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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1978.01   15.12.1978   New currency      
5d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
8d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     = 5d

1979.01   21.12.1979   Birds      
Golden-backed Bishop Euplectes aureus Principe Seedeater Crithagra rufobrunnea White-bellied Kingfisher Corythornis leucogaster Giant Sunbird Dreptes thomensis Giant Weaver Ploceus grandis Black-capped Speirops Zosterops lugubris
50c     222     Golden-backed Bishop    Euplectes aureus     
50c     229     Principe Seedeater    Crithagra rufobrunnea     
1d     92     White-bellied Kingfisher    Corythornis leucogaster     
7d     220     Giant Sunbird    Dreptes thomensis     
8d     222     Giant Weaver    Ploceus grandis     
100d     201     Black-capped Speirops    Zosterops lugubris     

1979.02   21.12.1979   Birds      
Sao Tome Green Pigeon Treron sanctithomae
25d     70     Sao Tome Green Pigeon    Treron sanctithomae     MS

1983.01   30.12.1983   Birds      
Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata Principe Weaver Ploceus princeps Sao Tome Weaver Ploceus sanctithomae Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus Principe Sunbird Anabathmis hartlaubii Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler Horizorhinus dohrni Principe White-eye Zosterops ficedulinus Sao Tome Prinia Prinia molleri African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica Sao Tome Thrush Turdus olivaceofuscus Sao Tome Oriole Oriolus crassirostris Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus Sao Tome Olive Pigeon Columba thomensis Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis Sao Tome Spinetail Zoonavena thomensis Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus Principe Starling Lamprotornis ornatus Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
50c     223     Bronze Mannikin    Lonchura cucullata     
1d     222     Principe Weaver    Ploceus princeps     
1.50d     222     Sao Tome Weaver    Ploceus sanctithomae     
2d     222     Red-headed Quelea    Quelea erythrops     
3d     222     Southern Masked Weaver    Ploceus velatus     
4d     220     Principe Sunbird    Anabathmis hartlaubii     
5.50d     229     Yellow-fronted Canary    Crithagra mozambica     
7d     223     Common Waxbill    Estrilda astrild     
10d     200     Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler    Horizorhinus dohrni     
11d     201     Principe White-eye    Zosterops ficedulinus     
12d     196     Sao Tome Prinia    Prinia molleri     
14d     76     African Emerald Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx cupreus     
15.50d     92     Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica     
16d     215     Sao Tome Thrush    Turdus olivaceofuscus     
17d     158     Sao Tome Oriole    Oriolus crassirostris     
18.50d     159     Velvet-mantled Drongo    Dicrurus modestus     
20d     70     Sao Tome Olive Pigeon    Columba thomensis     
25d     70     Laughing Dove    Spilopelia senegalensis     
30d     85     Sao Tome Spinetail    Zoonavena thomensis     
42d     213     Chestnut-winged Starling    Onychognathus fulgidus     
46d     213     Principe Starling    Lamprotornis ornatus     
100d     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     

1987.01   15.10.1987   Parrots      
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus
1d     73     Rose-ringed Parakeet    Psittacula krameri     
2d     73     Fischer's Lovebird    Agapornis fischeri     
10d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
20d     73     Yellow-collared Lovebird    Agapornis personatus     

1989.01   15.10.1989   Hummingbirds      
Crimson Topaz Topaza pella White-crested Coquette Lophornis adorabilis Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae
20d     86     Crimson Topaz    Topaza pella     
and     86     Red-tailed Comet    Sappho sparganura     
20d     86     White-crested Coquette    Lophornis adorabilis     
and     86     Rainbow-bearded Thornbill    Chalcostigma herrani     
20d     86     Brown Violetear    Colibri delphinae     

1989.02   15.10.1989   Hummingbirds      
Ecuadorian Hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo
50d     86     Ecuadorian Hillstar    Oreotrochilus chimborazo     MS

1989.03   20.12.1989   Butterflies and birds   5v set   
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
20d     100     Rufous-tailed Jacamar    Galbula ruficauda     
and     83     Australian Owlet-nightjar    Aegotheles cristatus     
and     66     Bonaparte's Gull    Chroicocephalus philadelphia     
and     94     Rufous-capped Motmot    Baryphthengus ruficapillus     

1989.04   20.12.1989   Butterflies and birds      1989.03
20d     100     Rufous-tailed Jacamar    Galbula ruficauda     MS
and     83     Australian Owlet-nightjar    Aegotheles cristatus     
and     66     Bonaparte's Gull    Chroicocephalus philadelphia     
and     94     Rufous-capped Motmot    Baryphthengus ruficapillus     

