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Phoenix Petrel (Tuvalu)
Scientific name: Pterodroma alba, on an unused card designed to replicate a stamp. Grade: 1
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Crested Tern (Tuvalu)
Scientific name: Thalasseus bergii, on an unused card designed to replicate a stamp. Grade: 1
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Sooty-tern (Tuvalu)
Scientific name: Sterna fuscata oahuensis, on an unused card designed to replicate a stamp (Grade: 1, $4). We also have one card mailed from Tuvalu in 2016, with colourful stamp and full postmark (Grade: 1, $7).
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Bristle-thighed Curlew (Tuvalu)
Scientific name: Numenius tahitiensis, on an unused card designed to replicate a stamp. Grade: 1
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Eastern Bar-tailed Godwit (Tuvalu)
Scientific name: Limosa lapponica baueri, on an unused card designed to replicate a stamp (Grade: 1, $4). We also have one of these mailed from Tuvalu in 2016, with stamp and full postmark (Grade: 1, $7).
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NZ Long-tailed Cuckoo (Tuvalu)
Scientific name: Eudynamis taitensis, on an unused card designed to replicate a stamp. Grade: 1
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Bar-tailed Godwit (British Indian Ocean Territory)
Continuing a series of unused cards for which explanations are all the same, and just the subjects are different. The cards come from Diego Garcia, and the caption on the back of each card is identical: “Adapted from the 2004 British Indian Ocean Territory Birds Definitive Issue.” Grade: 1
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Cattle Egret (British Indian Ocean Territory)
Continuing a series of unused cards for which explanations are all the same, and just the subjects are different. The cards come from Diego Garcia, and the caption on the back of each card is identical: “Adapted from the 2004 British Indian Ocean Territory Birds Definitive Issue.” Grade: 1
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Fairy Tern (British Indian Ocean Territory)
Continuing a series of unused cards for which explanations are all the same, and just the subjects are different. The cards come from Diego Garcia, and the caption on the back of each card is identical: “Adapted from the 2004 British Indian Ocean Territory Birds Definitive Issue.” Grade: 1
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Garganey Teal (British Indian Ocean Territory)
Continuing a series of unused cards for which explanations are all the same, and just the subjects are different. The cards come from Diego Garcia, and the caption on the back of each card is identical: “Adapted from the 2004 British Indian Ocean Territory Birds Definitive Issue.” Grade: 1
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Greater Frigate Bird (British Indian Ocean Territory)
Continuing a series of unused cards for which explanations are all the same, and just the subjects are different. The cards come from Diego Garcia, and the caption on the back of each card is identical: “Adapted from the 2004 British Indian Ocean Territory Birds Definitive Issue.” Grade: 1
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Indian Mynah (British Indian Ocean Territory)
Continuing a series of unused cards for which explanations are all the same, and just the subjects are different. The cards come from Diego Garcia, and the caption on the back of each card is identical: “Adapted from the 2004 British Indian Ocean Territory Birds Definitive Issue.” Grade: 1
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Little Green Heron (British Indian Ocean Territory)
Continuing a series of unused cards for which explanations are all the same, and just the subjects are different. The cards come from Diego Garcia, and the caption on the back of each card is identical: “Adapted from the 2004 British Indian Ocean Territory Birds Definitive Issue.” Grade: 1
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Madagascar Fody (British Indian Ocean Territory)
Continuing a series of unused cards for which explanations are all the same, and just the subjects are different. The cards come from Diego Garcia, and the caption on the back of each card is identical: “Adapted from the 2004 British Indian Ocean Territory Birds Definitive Issue.” Grade: 1
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Masked Booby (British Indian Ocean Territory)
Continuing a series of unused cards for which explanations are all the same, and just the subjects are different. The cards come from Diego Garcia, and the caption on the back of each card is identical: “Adapted from the 2004 British Indian Ocean Territory Birds Definitive Issue.” Grade: 1
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Pacific Golden Plover (British Indian Ocean Territory)
