Birds

Sima Guang ‘Breaking the Vat’ on Chinese stamps

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Sima Guang 'Breaking the Vat' on Chinese stamps

Here’s a great example of why it’s nice to get international snail-mail now and again! My writer friend Adam Williams [...]

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Extinct Birds on 1974 Cuban Stamps

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Extinct Birds on 1974 Cuban Stamps

Fauna Extinguida This 1974 set of Cuban Postage Stamps featured five notable examples of extinct bird species – namely the [...]

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Japanese Mandarin Duck

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Japanese Mandarin Duck postage stamp

This 5 yen Japanese Mandarin duck (or in Japanese oshidori) postage stamp was in use from 1952 – 1968. By [...]

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