1991.01   20.02.1991   Jako      
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
80d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
100d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
250d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
500d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     

1991.02   08.07.1991   Birds      
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus Salmon-crested Cockatoo Cacatua moluccensis Kuhl's Lorikeet Vini kuhlii Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
75d     38     Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     
75d     73     Pale-headed Rosella    Platycercus adscitus     
75d     72     Salmon-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua moluccensis     
75d     73     Kuhl's Lorikeet    Vini kuhlii     
200d     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     

1991.03   08.07.1991   Birds      
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco
500d     78     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     MS
500d     104     Toco Toucan    Ramphastos toco     MS

1991.04   15.11.1991   Exhibition   12v set   
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Great Egret Ardea alba
25d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
25d     26     Great Egret    Ardea alba     
and     222     Golden-backed Bishop    Euplectes aureus     

1992.01   19.04.1992   Fauna and flora   4v set   
Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus
1000d     211     Short-toed Treecreeper    Certhia brachydactyla     
2500d     213     Chestnut-winged Starling    Onychognathus fulgidus     

1992.02   19.04.1992   The Pope   24v set   

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  Not identified   Not identified   Not identified   Not identified Common Moorhen  Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen  Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen  Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen  Gallinula chloropus Harlequin Quail  Coturnix delegorguei Harlequin Quail  Coturnix delegorguei Harlequin Quail  Coturnix delegorguei Harlequin Quail  Coturnix delegorguei
120d              Not identified     
120d              Not identified     = 120d
120d              Not identified     = 120d
120d              Not identified     = 120d
150d     46     Common Moorhen    Gallinula chloropus     
150d     46     Common Moorhen    Gallinula chloropus     = 150d
150d     46     Common Moorhen    Gallinula chloropus     = 150d
150d     46     Common Moorhen    Gallinula chloropus     = 150d
250d     11     Harlequin Quail    Coturnix delegorguei     
250d     11     Harlequin Quail    Coturnix delegorguei     = 250d
250d     11     Harlequin Quail    Coturnix delegorguei     = 250d
250d     11     Harlequin Quail    Coturnix delegorguei     = 250d

1992.03   06.06.1992   UNCED   5v set   
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
150d     37     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     

1992.04   15.09.1992   Birds      
King Bird-of-paradise Cicinnurus regius Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Lesser Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea minor Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
75d     165     King Bird-of-paradise    Cicinnurus regius     
and     120     Guianan Cock-of-the-rock    Rupicola rupicola     
100d     88     Resplendent Quetzal    Pharomachrus mocinno     
125d     165     Lesser Bird-of-paradise    Paradisaea minor     
200d     11     Indian Peafowl    Pavo cristatus     
500d     104     Channel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos vitellinus     

1992.05   15.09.1992   Birds      
Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
1000d     73     Eastern Rosella    Platycercus eximius     MS
1000d     108     Great Spotted Woodpecker    Dendrocopos major     MS

1992.06   03.10.1992   Marcelo da Veiga   Sheet   
African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
10d     76     African Emerald Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx cupreus     
40d     76     African Emerald Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx cupreus     = 10d
50d     76     African Emerald Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx cupreus     = 10d
100d     76     African Emerald Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx cupreus     = 10d

1993.01   15.06.1993   Birds      
Great Egret Ardea alba Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius Sao Tome Green Pigeon Treron sanctithomae Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius
500d     26     Great Egret    Ardea alba     
500d     73     Red-headed Lovebird    Agapornis pullarius     
500d     70     Sao Tome Green Pigeon    Treron sanctithomae     
500d     223     Blue Waxbill    Uraeginthus angolensis     
500d     37     Yellow-billed Kite    Milvus aegyptius     

1993.02   15.06.1993   Birds      
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
1000d     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     MS
and     104     Keel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos sulfuratus     

1993.03   21.07.1993   Prehistoric animals      
1000d     0     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     MS

1996.01   Surcharge on 1983.01      
1000d     229     Yellow-fronted Canary    Crithagra mozambica     
1000d     92     Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica     
1000d     213     Chestnut-winged Starling    Onychognathus fulgidus     
2500d     223     Bronze Mannikin    Lonchura cucullata     
2500d     222     Sao Tome Weaver    Ploceus sanctithomae     
2500d     222     Red-headed Quelea    Quelea erythrops     
2500d     223     Common Waxbill    Estrilda astrild     
2500d     76     African Emerald Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx cupreus     
2500d     70     Laughing Dove    Spilopelia senegalensis     
2500d     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     

1997.01   16.04.1997   Surcharge on 1991.01      
1000d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     

