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Tristan da Cunha
Bird stamps from Tristan da Cunha

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1954.01   02.01.1954   Definitives      
Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Inaccessible Island Rail Atlantisia rogersi
1½d     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
2½d     10 011 000     Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
5s     46 067 000     Inaccessible Island Rail    Atlantisia rogersi     

1963.01   12.04.1963   Overprint TRISTAN DA... on St Helena 1961.01      
Yellow Canary Serinus flaviventris Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis White Tern Gygis alba
1½d     194 137 000     Yellow Canary    Serinus flaviventris     
6d     190 093 000     Red Fody    Foudia madagascariensis     
1s/6d     67 006 000     White Tern    Gygis alba     

1968.01   15.05.1968   Birds      
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Wilkins' Finch Nesospiza wilkinsi Tristan Thrush Nesocichla eremita Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis
4d     10 001 000     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
1s     201 067 000     Wilkins' Finch    Nesospiza wilkinsi     
1s6d     136 063 000     Tristan Thrush    Nesocichla eremita     
2s6d     11 060 000     Greater Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     

1972.01   29.02.1972   Definitives      
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5p     10 012 000     Sooty Albatross    Phoebetria fusca     
7½p     10 011 000     Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
50p     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

1972.02   20.11.1972   Royal Silver Wedding      
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2½p     136 063 000     Tristan Thrush    Nesocichla eremita     
and     10 001 000     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
7½p     136 063 000     Tristan Thrush    Nesocichla eremita     = 2½p
and     10 001 000     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

1974.01   01.05.1974   Rockhopper Penguin      
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2½p     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
5p     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
7½p     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
25p     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

1974.02   01.10.1974   The Lonely Island      
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35p     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     MS
and     10 001 000     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

1977.01   01.12.1977   Birds      
Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina Hall's Giant Petrel Macronectes halli Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata Bermuda Petrel Pterodroma cahow Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus Common Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
1p     11 008 000     Great-winged Petrel    Pterodroma macroptera     
2p     12 004 000     White-faced Storm-Petrel    Pelagodroma marina     
3p     11 002 000     Hall's Giant Petrel    Macronectes halli     
4p     11 023 000     Soft-plumaged Petrel    Pterodroma mollis     
5p     10 001 000     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
10p     11 054 000     Kerguelen Petrel    Aphrodroma brevirostris     
15p     67 030 000     Antarctic Tern    Sterna vittata     
20p     11 013 000     Bermuda Petrel    Pterodroma cahow     
25p     11 042 000     Broad-billed Prion    Pachyptila vittata     
50p     69 003 000     Brown Skua    Stercorarius antarcticus     
1£     13 004 000     Common Diving-Petrel    Pelecanoides urinatrix     
2£     10 011 000     Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     

1979.01   03.01.1979   Wildlife conservation   4v set   
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15p     136 063 000     Tristan Thrush    Nesocichla eremita     
20p     201 066 000     Nightingale Finch    Nesospiza acunhae     

1979.02   27.08.1979   Sir Rowland Hill, stamp on stamp   3v set   1954.01
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10p     46 067 000     Inaccessible Island Rail    Atlantisia rogersi     

1979.03   27.08.1979   Sir Rowland Hill      
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Rockhopper Penguin  Eudyptes chrysocome
50p     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     MS

1979.04   26.11.1979   International year of the child   4v set   
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20p     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

1980.01   29.02.1980   Paintings by Roland Svensson   4v set, upright wmk   
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20p     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

1980.02   29.02.1980   Paintings by Roland Svensson   4v sheet, sideways wmk   1980.01
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Rockhopper Penguin  Eudyptes chrysocome
20p     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

1981.01   01.11.1981   Inaccessible Island Rail   Strip   
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10p     46 067 000     Inaccessible Island Rail    Atlantisia rogersi     
10p     46 067 000     Inaccessible Island Rail    Atlantisia rogersi     
10p     46 067 000     Inaccessible Island Rail    Atlantisia rogersi     
10p     46 067 000     Inaccessible Island Rail    Atlantisia rogersi     

