Kori Bustard    Ardeotis kori     
90c     15     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     
1r     48     Wattled Crane    Bugeranus carunculatus     
2r     181     Blue Swallow    Hirundo atrocaerulea     
5r     37     Martial Eagle    Polemaetus bellicosus     
10r     37     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     

1995.01   28.04.1995   Tourism      
Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus
*     206     Red-billed Oxpecker    Buphagus erythrorhynchus     

1995.02   02.10.1995   6th definitives      
Lemon-breasted Canary Crithagra citrinipecta
85c     221     Lemon-breasted Canary    Crithagra citrinipecta     

1995.03   01.12.1995   6th definitives   Booklet   1993.01
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus African Penguin Spheniscus demersus African Penguin Spheniscus demersus African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
90c     15     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     ct
90c     15     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     ctr
90c     15     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     cb
90c     15     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     cbr

1996.01   06.08.1996   6th definitives   English bird name   1993.01
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus
1r     48     Wattled Crane    Bugeranus carunculatus     

1997.01   20.03.1997   6th definitives      
African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
20r     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     ce

1997.02   01.05.1997   6th definitives   Booklet   1993.01
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus
1r     48     Wattled Crane    Bugeranus carunculatus     
1r     48     Wattled Crane    Bugeranus carunculatus     cr

1997.03   05.06.1997   Waterbirds, Ilsapex 98   Sheet   

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White-breasted Cormorant  Phalacrocorax lucidus Hamerkop  Scopus umbretta Pied Kingfisher  Ceryle rudis Purple Heron  Ardea purpurea Black-headed Heron  Ardea melanocephala African Darter  Anhinga rufa Striated Heron  Butorides striata White-faced Whistling Duck  Dendrocygna viduata Saddle-billed Stork  Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Water Thick-knee  Burhinus vermiculatus
*     32     White-breasted Cormorant    Phalacrocorax lucidus     
*     28     Hamerkop    Scopus umbretta     
*     92     Pied Kingfisher    Ceryle rudis     
*     26     Purple Heron    Ardea purpurea     
*     26     Black-headed Heron    Ardea melanocephala     
*     33     African Darter    Anhinga rufa     
*     26     Striated Heron    Butorides striata     
*     14     White-faced Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna viduata     
*     24     Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis     
*     51     Water Thick-knee    Burhinus vermiculatus     

1997.04   18.06.1997   6th definitives   English bird name   1993.01
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
90c     15     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     
5r     37     Martial Eagle    Polemaetus bellicosus     

1997.05   01.07.1997   6th definitives      1993.01
1r     48     Wattled Crane    Bugeranus carunculatus     ce

1997.06   11.07.1997   Junass      1997.03

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White-faced Whistling Duck  Dendrocygna viduata
*     14     White-faced Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna viduata     MS

1997.07   23.07.1997   6th definitives   English bird name   1993.01
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea
2r     181     Blue Swallow    Hirundo atrocaerulea     

1997.08   27.08.1997   Antarctic fauna   3v set   
Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
1.20r     67     Brown Skua    Stercorarius antarcticus     
1.70r     15     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

1997.09   12.12.1997   6th definitives redrawn      
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus
1r     48     Wattled Crane    Bugeranus carunculatus     

1997.10   19.12.1997   6th definitives redrawn      
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
90c     15     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     

1998.01   16.03.1998   6th definitives redrawn      
Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori
80c     39     Kori Bustard    Ardeotis kori     

1998.02   17.03.1998   6th definitives redrawn      
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
5r     37     Martial Eagle    Polemaetus bellicosus     

1998.03   18.03.1998   6th definitives redrawn      
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea
2r     181     Blue Swallow    Hirundo atrocaerulea     ce

1998.04   16.08.1998   South African raptors   Sheet   

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Pale Chanting Goshawk  Melierax canorus Jackal Buzzard  Buteo rufofuscus Lanner Falcon  Falco biarmicus Bearded Vulture  Gypaetus barbatus Black Harrier  Circus maurus Cape Vulture  Gyps coprotheres Bateleur  Terathopius ecaudatus Spotted Eagle-Owl  Bubo africanus White-headed Vulture  Trigonoceps occipitalis African Fish Eagle  Haliaeetus vocifer
*     37     Pale Chanting Goshawk    Melierax canorus     
*     37     Jackal Buzzard    Buteo rufofuscus     
*     38     Lanner Falcon    Falco biarmicus     
*     37     Bearded Vulture    Gypaetus barbatus     
*     37     Black Harrier    Circus maurus     
*     37     Cape Vulture    Gyps coprotheres     
*     37     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     
*     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     
*     37     White-headed Vulture    Trigonoceps occipitalis     
*     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     