1998.01   Surcharge on 1983.01      
2500d     201     Principe White-eye    Zosterops ficedulinus     
2500d     92     Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica     

1998.02   Surcharge on 1983.01      
2500d     222     Southern Masked Weaver    Ploceus velatus     
2500d     220     Principe Sunbird    Anabathmis hartlaubii     
2500d     200     Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler    Horizorhinus dohrni     
2500d     196     Sao Tome Prinia    Prinia molleri     
2500d     215     Sao Tome Thrush    Turdus olivaceofuscus     
2500d     158     Sao Tome Oriole    Oriolus crassirostris     
2500d     159     Velvet-mantled Drongo    Dicrurus modestus     
2500d     213     Chestnut-winged Starling    Onychognathus fulgidus     
2500d     213     Principe Starling    Lamprotornis ornatus     

1999.01   Surcharge on 1983.01      
5000d     92     Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica     
7000d     200     Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler    Horizorhinus dohrni     
10000d     222     Principe Weaver    Ploceus princeps     

2000.01   12.07.2000   Anniversary of independence   4v sheet   
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Not identified
5000d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
10000d              Not identified     

2000.02   07.08.2000   Surcharge on 1983.01      
Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
5000d     213     Chestnut-winged Starling    Onychognathus fulgidus     
5000d     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     

2000.03   14.09.2000   Olympic Games, Sydney      
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
5000d     72     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     
7000d     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     

2002.01   20.11.2002   Birds      
Newton's Sunbird Anabathmis newtonii Sao Tome Prinia Prinia molleri Sao Tome Grosbeak Crithagra concolor Sao Tome Fiscal Lanius newtoni
1000d     220     Newton's Sunbird    Anabathmis newtonii     
7000d     196     Sao Tome Prinia    Prinia molleri     
9000d     229     Sao Tome Grosbeak    Crithagra concolor     
10000d     156     Sao Tome Fiscal    Lanius newtoni     

2002.02   20.11.2002   Birds   Sheet   2002.01
Newton's Sunbird Anabathmis newtonii Sao Tome Prinia Prinia molleri Sao Tome Grosbeak Crithagra concolor Sao Tome Fiscal Lanius newtoni
1000d     220     Newton's Sunbird    Anabathmis newtonii     
7000d     196     Sao Tome Prinia    Prinia molleri     
9000d     229     Sao Tome Grosbeak    Crithagra concolor     
10000d     156     Sao Tome Fiscal    Lanius newtoni     

2002.03   20.11.2002   Birds      
Sao Tome Scops Owl Otus hartlaubi
20000d     78     Sao Tome Scops Owl    Otus hartlaubi     MS

2003.01   01.03.2003   Penguins   Sheet   

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Emperor Penguin  Aptenodytes forsteri Gentoo Penguin  Pygoscelis papua Emperor Penguin  Aptenodytes forsteri Magellanic Penguin  Spheniscus magellanicus Emperor Penguin  Aptenodytes forsteri Southern Rockhopper Penguin  Eudyptes chrysocome
1000d     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
2000d     16     Gentoo Penguin    Pygoscelis papua     
3000d     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
5000d     16     Magellanic Penguin    Spheniscus magellanicus     
6000d     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
15000d     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

2003.02   01.03.2003   Penguins      2003.01
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
38000d     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     MS

2003.03   01.03.2003   Parrots   Sheet   

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Princess Parrot  Polytelis alexandrae Scarlet-chested Parrot  Neophema splendida Brown-throated Parakeet  Aratinga pertinax Jandaya Parakeet  Aratinga jandaya Budgerigar  Melopsittacus undulatus Slaty-headed Parakeet  Psittacula himalayana
10000d     73     Princess Parrot    Polytelis alexandrae     
10000d     73     Scarlet-chested Parrot    Neophema splendida     
10000d     73     Brown-throated Parakeet    Aratinga pertinax     
10000d     73     Jandaya Parakeet    Aratinga jandaya     
10000d     73     Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus     
10000d     73     Slaty-headed Parakeet    Psittacula himalayana     

2003.04   01.03.2003   Parrots      2003.03
Scarlet-chested Parrot Neophema splendida
38000d     73     Scarlet-chested Parrot    Neophema splendida     MS

2003.05   01.03.2003   Birds   Sheet   

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Black-collared Barbet  Lybius torquatus Tawny-flanked Prinia  Prinia subflava Northern Red-billed Hornbill  Tockus erythrorhynchus Meyer's Parrot  Poicephalus meyeri Blue Waxbill  Uraeginthus angolensis Crimson-breasted Shrike  Laniarius atrococcineus
1000d     106     Black-collared Barbet    Lybius torquatus     
2000d     196     Tawny-flanked Prinia    Prinia subflava     
3000d     98     Northern Red-billed Hornbill    Tockus erythrorhynchus     
5000d     73     Meyer's Parrot    Poicephalus meyeri     
6000d     223     Blue Waxbill    Uraeginthus angolensis     
15000d     145     Crimson-breasted Shrike    Laniarius atrococcineus     

