Nature Reserves/National Parks

World Heritage Sites of Malaysia on Stamps -2009

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World Heritage Sites of Malaysia on Stamps -2009

Malaysia issued a miniature sheet with four stamps on UNESCO World Heritage Sites on 09 Apr 2009.

50 sen – Historic City of Straits of Malacca (World Heritage Site 2008)

50 sen – Taman Kinabalu, Sabah (World Heritage Site 2000)-First national Parks of Malaysia built in 1964. It is Malaysia’s First UNESCO Heritage sites. It is surrounded by Mount Kinabalu -the highest mountain on the Island of Borneo. This park is home to 4,500 species of Flora and Fauna including 326 Bird species.

50 sen – George Town,  Penang (World Heritage Site 2008)

50 sen – Taman Negara Mulu, Sarawak – Mulu National Park has one of the largest known Caves in the World.

MALAYSIA WORLD HERITAGE SITES
MALAYSIA MINIATURE SHEET 2009 -WORLD HERITAGE SITES

Miniature Sheet Hong Kong China – Public Architecture 2016

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Miniature Sheet Hong Kong China – Public Architecture 2016

Hong Kong Post issued a miniature sheet on 31 Mar 2016 to commemorate Public Architecture in Hong Kong. The buildings featured on stamps are

1.70 $ – Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence.

2.20 $ -Victoria Park Swimming Pool.

2.90 $ -Sai Kung Waterfront Park.

3.10 $- Tin Shui Wai Leisure & Cultural Building

3.70 $-Hong Kong Wetland Park

5.00 $- Services Departments Headquarters

MS HONG KONG ARCHI BLDGS
MS HONG KONG 2016 -PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE IN HONG KONG

 

Pakistan – Belarus Joint Issue – National Parks -2016

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Pakistan – Belarus Joint Issue – National Parks -2016

Pakistan issued a set of se-tenant stamps as a Joint issue with Belarus. The Theme of Joint issue was National Parks . Both the stamps had a face value of Rupees Twenty each.

Saiful -Muluk National Park Pakistan-The park was created in 2003 and centred around Saiful Muluk alpine Lake. It is located in Kaghan Valley in Khyber Northern Pakistan.The flora includes sub alpine conifer forests and fauna includes Snow leopard,Asiatic Black bear Indian Leopard and Lynx.

Narachanski National Park Belarus.-It is centred around Lake Narach .The fauna found here includes Red Deer, European Badger, raccoon dog,fishes and 200 plus species of Birds like Osprey and  Common crane.

FDC JT PAK BELARUS NAT PARKS
FDC PAKISTAN -BELARUS JOINT ISSUE – NATIONAL PARKS 2016

National Parks of Australia – Stamps of Australia-1979

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National Parks of Australia – Stamps of Australia-1979

Australia issued a set of seven stamps on National Parks of Australia on 09 Apr 1979.Five horizontal were issued in strips of Five and vertical stamps were issued in Se-tenant pair. The Seven parks featured are

Port Campbell National Park Victoria-established  on 05 May 1964. It has flora such as sun orchid,spider orchid,bower spinach etc.Southern emu ,honeyeaters,egrets,Pelicans and black swans are also found here.Brown bandicoots , echidna are fauna species found here.

Uluru-Kata-Tjuta National Park – Northern Territory

Royal National Park – New South Wales

Flinders Ranges National Park South Australia

Nambung National Park Western Australia

Girraween National Park Queensland -is an area of granite belt in the Darling Downs region of Queensland.It was established on 21 Oct 1966.Girraween is an aboriginal word meaning place of flowers. The Golden wattle blooms in July in the Park. Among the fauna species found here are common wombat,spotted quoll,lyrebird,turquoise Parrot and Bald rock creek turtle

Mount Field National Park Tasmania

FDC AUSTRALIA 1979 NPARKS
FDC AUSTRALIA 1979 NATIONAL PARKS

 

 

 

150th Anniversary of Brisbane – Pre Stamped Envelope Australia 2009

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150th Anniversary of Brisbane – Pre Stamped Envelope Australia 2009

In 1859 Brisbane became a Municipality and the First Council was established .Brisbane was declared the Capital of newly formed state of Queensland. Brisbane today is a vibrant City with multi cultural communities and cutting edge technologies.

A Pre stamped envelope was issued on 01 Sep 2009 to mark Brisbane’s 150th Anniversary.It features Brisbane iconic locations -City Botanic Gardens ,Goodwill Bridge and Southbank Parklands.

AUS BRISBANE PSE
PRESTAMPED ENVELOPE AUSTRALIA 2009-150TH ANNIVERSARY BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL

UN Stamps on World Heritage Sites – 1984

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UN Stamps on World Heritage Sites – 1984

UN issued stamps under the theme Cultural and Environmental Heritage of Man and the stamps featured World Heritage Sites. The stamps were issued on 18 Apr 1984.

UNO Geneva

0.50 Fr –  Fort Saint Angelo,Birgu, Malta ( World Heritage 1980)

0.70 Fr- Los Glaciares National Park ,Argentina ( World Heritage 1981)

UNO Vienna

3.50 s – Serengeti National Park Tanzania (World Heritage 1981)-Known for massive migration of wildebeest and Zebras.

TWO FDC’s of UN Geneva and UN Vienna are listed.

UNPA NEW YORK

20C – Grand Canyon ,USA (World Heritage site 1979)

50c – Polonnaruwa ,Sri Lanka ( World Heritage 1982)

FDC UN HERITAGE SITES
FDC UNESCO HERITAGE SITES -UNPA GENEVA & UNPA VIENNA
FDC UN HERITAGE SITES
FDC UN HERITAGE SITES -UNPA VIENNA AND UNPA NEW YORK

USA Coins – Proof Set 2017 – America The Beautiful Quarters

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USA Coins – Proof Set 2017 – America The Beautiful Quarters

The US Mint has issued a Proof set in 2017 containing 5 coins bearing “S” Mint mark of San Francisco Mint. It contains the following coins

Five Quarters of 2017 America The Beautiful  Quarters on

Effigy Mounds National Monument – IOWA

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site – District of Columbia

Ozark National Scenic Riverways – Missouri

Ellis Island (Statue of Liberty National Monument – New Jersey

George Rogers Clark National Historic Park – Indiana

US COINS 2017 -PROOF SET
US COINS 2017 – AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL QUARTERS -PROOF SET – SAN FRANCISCO MINT
US COINS 2017 -PROOF SET
US COINS 2017 – AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL QUARTERS -PROOF SET – SAN FRANCISCO MINT

USA 2017 COINS -PROOF SET

USA 2017 PROOF COINS – AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL QUARTERS – SAN FRANCISCO MINT