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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1987.01   24.04.1987   Birds      
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus South Georgia Shag Leucocarbo georgianus Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus Cape Petrel Daption capense South Georgia Diving Petrel Pelecanoides georgicus South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
1p     66     Kelp Gull    Larus dominicanus     
2p     32     South Georgia Shag    Leucocarbo georgianus     
3p     52     Snowy Sheathbill    Chionis albus     
4p     67     Brown Skua    Stercorarius antarcticus     
5p     18     Cape Petrel    Daption capense     
6p     20     South Georgia Diving Petrel    Pelecanoides georgicus     
7p     227     South Georgia Pipit    Anthus antarcticus     
8p     14     Yellow-billed Pintail    Anas georgica     
9p     18     Fairy Prion    Pachyptila turtur     
10p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
20p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
25p     17     Light-mantled Albatross    Phoebetria palpebrata     
50p     18     Southern Giant Petrel    Macronectes giganteus     
1£     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
3£     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

1992.01   22.03.1992   WWF      
Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
2p     14     Yellow-billed Pintail    Anas georgica     
6p     14     Yellow-billed Pintail    Anas georgica     
12p     14     Yellow-billed Pintail    Anas georgica     
20p     14     Yellow-billed Pintail    Anas georgica     

1993.01   10.12.1993   Macaroni Penguin      
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
16p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
34p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
39p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
78p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     

1994.01   18.02.1994   Hong Kong '94      1993.01
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
16p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
34p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
39p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
78p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     

1994.02   28.09.1994   Life in the freezer   4v set   
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
40p     17     Grey-headed Albatross    Thalassarche chrysostoma     
65p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

1996.01   08.11.1996   Chinstrap Penguin      
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
17p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
35p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
40p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
76p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     

1997.01   20.06.1997   Return of Hong Kong to China      1996.01
76p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     "1997" MS

1998.01   16.03.1998   Flora and fauna   6v sheet   
Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
35p     66     Antarctic Tern    Sterna vittata     
35p     17     Grey-headed Albatross    Thalassarche chrysostoma     
35p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

1998.02   28.09.1998   Tourism   4v set   
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
35p     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

1999.01   15.11.1999   Birds      
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis Grey-backed Storm Petrel Garrodia nereis South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris South Georgia Diving Petrel Pelecanoides georgicus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
1p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
2p     18     White-chinned Petrel    Procellaria aequinoctialis     
5p     19     Grey-backed Storm Petrel    Garrodia nereis     
10p     227     South Georgia Pipit    Anthus antarcticus     
11p     17     Grey-headed Albatross    Thalassarche chrysostoma     
30p     18     Blue Petrel    Halobaena caerulea     
35p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
40p     20     South Georgia Diving Petrel    Pelecanoides georgicus     
50p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
1£     17     Light-mantled Albatross    Phoebetria palpebrata     
3£     14     Yellow-billed Pintail    Anas georgica     
5£     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

1999.02   18.12.1999   Millennium   6v set   
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
11p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
and     17     Grey-headed Albatross    Thalassarche chrysostoma     
35p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     

2000.01   16.10.2000   King Penguin      
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
37p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
37p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
43p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
43p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

2003.01   07.01.2003   WWF   wmk upright   
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
40p     17     Grey-headed Albatross    Thalassarche chrysostoma     
45p     17     Grey-headed Albatross    Thalassarche chrysostoma     
45p     17     Grey-headed Albatross    Thalassarche chrysostoma     
70p     17     Grey-headed Albatross    Thalassarche chrysostoma     

2003.02   07.01.2003   WWF   Sheet with 4 sets, wmk sideways   2003.01

Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
40p     17     Grey-headed Albatross    Thalassarche chrysostoma     
45p     17     Grey-headed Albatross    Thalassarche chrysostoma     
45p     17     Grey-headed Albatross    Thalassarche chrysostoma     
70p     17     Grey-headed Albatross    Thalassarche chrysostoma     

2004.01   06.02.2004   Aspects of South Georgia   16v sheet   
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
40p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
40p     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     

2004.02   03.11.2004   Juvenile fauna definitives   12v set   
Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
1p     67     Brown Skua    Stercorarius antarcticus     
3p     18     Antarctic Prion    Pachyptila desolata     
10p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
50p     14     Yellow-billed Pintail    Anas georgica     
75p     17     Light-mantled Albatross    Phoebetria palpebrata     
2£     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
5£     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