2003.06   01.03.2003   Birds      2003.05
Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
38000d     98     Northern Red-billed Hornbill    Tockus erythrorhynchus     MS

2003.07   01.03.2003   Prehistoric animals   6v sheet   
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica
2000d     0     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     

2003.08   01.03.2003   Owls   Sheet   

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Verreaux's Eagle-Owl  Bubo lacteus Marsh Owl  Asio capensis African Wood Owl  Strix woodfordii Hume's Owl  Strix butleri Seychelles Scops Owl  Otus insularis Pearl-spotted Owlet  Glaucidium perlatum
1000d     78     Verreaux's Eagle-Owl    Bubo lacteus     
2000d     78     Marsh Owl    Asio capensis     
3000d     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
5000d     78     Hume's Owl    Strix butleri     
6000d     78     Seychelles Scops Owl    Otus insularis     
15000d     78     Pearl-spotted Owlet    Glaucidium perlatum     

2003.09   01.03.2003   Owls      2003.08
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus
38000d     78     Verreaux's Eagle-Owl    Bubo lacteus     MS

2003.10   01.03.2003   Raptors   Sheet   

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Martial Eagle  Polemaetus bellicosus Verreaux's Eagle  Aquila verreauxii Western Marsh Harrier  Circus aeruginosus Steppe Eagle  Aquila nipalensis Bonelli's Eagle  Aquila fasciata Lesser Spotted Eagle  Clanga pomarina
1000d     37     Martial Eagle    Polemaetus bellicosus     
2000d     37     Verreaux's Eagle    Aquila verreauxii     
3000d     37     Western Marsh Harrier    Circus aeruginosus     
5000d     37     Steppe Eagle    Aquila nipalensis     
6000d     37     Bonelli's Eagle    Aquila fasciata     
15000d     37     Lesser Spotted Eagle    Clanga pomarina     

2003.11   01.03.2003   Raptors      2003.10
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
38000d     37     Verreaux's Eagle    Aquila verreauxii     MS

2003.12   01.03.2003   Pheasant   Sheet   

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Common Pheasant  Phasianus colchicus Common Pheasant  Phasianus colchicus Common Pheasant  Phasianus colchicus Common Pheasant  Phasianus colchicus Common Pheasant  Phasianus colchicus Common Pheasant  Phasianus colchicus
1000d     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     
2000d     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     
3000d     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     
5000d     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     
6000d     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     
15000d     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     

2003.13   01.03.2003   Pheasant      2003.12
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
38000d     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     MS

2003.14   01.03.2003   Stork   6v sheet   
White Stork Ciconia ciconia White Stork Ciconia ciconia White Stork Ciconia ciconia
1000d     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     
3000d     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     
6000d     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     

2003.15   Albert Schweizer      
Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa
5000d     94     Turquoise-browed Motmot    Eumomota superciliosa     MS

2003.16   Rotary      2003.10
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
6000d     37     Bonelli's Eagle    Aquila fasciata     MS

2004.01   Owls   Sheet   

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Verreaux's Eagle-Owl  Bubo lacteus Pel's Fishing Owl  Scotopelia peli African Wood Owl  Strix woodfordii Spotted Eagle-Owl  Bubo africanus Brown Fish Owl  Ketupa zeylonensis Northern White-faced Owl  Ptilopsis leucotis Marsh Owl  Asio capensis Cape Eagle-Owl  Bubo capensis Western Barn Owl  Tyto alba
9000d     78     Verreaux's Eagle-Owl    Bubo lacteus     
9000d     78     Pel's Fishing Owl    Scotopelia peli     
9000d     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
9000d     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl    Bubo africanus     
9000d     78     Brown Fish Owl    Ketupa zeylonensis     
9000d     78     Northern White-faced Owl    Ptilopsis leucotis     
9000d     78     Marsh Owl    Asio capensis     
9000d     78     Cape Eagle-Owl    Bubo capensis     
9000d     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     

2004.02   Scouts jamboree   9v sheet   

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  Not identified Blue-breasted Kingfisher  Halcyon malimbica Grey Parrot  Psittacus erithacus   Not identified
7000d              Not identified     
7000d     92     Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica     
7000d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
7000d              Not identified     