1998.05   16.08.1998   South African raptors   Booklet   1998.04

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Pale Chanting Goshawk  Melierax canorus Jackal Buzzard  Buteo rufofuscus Lanner Falcon  Falco biarmicus Bearded Vulture  Gypaetus barbatus Black Harrier  Circus maurus Cape Vulture  Gyps coprotheres Bateleur  Terathopius ecaudatus Spotted Eagle-Owl  Bubo africanus White-headed Vulture  Trigonoceps occipitalis African Fish Eagle  Haliaeetus vocifer
*     37     Pale Chanting Goshawk    Melierax canorus     
*     37     Jackal Buzzard    Buteo rufofuscus     
*     38     Lanner Falcon    Falco biarmicus     
*     37     Bearded Vulture    Gypaetus barbatus     
*     37     Black Harrier    Circus maurus     
*     37     Cape Vulture    Gyps coprotheres     
*     37     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     
*     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     
*     37     White-headed Vulture    Trigonoceps occipitalis     
*     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     

1998.06   26.08.1998   6th definitives redrawn      
African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
20r     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     ce

1998.07   28.08.1998   6th definitives redrawn      
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
10r     37     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     p 14¼x14

1998.08   28.09.1998   The Western Cape   5v booklet   
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
*     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     cl
*     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     = 1, cr

1998.09   28.09.1998   KwaZulu-Natal   5v booklet   
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
*     30     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     cl
*     30     Great White Pelican    Pelecanus onocrotalus     = 1, cr

1998.10   09.10.1998   World post day      

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African Harrier-Hawk  Polyboroides typus
5r     37     African Harrier-Hawk    Polyboroides typus     MS

1999.01   09.01.1999   6th definitives redrawn      1998.03
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea
2r     181     Blue Swallow    Hirundo atrocaerulea     

1999.02   04.10.1999   Migratory species   10v sheet   

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Barn Swallow  Hirundo rustica Lesser Kestrel  Falco naumanni European Bee-eater  Merops apiaster Curlew Sandpiper  Calidris ferruginea Wandering Albatross  Diomedea exulans Lesser Flamingo  Phoeniconaias minor
*     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
*     38     Lesser Kestrel    Falco naumanni     
*     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     
*     64     Curlew Sandpiper    Calidris ferruginea     
*     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
*     22     Lesser Flamingo    Phoeniconaias minor     

1999.03   04.10.1999   Migratory species   Booklet   1999.02
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
*     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
*     38     Lesser Kestrel    Falco naumanni     
*     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     
*     64     Curlew Sandpiper    Calidris ferruginea     
*     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
*     22     Lesser Flamingo    Phoeniconaias minor     

2000.01   6th definitives redrawn      1998.07
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
10r     37     Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus     p 14¾

2000.02   22.05.2000   London 2000      
Knysna Turaco Tauraco corythaix
4.60r     75     Knysna Turaco    Tauraco corythaix     MS

2000.03   05.06.2000   Definitives      
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres
1.50r     37     Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax     
2.30r     37     Cape Vulture    Gyps coprotheres     

2000.04   15.11.2000   7th definitive series   27v set   
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides African Green Pigeon Treron calvus Purple-crested Turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus
2r     90     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     
3r     92     Woodland Kingfisher    Halcyon senegalensis     
5r     95     White-fronted Bee-eater    Merops bullockoides     
10r     70     African Green Pigeon    Treron calvus     
20r     75     Purple-crested Turaco    Tauraco porphyreolophus     

2001.01   12.05.2001   Kgalagadi transfrontier park   4v set   
Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius
2.90r     213     Sociable Weaver    Philetairus socius     

2001.02   12.05.2001   Kgalagadi transfrontier park   2v sheet   2001.01
Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius
2.90r     213     Sociable Weaver    Philetairus socius     