1982.01   28.09.1982   Overprint 1ST PARTICIPATION... on 1977.01      
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5p     10 001 000     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
25p     11 042 000     Broad-billed Prion    Pachyptila vittata     

1985.01   30.09.1985   Flags   4v set   
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60p     11 060 000     Greater Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     

1986.01   30.09.1986   Flora and fauna of Inaccessible Island   5v set   
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5p     10 001 000     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
25p     201 067 000     Wilkins' Finch    Nesospiza wilkinsi     
50p     11 051 000     White-chinned Petrel    Procellaria aequinoctialis     

1987.01   23.01.1987   Island flightless insects and birds   4v set   
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35p     46 067 000     Inaccessible Island Rail    Atlantisia rogersi     
50p     46 118 000     Tristan Moorhen    Gallinula nesiotis     

1987.02   22.06.1987   Rockhopper Penguin      
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10p     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
20p     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
30p     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     
50p     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

1987.03   07.12.1987   Norwegian scientific expedition   4v set   
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20p     10 011 000     Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     

1988.01   21.03.1988   Fauna of Nightingale Island   5v set   
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5p     201 066 000     Nightingale Finch    Nesospiza acunhae     
10p     136 063 000     Tristan Thrush    Nesocichla eremita     
20p     10 011 000     Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
25p     11 060 000     Greater Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     

1988.02   10.12.1988   Augustus Earle's paintings   12v set   
Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
10p     10 011 000     Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     

1989.01   06.02.1989   Fauna of Gough Island   5v set   
Hall's Giant Petrel Macronectes halli Tristan Moorhen Gallinula nesiotis Gough Island Finch Rowettia goughensis Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca
5p     11 002 000     Hall's Giant Petrel    Macronectes halli     
10p     46 118 000     Tristan Moorhen    Gallinula nesiotis     
20p     201 065 000     Gough Island Finch    Rowettia goughensis     
25p     10 012 000     Sooty Albatross    Phoebetria fusca     

1989.02   20.11.1989   Vagrant birds      
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10p     20 033 000     Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
25p     62 046 000     Spotted Sandpiper    Actitis macularius     
35p     46 115 000     Purple Gallinule    Porphyrio martinica     
50p     121 046 000     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     

1991.01   01.10.1991   WWF      
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8p     46 118 000     Tristan Moorhen    Gallinula nesiotis     
10p     201 065 000     Gough Island Finch    Rowettia goughensis     
12p     46 118 000     Tristan Moorhen    Gallinula nesiotis     
15p     201 065 000     Gough Island Finch    Rowettia goughensis     

1994.01   21.11.1994   Island livestock   4v set   
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35p     27 089 000     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     

1996.01   01.10.1996   Gough Island as world heritage site      
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15p     46 118 000     Tristan Moorhen    Gallinula nesiotis     
20p     10 001 000     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
45p     10 012 000     Sooty Albatross    Phoebetria fusca     
60p     201 065 000     Gough Island Finch    Rowettia goughensis     

1997.01   20.06.1997   Return of Hong Kong to China      1996.01
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60p     201 065 000     Gough Island Finch    Rowettia goughensis     MS

1999.01   27.04.1999   WWF      
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5p     10 001 000     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
8p     10 001 000     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
12p     10 001 000     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
15p     10 001 000     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

2000.01   01.01.2000   Millennium      
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Cape Petrel Daption capense Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
20p     10 001 000     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
30p     11 006 000     Cape Petrel    Daption capense     
50p     11 001 000     Antarctic Giant Petrel    Macronectes giganteus     
60p     67 030 000     Antarctic Tern    Sterna vittata     

2001.01   01.02.2001   Hong Kong 2001   Sheet   
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30p     46 067 000     Inaccessible Island Rail    Atlantisia rogersi     
45p     24 031 000     Black-faced Spoonbill    Platalea minor     