2004.03   Sir Peter Scott   9v sheet   

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Rainbow Lorikeet  Trichoglossus moluccanus Greylag Goose  Anser anser Common Goldeneye  Bucephala clangula Eurasian Eagle-Owl  Bubo bubo
7000d     73     Rainbow Lorikeet    Trichoglossus moluccanus     
7000d     14     Greylag Goose    Anser anser     
7000d     14     Common Goldeneye    Bucephala clangula     
7000d     78     Eurasian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bubo     

2006.01   25.05.2006   Owls and mushrooms   Sheet   

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Jamaican Owl  Pseudoscops grammicus African Wood Owl  Strix woodfordii Little Owl  Athene noctua Great Grey Owl  Strix nebulosa
7000d     78     Jamaican Owl    Pseudoscops grammicus     
9000d     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
10000d     78     Little Owl    Athene noctua     
14000d     78     Great Grey Owl    Strix nebulosa     

2006.02   25.05.2006   Owls and mushrooms      
Oriental Bay Owl Phodilus badius
40000d     77     Oriental Bay Owl    Phodilus badius     MS

2006.03   25.05.2006   Threatened species   4v sheet   
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
7000d     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     

2006.04   Animals   9v sheet   
Little Owl Athene noctua
7000d     78     Little Owl    Athene noctua     

2006.05   Anniversary overprint on 2004.02   9v sheet, silver ovp   

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  Not identified Blue-breasted Kingfisher  Halcyon malimbica Grey Parrot  Psittacus erithacus   Not identified
7000d              Not identified     
7000d     92     Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica     
7000d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
7000d              Not identified     

2006.06   Anniversary overprint on 2004.02   9v sheet, gold ovp   

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  Not identified Blue-breasted Kingfisher  Halcyon malimbica Grey Parrot  Psittacus erithacus   Not identified
7000d              Not identified     
7000d     92     Blue-breasted Kingfisher    Halcyon malimbica     
7000d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
7000d              Not identified     

2006.07   15.12.2006   Baden Powell, mushrooms and owls   4v sheet, silver   
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
14000d     78     Boreal Owl    Aegolius funereus     
14000d     78     Short-eared Owl    Asio flammeus     

2006.08   15.12.2006   Baden Powell, mushrooms and owls   4v sheet, gold   2006.07
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
14000d     78     Boreal Owl    Aegolius funereus     
14000d     78     Short-eared Owl    Asio flammeus     

2007.01   02.02.2007   International polar year   4v sheet   

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Fiordland Penguin  Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Emperor Penguin  Aptenodytes forsteri
9000d     16     Fiordland Penguin    Eudyptes pachyrhynchus     
and     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     
and     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     
and     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
10000d     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
and     16     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     
and     16     Southern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
and     16     Humboldt Penguin    Spheniscus humboldti     
and     16     Little Penguin    Eudyptula minor     

2007.02   02.02.2007   Owls and prey   Sheet   

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Western Barn Owl  Tyto alba Snowy Owl  Bubo scandiacus Pel's Fishing Owl  Scotopelia peli Morepork  Ninox novaeseelandiae
7000d     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
9000d     78     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     
10000d     78     Pel's Fishing Owl    Scotopelia peli     
14000d     78     Morepork    Ninox novaeseelandiae     

2007.03   15.03.2007   Scouts jubilee, birds   Sheet   

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  Not identified Collared Trogon  Trogon collaris Scarlet Tanager  Piranga olivacea Guianan Red Cotinga  Phoenicircus carnifex
7000d              Not identified     
9000d     88     Collared Trogon    Trogon collaris     
10000d     237     Scarlet Tanager    Piranga olivacea     
14000d     120     Guianan Red Cotinga    Phoenicircus carnifex     

2007.04   15.03.2007   Scouts jubilee, birds      2007.03, quadrate
Not identified
7000d              Not identified     MS

2007.05   15.03.2007   Scouts jubilee, birds      2007.03, quadrate
Guianan Red Cotinga Phoenicircus carnifex
14000d     120     Guianan Red Cotinga    Phoenicircus carnifex     MS

2007.06   15.03.2007   Scouts jubilee, birds   Sheet   

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Burnished-buff Tanager  Tangara cayana Venezuelan Troupial  Icterus icterus Crested Oropendola  Psarocolius decumanus Orange-cheeked Parrot  Pyrilia barrabandi
7000d     235     Burnished-buff Tanager    Tangara cayana     
9000d     232     Venezuelan Troupial    Icterus icterus     
10000d     232     Crested Oropendola    Psarocolius decumanus     
14000d     73     Orange-cheeked Parrot    Pyrilia barrabandi     

