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Bird stamps from Tristan da Cunha

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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1954.01   02.01.1954   Definitives      
Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Inaccessible Island Rail Atlantisia rogersi
1½d     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     
2½d     17     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
5s     46     Inaccessible Island Rail    Atlantisia rogersi     

1963.01   12.04.1963   Overprint TRISTAN DA... on St Helena 1961.01      
Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis White Tern Gygis alba
1½d     221     Yellow Canary    Crithagra flaviventris     
6d     214     Red Fody    Foudia madagascariensis     
1s/6d     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     

1968.01   15.05.1968   Birds      
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Wilkins's Finch Nesospiza wilkinsi Tristan Thrush Nesocichla eremita Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
4d     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
1s     227     Wilkins's Finch    Nesospiza wilkinsi     
1s6d     207     Tristan Thrush    Nesocichla eremita     
2s6d     18     Great Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     

1972.01   29.02.1972   Definitives      
Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
5p     17     Sooty Albatross    Phoebetria fusca     
7½p     17     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
50p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     

1972.02   20.11.1972   Royal Silver Wedding      
Tristan Thrush Nesocichla eremita Tristan Thrush Nesocichla eremita
2½p     207     Tristan Thrush    Nesocichla eremita     
and     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
7½p     207     Tristan Thrush    Nesocichla eremita     = 2½p
and     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

1974.01   01.05.1974   Rockhopper Penguin      
Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
2½p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     
5p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     
7½p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     
25p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     

1974.02   01.10.1974   The Lonely Island      
Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
35p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     MS
and     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

1977.01   01.12.1977   Birds      
Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena 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 Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
1p     18     Great-winged Petrel    Pterodroma macroptera     
2p     19     White-faced Storm Petrel    Pelagodroma marina     
3p     18     Northern Giant Petrel    Macronectes halli     
4p     18     Soft-plumaged Petrel    Pterodroma mollis     
5p     17     Tristan Albatross    Diomedea dabbenena     
10p     18     Kerguelen Petrel    Aphrodroma brevirostris     
15p     66     Antarctic Tern    Sterna vittata     
20p     18     Bermuda Petrel    Pterodroma cahow     
25p     18     Broad-billed Prion    Pachyptila vittata     
50p     67     Brown Skua    Stercorarius antarcticus     
1£     20     Common Diving Petrel    Pelecanoides urinatrix     
2£     17     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     

1979.01   03.01.1979   Wildlife conservation   4v set   
Tristan Thrush Nesocichla eremita Inaccessible Island Finch Nesospiza acunhae
15p     207     Tristan Thrush    Nesocichla eremita     
20p     227     Inaccessible Island Finch    Nesospiza acunhae     

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

1979.03   27.08.1979   Sir Rowland Hill      
Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
50p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     MS

1979.04   26.11.1979   International year of the child   4v set   
Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
20p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     

1980.01   29.02.1980   Paintings by Roland Svensson   4v set, upright wmk   
Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
20p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     

1980.02   29.02.1980   Paintings by Roland Svensson   4v sheet, sideways wmk   1980.01
Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
20p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     

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

1982.01   28.09.1982   Overprint 1ST PARTICIPATION... on 1977.01      
Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata
5p     17     Tristan Albatross    Diomedea dabbenena     
25p     18     Broad-billed Prion    Pachyptila vittata     

1985.01   30.09.1985   Flags   4v set   
Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
60p     18     Great Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     

1986.01   30.09.1986   Flora and fauna of Inaccessible Island   5v set   
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Wilkins's Finch Nesospiza wilkinsi Spectacled Petrel Procellaria conspicillata
5p     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
25p     227     Wilkins's Finch    Nesospiza wilkinsi     
50p     18     Spectacled Petrel    Procellaria conspicillata     

1987.01   23.01.1987   Island flightless insects and birds   4v set   
Inaccessible Island Rail Atlantisia rogersi Gough Gallinule Gallinula comeri
35p     46     Inaccessible Island Rail    Atlantisia rogersi     
50p     46     Gough Gallinule    Gallinula comeri     

1987.02   22.06.1987   Rockhopper Penguin      
Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
10p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     
20p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     
30p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     
50p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     

1987.03   07.12.1987   Norwegian scientific expedition   4v set   
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
20p     17     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     

1988.01   21.03.1988   Fauna of Nightingale Island   5v set   
Inaccessible Island Finch Nesospiza acunhae Tristan Thrush Nesocichla eremita Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
5p     227     Inaccessible Island Finch    Nesospiza acunhae     
10p     207     Tristan Thrush    Nesocichla eremita     
20p     17     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
25p     18     Great Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     

1988.02   10.12.1988   Augustus Earle's paintings   12v set   
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
10p     17     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     

1989.01   06.02.1989   Fauna of Gough Island   5v set   
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli Gough Gallinule Gallinula comeri Gough Finch Rowettia goughensis Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca
5p     18     Northern Giant Petrel    Macronectes halli     
10p     46     Gough Gallinule    Gallinula comeri     
20p     227     Gough Finch    Rowettia goughensis     
25p     17     Sooty Albatross    Phoebetria fusca     

1989.02   20.11.1989   Vagrant birds      
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
10p     26     Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis     
25p     64     Spotted Sandpiper    Actitis macularius     
35p     46     Purple Gallinule    Porphyrio martinica     
50p     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     