2001.03   01.10.2001   7th definitive series   p 13   2000.04
African Green Pigeon Treron calvus Purple-crested Turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus
10r     70     African Green Pigeon    Treron calvus     
20r     75     Purple-crested Turaco    Tauraco porphyreolophus     

2002.01   28.06.2002   7th definitive series   p 13   2000.04
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
3r     92     Woodland Kingfisher    Halcyon senegalensis     
5f     95     White-fronted Bee-eater    Merops bullockoides     

2002.02   09.08.2002   7th definitive series   p 13   2000.04
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
2r     90     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     

2004.01   01.07.2004   The gift from volunteers   10v sheet   
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
*     15     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     

2004.02   01.09.2004   The ecology of Table Mountain   10v sheet, sa   
Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer
*     195     Cape Sugarbird    Promerops cafer     

2004.03   11.10.2004   SAPOA   Sheet   

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African Fish Eagle  Haliaeetus vocifer African Fish Eagle  Haliaeetus vocifer Peregrine Falcon  Falco peregrinus Western Cattle Egret  Bubulcus ibis Purple-crested Turaco  Tauraco porphyreolophus Blue Crane  Anthropoides paradiseus Bar-tailed Trogon  Apaloderma vittatum African Fish Eagle  Haliaeetus vocifer
12.05r     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
12.05r     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
12.05r     38     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     
12.05r     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
12.05r     75     Purple-crested Turaco    Tauraco porphyreolophus     
12.05r     48     Blue Crane    Anthropoides paradiseus     
12.05r     88     Bar-tailed Trogon    Apaloderma vittatum     
12.05r     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     

2006.01   27.01.2006   Year of the dog   3v sheet   
B5     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     

2007.01   03.08.2007   Owls   Sheet with 2 sets   
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli
Int     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
Int     78     Cape Eagle-Owl    Bubo capensis     
Int     78     African Barred Owlet    Glaucidium capense     
Int     78     Verreaux's Eagle-Owl    Bubo lacteus     
Int     78     Pel's Fishing Owl    Scotopelia peli     

2007.02   19.10.2007   Addition to the 7th definitive series      
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
B4     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     

2007.03   31.10.2007   International polar year   6v sheet   
st     15     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
st     66     Antarctic Tern    Sterna vittata     
st     15     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
st     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

2008.01   01.08.2008   The big 5 of birds   Sheet with 2 sets   

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Southern Ground Hornbill  Bucorvus leadbeateri Kori Bustard  Ardeotis kori Common Ostrich  Struthio camelus Blue Crane  Anthropoides paradiseus Bearded Vulture  Gypaetus barbatus
IASL     99     Southern Ground Hornbill    Bucorvus leadbeateri     
IASL     39     Kori Bustard    Ardeotis kori     
IASL     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     
IASL     48     Blue Crane    Anthropoides paradiseus     
IASL     37     Bearded Vulture    Gypaetus barbatus     

2009.01   02.03.2009   Preserve the polar regions and glaciers   2v sheet   
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
st     17     Light-mantled Albatross    Phoebetria palpebrata     

2009.02   03.08.2009   Coastal birds of South Africa   Sheet with 2 sets   

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African Penguin  Spheniscus demersus African Oystercatcher  Haematopus moquini Cape Gannet  Morus capensis Cape Cormorant  Phalacrocorax capensis Kelp Gull  Larus dominicanus
IASL     15     African Penguin    Spheniscus demersus     
IASL     54     African Oystercatcher    Haematopus moquini     
IASL     31     Cape Gannet    Morus capensis     
IASL     32     Cape Cormorant    Phalacrocorax capensis     
IASL     66     Kelp Gull    Larus dominicanus     

2010.01   12.03.2010   International year of biodiversity   4v set   
SRL     90     Lilac-breasted Roller    Coracias caudatus     
SRL     206     Yellow-billed Oxpecker    Buphagus africanus     
and     206     Red-billed Oxpecker    Buphagus erythrorhynchus     

South Africa map

Location: Southern Africa
Population: 43.7 million
Climate: mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights
Terrain: vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain

Birds: 858 species. 31 endemic species.
National bird: Blue Crane

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