2007.07   15.03.2007   Scouts jubilee, birds      2007.06, quadrate
Orange-cheeked Parrot Pyrilia barrabandi
14000d     73     Orange-cheeked Parrot    Pyrilia barrabandi     MS

2007.08   15.03.2007   Scouts jubilee, birds      
Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata
40000d     235     Red-crested Cardinal    Paroaria coronata     MS

2007.09   15.03.2007   Scouts jubilee, birds      
Diademed Tanager Stephanophorus diadematus
40000d     235     Diademed Tanager    Stephanophorus diadematus     MS

2007.10   15.03.2007   Scouts jubilee, animals and butterflies      
White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa
40000d     162     White-throated Magpie-Jay    Calocitta formosa     MS

2007.11   31.12.2007   Birds   Sheet   1979.01-2,1983.01

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White-bellied Kingfisher  Corythornis leucogaster Sao Tome Prinia  Prinia molleri Bronze Mannikin  Lonchura cucullata Sao Tome Green Pigeon  Treron sanctithomae Golden-backed Bishop  Euplectes aureus Black-capped Speirops  Zosterops lugubris Giant Weaver  Ploceus grandis Sao Tome Oriole  Oriolus crassirostris Principe Sunbird  Anabathmis hartlaubii Principe Weaver  Ploceus princeps Principe Seedeater  Crithagra rufobrunnea Sao Tome Spinetail  Zoonavena thomensis Western Barn Owl  Tyto alba Common Waxbill  Estrilda astrild
5000d     92     White-bellied Kingfisher    Corythornis leucogaster     
5000d     196     Sao Tome Prinia    Prinia molleri     
5000d     223     Bronze Mannikin    Lonchura cucullata     
5000d     70     Sao Tome Green Pigeon    Treron sanctithomae     
5000d     222     Golden-backed Bishop    Euplectes aureus     
10000d     201     Black-capped Speirops    Zosterops lugubris     
10000d     222     Giant Weaver    Ploceus grandis     
10000d     158     Sao Tome Oriole    Oriolus crassirostris     
10000d     220     Principe Sunbird    Anabathmis hartlaubii     
10000d     222     Principe Weaver    Ploceus princeps     
15000d     229     Principe Seedeater    Crithagra rufobrunnea     
15000d     85     Sao Tome Spinetail    Zoonavena thomensis     
15000d     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
15000d     223     Common Waxbill    Estrilda astrild     New

2008.01   04.02.2008   Sir Vivian Fuchs   4v sheet   
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
5000d     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
5000d     67     Pomarine Skua    Stercorarius pomarinus     

2008.02   04.02.2008   Naturalists (Aristoteles)   4v sheet   
European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
5000d     32     European Shag    Phalacrocorax aristotelis     

2008.03   04.02.2008   Naturalists, John Ray      
Dodo Raphus cucullatus †
95000d     70     Dodo    Raphus cucullatus †     MS
and     11     Wild Turkey    Meleagris gallopavo     

2008.04   28.03.2008   Baden Powel   4v sheet   
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
5000d     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     
5000d     78     African Wood Owl    Strix woodfordii     

2008.05   28.03.2008   Waterfalls (Gocta Falls)   4v sheet   
Not identified
5000d              Not identified     

2008.06   WWF      
Sao Tome Ibis Bostrychia bocagei Sao Tome Olive Pigeon Columba thomensis Principe White-eye Zosterops ficedulinus Sao Tome Oriole Oriolus crassirostris
10000d     25     Sao Tome Ibis    Bostrychia bocagei     
10000d     70     Sao Tome Olive Pigeon    Columba thomensis     
10000d     201     Principe White-eye    Zosterops ficedulinus     
10000d     158     Sao Tome Oriole    Oriolus crassirostris     

2008.07   WWF   Sheet   2008.06

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Sao Tome Ibis  Bostrychia bocagei Sao Tome Olive Pigeon  Columba thomensis Principe White-eye  Zosterops ficedulinus Sao Tome Oriole  Oriolus crassirostris
10000d     25     Sao Tome Ibis    Bostrychia bocagei     
10000d     70     Sao Tome Olive Pigeon    Columba thomensis     
10000d     201     Principe White-eye    Zosterops ficedulinus     
10000d     158     Sao Tome Oriole    Oriolus crassirostris     

2008.08   Owls   Sheet   

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Great Grey Owl  Strix nebulosa Collared Scops Owl  Otus lettia Western Barn Owl  Tyto alba Great Grey Owl  Strix nebulosa
10000d     78     Great Grey Owl    Strix nebulosa     
10000d     78     Collared Scops Owl    Otus lettia     
10000d     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
10000d     78     Great Grey Owl    Strix nebulosa     