2005.01   26.09.2005   Duncan Carse   4v set   
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
1£     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     

2005.02   01.11.2005   Penguins      
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
45p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
45p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
45p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
45p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
45p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
45p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

2006.01   18.10.2006   BirdLife International      
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
24p     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
45p     18     Southern Giant Petrel    Macronectes giganteus     
50p     18     White-chinned Petrel    Procellaria aequinoctialis     
75p     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

2006.02   18.10.2006   BirdLife International   Sheet   2006.01
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
1£     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
1£     18     White-chinned Petrel    Procellaria aequinoctialis     

2008.01   25.01.2008   International polar year   4v set   
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
50p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

2008.02   01.05.2008   Fisheries   4v set   
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
1.05£     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

2008.03   10.07.2008   WWF      
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
55p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
55p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
65p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
90p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     

2008.04   10.07.2008   WWF   Sheet with 4 sets   2008.03

Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
55p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
55p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
65p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
90p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     

2008.05   10.07.2008   WWF   Sheet   2008.03
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
55p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
55p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
65p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
90p     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     

2010.01   12.04.2010   London 2010, stamp on stamp   10v sheet   

Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
65p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     Falkland 1929.01
65p     14     Yellow-billed Pintail    Anas georgica     1992.01

2010.02   25.10.2010   Penguins      
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
AP     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
AP     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
AP     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
AP     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     

2010.03   25.10.2010   Penguins   Sheet with 2 sets   2010.02

King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
AP     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
AP     16     Macaroni Penguin    Eudyptes chrysolophus     
AP     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
AP     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     

2011.01   15.02.2011   Pets   6v set   
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
95p     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     

2011.02   10.08.2011   Petrels      
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea Cape Petrel Daption capense South Georgia Diving Petrel Pelecanoides georgicus
60p     18     Southern Giant Petrel    Macronectes giganteus     
70p     18     Snow Petrel    Pagodroma nivea     
95p     18     Cape Petrel    Daption capense     
1.15£     20     South Georgia Diving Petrel    Pelecanoides georgicus     

2011.03   15.09.2011   Frozen planet   4v set   
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
60p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
70p     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
1.15£     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

2011.04   15.09.2011   Frozen planet   Sheet with 4x60p   2011.03
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
60p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

2011.05   15.09.2011   Frozen planet   Sheet with 4x70p   2011.03
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
70p     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

2011.06   15.09.2011   Frozen planet   Sheet with 4x1.15£   2011.03
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
1.15£     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

2011.07   15.09.2011   Frozen planet      
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
2.50£     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     MS

2012.01   10.03.2012   WWF      
South Georgia Shag Leucocarbo georgianus Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
60p     32     South Georgia Shag    Leucocarbo georgianus     White frame
70p     66     Antarctic Tern    Sterna vittata     White frame
95p     67     Brown Skua    Stercorarius antarcticus     White frame
1.15£     66     Kelp Gull    Larus dominicanus     White frame

2012.02   10.03.2012   WWF   Sheet with 4 sets   2012.01

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South Georgia Shag  Leucocarbo georgianus Antarctic Tern  Sterna vittata Brown Skua  Stercorarius antarcticus Kelp Gull  Larus dominicanus
60p     32     South Georgia Shag    Leucocarbo georgianus     No white frame
70p     66     Antarctic Tern    Sterna vittata     No white frame
95p     67     Brown Skua    Stercorarius antarcticus     No white frame
1.15£     66     Kelp Gull    Larus dominicanus     No white frame

2012.03   10.03.2012   WWF      
Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
3.50£     67     Brown Skua    Stercorarius antarcticus     MS

2012.04   31.08.2012   Blue Whale   4v set   
Cape Petrel Daption capense
1£     18     Cape Petrel    Daption capense     

2012.05   09.11.2012   Marine protected area   4v set   
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
65p     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
75p     17     Grey-headed Albatross    Thalassarche chrysostoma     

Location: Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America; includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of 11 islands
Population: no indigenous inhabitants
Climate: variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow
Terrain: most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes
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