Stamp: King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) (South Africa 1997)
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) (South Africa 1997)
27 August (South Africa ) within release Definitives goes into circulation Stamp King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) face value 1.70 South African rand
| Stamp King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in catalogues | |
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| Michel: | Mi:ZA 1085 |
| Stanley Gibbons: | Sg:ZA 998 |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue Definitives:
- Stamp - King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) face value 1.70;
- Stamp - Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) face value standard;
- Stamp - Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) face value 1.20;
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| Stamp King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in digits | |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Date: | 1997-08-27 |
| Emission: | Definitive |
| Format: | Stamp |
| Face Value: | 1.70 South African rand |
Stamp King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) it reflects the thematic directions:
Penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds from the family Spheniscidae (/sfɪˈnɪsɪdiː, -daɪ/) of the order Sphenisciformes (/sfɪˈnɪsəfɔːrmiːz/). They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere: only one species, the Galápagos penguin, is found north of the Equator. Highly adapted for life in the ocean water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage and flippers for swimming. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and other forms of sea life which they catch with their bills and swallow whole while swimming. A penguin has a spiny tongue and powerful jaws to grip slippery prey