2008.09   19.05.2008   Naturalists   6v sheet   

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Golden Pheasant  Chrysolophus pictus Archaeopteryx  Archaeopteryx lithografica
10000d     11     Golden Pheasant    Chrysolophus pictus     
30000d     0     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     

2008.10   19.05.2008   Albatrosses   Sheet   

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Black-footed Albatross  Phoebastria nigripes Wandering Albatross  Diomedea exulans Light-mantled Albatross  Phoebetria palpebrata Black-browed Albatross  Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross  Thalassarche melanophris Laysan Albatross  Phoebastria immutabilis
5000d     17     Black-footed Albatross    Phoebastria nigripes     
10000d     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
15000d     17     Light-mantled Albatross    Phoebetria palpebrata     
20000d     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
20000d     17     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
30000d     17     Laysan Albatross    Phoebastria immutabilis     

2008.11   19.05.2008   Albatrosses      
Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
100000d     17     Southern Royal Albatross    Diomedea epomophora     MS

2008.12   17.07.2008   Banknotes   4v sheet   
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
25000d     78     Spectacled Owl    Pulsatrix perspicillata     

2009.01   31.01.2009   WWF      
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
25000d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
25000d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
25000d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
25000d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     

2009.02   31.01.2009   WWF   Sheet with 2 sets   2009.01

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Grey Parrot  Psittacus erithacus Grey Parrot  Psittacus erithacus Grey Parrot  Psittacus erithacus Grey Parrot  Psittacus erithacus
25000d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
25000d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
25000d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     
25000d     73     Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus     

2009.03   31.03.2009   Parrots of New Zealand   Sheet   

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Kakapo  Strigops habroptila Kea  Nestor notabilis Huia  Heteralocha acutirostris † South Island Saddleback  Philesturnus carunculatus
25000d     71     Kakapo    Strigops habroptila     
25000d     71     Kea    Nestor notabilis     
25000d     139     Huia    Heteralocha acutirostris †     
25000d     139     South Island Saddleback    Philesturnus carunculatus     

2009.04   31.03.2009   Kakapo   Sheet   

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Kakapo  Strigops habroptila Kakapo  Strigops habroptila Kakapo  Strigops habroptila Kakapo  Strigops habroptila
25000d     71     Kakapo    Strigops habroptila     
25000d     71     Kakapo    Strigops habroptila     
25000d     71     Kakapo    Strigops habroptila     
25000d     71     Kakapo    Strigops habroptila     

2009.05   15.04.2009   Overprint LOCAL      1983.01
Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler Horizorhinus dohrni Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus
LOCAL     223     Bronze Mannikin    Lonchura cucullata     
LOCAL     229     Yellow-fronted Canary    Crithagra mozambica     
LOCAL     200     Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler    Horizorhinus dohrni     
LOCAL     159     Velvet-mantled Drongo    Dicrurus modestus     

2009.06   15.04.2009   Overprint ZONA 1      1983.01
Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler Horizorhinus dohrni
ZONA 1     223     Bronze Mannikin    Lonchura cucullata     
ZONA 1     229     Yellow-fronted Canary    Crithagra mozambica     
ZONA 1     200     Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler    Horizorhinus dohrni     
ZONA 1     159     Velvet-mantled Drongo    Dicrurus modestus     

2009.07   15.04.2009   Overprint ZONA 2      1983.01
Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler Horizorhinus dohrni
ZONA 2     223     Bronze Mannikin    Lonchura cucullata     
ZONA 2     229     Yellow-fronted Canary    Crithagra mozambica     
ZONA 2     200     Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler    Horizorhinus dohrni     
ZONA 2     159     Velvet-mantled Drongo    Dicrurus modestus     

2009.08   15.04.2009   Overprint ZONA 3      1983.01
Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler Horizorhinus dohrni
ZONA 3     223     Bronze Mannikin    Lonchura cucullata     
ZONA 3     229     Yellow-fronted Canary    Crithagra mozambica     
ZONA 3     200     Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler    Horizorhinus dohrni     
ZONA 3     159     Velvet-mantled Drongo    Dicrurus modestus     

2009.09   15.04.2009   Overprint 1 CLASSE      1983.01
Principe Starling Lamprotornis ornatus
1 CLASSE     213     Principe Starling    Lamprotornis ornatus     

2009.10   15.04.2009   Overprint EXPRESSO      1983.01
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
LOCAL     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
ZONA 1     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
ZONA 2     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
ZONA 3     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     

