Stamp: Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) (Maldives 1992)
Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) (Maldives 1992)
17 February (Maldives ) within release Birds definitives goes into circulation Stamp Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) face value 3.50 Maldivian rufiyaa
| Stamp Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi:MV 1677 |
| Yvert et Tellier: | Yt:MV 1420 |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue Birds definitives:
- Stamp - Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) face value 10;
- Stamp - Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) face value 25;
- Stamp - Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) face value 50;
- Stamp - European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) face value 2;
- Stamp - Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) face value 3.50;
- Stamp - Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) face value 5;
- Stamp - Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) face value 8;
- Stamp - Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) face value 10;
- Stamp - Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) face value 25;
- Stamp - Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) face value 50;
Stamp Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) it reflects the thematic directions:
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