01 January (North Borneo ) within release Postage Due Overprints on Series of 1901-1905 goes into circulation Stamp Great Argus Pheasant Overprinted face value 5 British North Borneo cent
Stamp Great Argus Pheasant Overprinted in catalogues | |
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Stanley Gibbons: | Sg: NB D41a |
Stamp is square format.
Perforation can vary between 14½ and 15 on this stamp due to variations in the perforating machinery used by the printer. Stamps with cancellations consisting of a grid of bars are remainders of minimal value compared to stamps with clear postal cancellations.Stamp Great Argus Pheasant Overprinted it reflects the thematic directions:
Pheasants (/ˈfɛzənts/ FEH-zənts) are birds of several genera within the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes. Although they can be found all over the world in introduced (and captive) populations, the pheasant genera's native range is restricted to Eurasia. The classification "pheasant" is paraphyletic, as birds referred to as pheasants are included within both the subfamilies Phasianinae and Pavoninae, and in many cases are more closely related to smaller phasianids, grouse, and turkey (formerly classified in Perdicinae, Tetraoninae, and Meleagridinae) than to other pheasants