1991.01   01.10.1991   WWF      
Gough Gallinule Gallinula comeri Gough Finch Rowettia goughensis Gough Gallinule Gallinula comeri Gough Finch Rowettia goughensis
8p     46     Gough Gallinule    Gallinula comeri     
10p     227     Gough Finch    Rowettia goughensis     
12p     46     Gough Gallinule    Gallinula comeri     
15p     227     Gough Finch    Rowettia goughensis     

1994.01   21.11.1994   Island livestock   4v set   
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
35p     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     

1996.01   01.10.1996   Gough Island as world heritage site      
Gough Gallinule Gallinula comeri Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca Gough Finch Rowettia goughensis
15p     46     Gough Gallinule    Gallinula comeri     
20p     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
45p     17     Sooty Albatross    Phoebetria fusca     
60p     227     Gough Finch    Rowettia goughensis     

1997.01   20.06.1997   Return of Hong Kong to China      1996.01
Gough Finch Rowettia goughensis
60p     227     Gough Finch    Rowettia goughensis     MS

1999.01   27.04.1999   WWF      
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
5p     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
8p     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
12p     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
15p     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

2000.01   01.01.2000   Millennium      
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Cape Petrel Daption capense Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
20p     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     
30p     18     Cape Petrel    Daption capense     
50p     18     Southern Giant Petrel    Macronectes giganteus     
60p     66     Antarctic Tern    Sterna vittata     

2001.01   01.02.2001   Hong Kong 2001   Sheet   
Inaccessible Island Rail Atlantisia rogersi Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor
30p     46     Inaccessible Island Rail    Atlantisia rogersi     
45p     25     Black-faced Spoonbill    Platalea minor     

2001.02   01.10.2001   BirdLife International   Sheet   

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Spectacled Petrel  Procellaria conspicillata Spectacled Petrel  Procellaria conspicillata Spectacled Petrel  Procellaria conspicillata Spectacled Petrel  Procellaria conspicillata Spectacled Petrel  Procellaria conspicillata
35p     18     Spectacled Petrel    Procellaria conspicillata     
35p     18     Spectacled Petrel    Procellaria conspicillata     
35p     18     Spectacled Petrel    Procellaria conspicillata     
35p     18     Spectacled Petrel    Procellaria conspicillata     
35p     18     Spectacled Petrel    Procellaria conspicillata     

2003.01   07.05.2003   BirdLife International   White frame   
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
15p     17     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
30p     17     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
45p     17     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
50p     17     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     

2003.02   07.05.2003   BirdLife International   Sheet, no white frame   2003.01

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Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross  Thalassarche chlororhynchos Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross  Thalassarche chlororhynchos Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross  Thalassarche chlororhynchos Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross  Thalassarche chlororhynchos Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross  Thalassarche chlororhynchos
15p     17     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
30p     17     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
45p     17     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
50p     17     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     
1£     17     Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross    Thalassarche chlororhynchos     New

2005.01   21.02.2005   The remote island   5v strip   
Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
50p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     

2005.02   28.03.2005   Gough Island   5v strip   
Gough Gallinule Gallinula comeri
50p     46     Gough Gallinule    Gallinula comeri     

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

2005.04   01.06.2005   Bird definitives      
Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata Inaccessible Island Finch Nesospiza acunhae Cape Petrel Daption capense Gough Gallinule Gallinula comeri Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
1p     18     Kerguelen Petrel    Aphrodroma brevirostris     
3p     17     Sooty Albatross    Phoebetria fusca     
5p     66     Antarctic Tern    Sterna vittata     
8p     227     Inaccessible Island Finch    Nesospiza acunhae     
10p     18     Cape Petrel    Daption capense     
15p     46     Gough Gallinule    Gallinula comeri     
20p     18     Northern Giant Petrel    Macronectes halli     
25p     67     Brown Skua    Stercorarius antarcticus     
35p     18     Great-winged Petrel    Pterodroma macroptera     
1£     18     Broad-billed Prion    Pachyptila vittata     
2£     18     Soft-plumaged Petrel    Pterodroma mollis     
5£     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     

2006.01   07.02.2006   Nightingale Island   5v strip   
Tristan Thrush Nesocichla eremita
50p     207     Tristan Thrush    Nesocichla eremita     

2006.02   30.03.2006   Middle Island   5v strip   
Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata
50p     18     Broad-billed Prion    Pachyptila vittata     

2006.03   01.06.2006   500th anniversary celebration   6v sheet   
Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
30p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     

2006.04   27.09.2006   Stoltenhoff Island   5v strip   
Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
50p     67     Brown Skua    Stercorarius antarcticus     

2007.01   22.01.2007   The remote islands   6v sheet   
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
50p     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

2007.02   01.07.2007   BirdLife International   Sheet   

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Great Shearwater  Puffinus gravis Great Shearwater  Puffinus gravis Great Shearwater  Puffinus gravis Great Shearwater  Puffinus gravis Great Shearwater  Puffinus gravis Great Shearwater  Puffinus gravis
50p     18     Great Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     
50p     18     Great Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     
50p     18     Great Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     
50p     18     Great Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     
50p     18     Great Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     
50p     18     Great Shearwater    Puffinus gravis     

2008.01   01.08.2008   Allan Crawford   6v set   
Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
20p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     
85p     15     Northern Rockhopper Penguin    Eudyptes moseleyi     
and     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

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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