2009.11   15.04.2009   Airmail      1983.01
Principe Starling Lamprotornis ornatus Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus
PORTUGAL     213     Principe Starling    Lamprotornis ornatus     
EUROPA     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
MUNDO     159     Velvet-mantled Drongo    Dicrurus modestus     

2009.12   29.05.2009   Native American Indians   4v sheet   
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
13000d     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
39000d     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
39000d     37     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     

2009.13   30.07.2009   Lighthouses and birds   Sheet   

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Black-legged Kittiwake  Rissa tridactyla Egyptian Vulture  Neophron percnopterus Cory's Shearwater  Calonectris borealis Black-headed Gull  Chroicocephalus ridibundus Northern Fulmar  Fulmarus glacialis
15000d     66     Black-legged Kittiwake    Rissa tridactyla     
25000d     37     Egyptian Vulture    Neophron percnopterus     
25000d     18     Cory's Shearwater    Calonectris borealis     
25000d     66     Black-headed Gull    Chroicocephalus ridibundus     
30000d     18     Northern Fulmar    Fulmarus glacialis     

2009.14   30.07.2009   Lighthouses and birds      2009.06
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
30000d     18     Northern Fulmar    Fulmarus glacialis     MS

2009.15   30.07.2009   Lighthouses and birds   English   2009.06
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
30000d     18     Northern Fulmar    Fulmarus glacialis     MS

2009.16   30.07.2009   Lighthouses and birds      
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
115000d     68     Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica     MS

2009.17   20.10.2009   Raptors   Sheet   

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Eurasian Hobby  Falco subbuteo King Vulture  Sarcoramphus papa Great Horned Owl  Bubo virginianus Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus Powerful Owl  Ninox strenua
10000d     38     Eurasian Hobby    Falco subbuteo     
15000d     34     King Vulture    Sarcoramphus papa     
25000d     78     Great Horned Owl    Bubo virginianus     
25000d     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
35000d     78     Powerful Owl    Ninox strenua     

2010.01   29.03.2010   Lighthouses   5v sheet   
Common Tern Sterna hirundo Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
24000d     66     Common Tern    Sterna hirundo     
24000d     66     Gull-billed Tern    Gelochelidon nilotica     

2010.02   02.09.2010   International year of biodiversity   5v sheet   
Mauritius Kestrel Falco punctatus
22000d     38     Mauritius Kestrel    Falco punctatus     

2010.03   02.09.2010   Stamps on stamps   5v sheet   South Georgia & S.S. 1992
Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
35000d     14     Yellow-billed Pintail    Anas georgica     

2010.04   01.12.2010   Banknotes   Sheet   

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Principe Starling  Lamprotornis ornatus Brown-hooded Kingfisher  Halcyon albiventris Sao Tome Oriole  Oriolus crassirostris African Emerald Cuckoo  Chrysococcyx cupreus
10000d     213     Principe Starling    Lamprotornis ornatus     
15000d     92     Brown-hooded Kingfisher    Halcyon albiventris     
20000d     158     Sao Tome Oriole    Oriolus crassirostris     
25000d     76     African Emerald Cuckoo    Chrysococcyx cupreus     

2011.01   25.02.2011   Protection of animals on Christmas Is   4v sheet   
Red-footed Booby Sula sula White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
31250d     31     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
31250d     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     

2011.02   25.02.2011   Raptors   Sheet   
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
31250d     37     Rough-legged Buzzard    Buteo lagopus     
31250d     38     Eurasian Hobby    Falco subbuteo     
31250d     37     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     
31250d     37     Bonelli's Eagle    Aquila fasciata     

2011.03   25.02.2011   Owls   Sheet   
Red Owl Tyto soumagnei Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus Akun Eagle-Owl Bubo leucostictus Rufous Fishing Owl Scotopelia ussheri
32500d     77     Red Owl    Tyto soumagnei     
32500d     78     Verreaux's Eagle-Owl    Bubo lacteus     
32500d     78     Akun Eagle-Owl    Bubo leucostictus     
32500d     78     Rufous Fishing Owl    Scotopelia ussheri     

2011.04   30.03.2011   Seabirds and lighthouses   Sheet   
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
40000d     66     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     
40000d     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

2011.05   30.03.2011   Owls   Sheet   
Northern Pygmy Owl Glaucidium californicum Eastern Screech Owl Megascops asio
55000d     78     Northern Pygmy Owl    Glaucidium californicum     
55000d     78     Eastern Screech Owl    Megascops asio     

Sao Tome and Principe map

Location: Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea
Population: 206,100
Climate: tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)
Terrain: volcanic, mountainous

Birds: 140 species. 22 endemic species.

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