2001.02   01.10.2001   BirdLife International   Sheet   
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35p     11 051 000     White-chinned Petrel    Procellaria aequinoctialis     
35p     11 051 000     White-chinned Petrel    Procellaria aequinoctialis     
35p     11 051 000     White-chinned Petrel    Procellaria aequinoctialis     
35p     11 051 000     White-chinned Petrel    Procellaria aequinoctialis     
35p     11 051 000     White-chinned Petrel    Procellaria aequinoctialis     

2003.01   07.05.2003   BirdLife International   White frame   
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15p     10 011 000     Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
30p     10 011 000     Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
45p     10 011 000     Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
50p     10 011 000     Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     

2003.02   07.05.2003   BirdLife International   Sheet, no white frame   2003.01
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15p     10 011 000     Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
30p     10 011 000     Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
45p     10 011 000     Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
50p     10 011 000     Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
1£     10 011 000     Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     

2005.01   21.02.2005   The remote island   5v strip   
Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
50p     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

2005.02   28.03.2005   Gough Island   5v strip   
Tristan Moorhen Gallinula nesiotis
50p     46 118 000     Tristan Moorhen    Gallinula nesiotis     

2005.03   18.04.2005   Inaccessible Island   5v strip   
Inaccessible Island Rail Atlantisia rogersi
50p     46 067 000     Inaccessible Island Rail    Atlantisia rogersi     

2005.04   01.06.2005   Bird definitives      
Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata Nightingale Finch Nesospiza acunhae Cape Petrel Daption capense Tristan Moorhen Gallinula nesiotis Hall's Giant Petrel Macronectes halli Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
1p     11 054 000     Kerguelen Petrel    Aphrodroma brevirostris     
3p     10 012 000     Sooty Albatross    Phoebetria fusca     
5p     67 030 000     Antarctic Tern    Sterna vittata     
8p     201 066 000     Nightingale Finch    Nesospiza acunhae     
10p     11 006 000     Cape Petrel    Daption capense     
15p     46 118 000     Tristan Moorhen    Gallinula nesiotis     
20p     11 002 000     Hall's Giant Petrel    Macronectes halli     
25p     69 003 000     Brown Skua    Stercorarius antarcticus     
35p     11 008 000     Great-winged Petrel    Pterodroma macroptera     
1£     11 042 000     Broad-billed Prion    Pachyptila vittata     
2£     11 023 000     Soft-plumaged Petrel    Pterodroma mollis     
5£     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

2006.01   07.02.2006   Nightingale Island   5v strip   
Tristan Thrush Nesocichla eremita
50p     136 063 000     Tristan Thrush    Nesocichla eremita     

2006.02   30.03.2006   Middle Island   5v strip   
Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata
50p     11 042 000     Broad-billed Prion    Pachyptila vittata     

2006.03   01.06.2006   500th anniversary celebration   6v sheet   
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Rockhopper Penguin  Eudyptes chrysocome
30p     7 009 000     Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes chrysocome     

2006.04   27.09.2006   Stoltenhoff Island   5v strip   
Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
50p     69 003 000     Brown Skua    Stercorarius antarcticus     

2007.01   22.01.2007   The remote islands   6v sheet   
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Wandering Albatross  Diomedea exulans
50p     10 001 000     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

2007.02   01.07.2007   BirdLife International   Sheet   
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Greater Shearwater  Puffinus gravis Greater Shearwater  Puffinus gravis Greater Shearwater  Puffinus gravis Greater Shearwater  Puffinus gravis Greater Shearwater  Puffinus gravis Greater Shearwater  Puffinus gravis
50p     11 060 000     Greater Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     
50p     11 060 000     Greater Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     
50p     11 060 000     Greater Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     
50p     11 060 000     Greater Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     
50p     11 060 000     Greater Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     
50p     11 060 000     Greater Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     

Tristan da Cunha map

Location: Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about mid-way between South America and Africa
Population: 271
Climate: temperate; marine, mild, tempered by trade winds
Terrain: the islands result from volcanic activity associated with the Atlantic Mid-Ocean Ridge

Links:
Saint Helena Post Office postal administration website (with Ascension and Tristan da Cunha stamps)
CIA - The World Factbook
Roland Svensson web search

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29.05.2008