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Bird stamps of Biafra
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus 1968 Overprint SOVEREIGN BIAFRA on Nigeria 1966.02-03 Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis 1968 Overprint SOVEREIGN BIAFRA on Nigeria 1966.02-03 Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus 1968 Overprint SOVEREIGN BIAFRA on Nigeria 1966.02-03 Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina 1968 Overprint SOVEREIGN BIAFRA on Nigeria 1966.02-03
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis 1968 Overprint SOVEREIGN BIAFRA on Nigeria 1966.01-02 Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus 1968 Overprint SOVEREIGN BIAFRA on Nigeria 1966.01-02 Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica 1968 Overprint SOVEREIGN BIAFRA on Nigeria 1966.01-02
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis 1968 Overprint SOVEREIGN BIAFRA on Nigeria 1966.01-02
Biafra map

Location: Western Africa
Status: No longer a stamp-issuing entity. Biafra was a proclaimed independent repuplic in the eastern region of Nigeria 1967-1970.



BIRD SPECIES SHOWN
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis

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