Continuing a series of unused cards for which explanations are all the same, and just the subjects are different. The cards come from Diego Garcia, and the caption on the back of each card is identical: “Adapted from the 2004 British Indian Ocean Territory Birds Definitive Issue.” Grade: 1
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White-tailed Tropicbird (British Indian Ocean Territory)
Continuing a series of unused cards for which explanations are all the same, and just the subjects are different. The cards come from Diego Garcia, and the caption on the back of each card is identical: “Adapted from the 2004 British Indian Ocean Territory Birds Definitive Issue.” Grade: 1
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Birds (set of 12) (British Indian Ocean Territory)
An unopened set containing the 12 birds pictured in our entries 30300561-72. All unused, of course. Grade: 1
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Camel Ride Karachi (Pakistan)
Not postally used, but “Air Mail” and “Afzal Store” rubber-stamps on the reverse, and heavily aged. Grade: 4
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Spinner Dolphins (Philippines)
Unused 5-1/8″ x 7″ card, very heavily aged on the reverse and with the original retailer’s barcode sticker over the postage area. The lower grade is because of the overall condition, not the sticker. Grade: 3
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Tasmania, multiple views
Unused card, including Lake St. Clair, Cradle Mountain, the Huon River, and the Tahune Airwalk, in addition to these Tasmanian Devils and Russell Falls. Grade: 1
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Leopards
Mailed from Kenya in 2017 with two stamps and postmark. Noticeable postal creasing in transit. Grade: 3
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Cendrawasih – Red bird of paradise (Papua New Guinea)
Scientific name: Paradisaea rubra, also cendrawasih merah, on this official card from Post PNG. Two cards are available. One is unused (Grade: 1, $6) and one has a large stamp and clear Kokopo postmark, without address or message (Grade: 1, $12).
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Red bird of paradise (Papua New Guinea)
Paradisaea rubra on this unused, official card issued by Post PNG. Or maybe not Paradisaea rubra, because the caption on the back says “Paradisaea raggiana is the national bird of Papua New Guinea…” and goes on to describe that species’ status. Three of these cards are available. Grades: 1
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Manus Province, Ahus Island, group of starfish (Papua New Guinea)
How thoughtful of all those different types of starfish to wash up like that onto the beach. Unused, official card published by Post PNG in 2015. Grade: 1
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Parrot and Hornbill (Papua New Guinea)
Unused 4-7/8″ x 6-3/4″ Hyndsight views card No. 16. The stamp area bears this legend: “I like to be seen. PLEASE don’t send me in an envelope.” Grade: 1
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African Elephants
This card was printed in, and mailed from, Kenya in 2017, with two stamps and two indistinct postmarks. Grade: 1
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Two elephants pulling a very heavy Teak – Log (Thailand)
… in a Forest of Chiengmai North Thailand. Card was mailed in 1980 but stamp and most of the postmark are gone. Grade: 4
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Nusa Lembongan, Bali – Whitetip Reef Shark (Indonesia)
Unused card from Holy Crab. Grade: 1
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Arizona Symbols – Cactus Wren
In answer to their question: one. But everything is revealed in the caption on the back of this unused card. The cactus wren is the state bird. Grade: 1
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Arizona, The Grand Canyon State – Cactus Wren
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Wildlife of the Desert (USA)
Hopefully you don’t run into all of these in the southwestern desert at one time. Let the card do that for you. Unused. Grade: 1
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Iguana and multiple views (Aruba)
Unused card focusing on the iguana, “Aruba’s most exotic island animal resident.” Good thing they qualified that. Grade: 1
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Elephants (Thailand)
Unused Maekmai House card CH.195. At least one of these two looks like (s)he’s having a good time! Grade: 1
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Elephants in water (Thailand)
Unused. Grade: 1
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Elephant art (Thailand)
You may choose to believe. Or not. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Elephant Festival, Chaiyaburee (Laos)
Unused TDN card LVA-023. Grade: 1
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Mouse-deer (Sarawak, East Malaysia)
Unused card, 4-7/8″ x 6-3/4″. Grade: 1