List of birds on stamps of Pakistan
The following is a list of Pakistani stamps which depict birds. The first issue, "Wildlife Protection" on 30 September 1975 consisted of set of two stamps and depicted black francolin (Francolinus francolinus).[1] The country's national bird, chukar partridge, has also been depicted twice, (2003, 2009).
| Year | Date | Type | English name | Species | Author Species | Value | Stamps Catalogues | Taxonomy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott | Yvert | Mitchell | Stanley Gibbons | Order | Family | |||||||
| 1975 | (30.09) | NOR | Black francolin | Francolinus francolinus | () | 20p | Galliformes | Phasianidae | ||||
| NOR | Black francolin | Francolinus francolinus | () | Rs 2.25 | Galliformes | Phasianidae | ||||||
| 1976 | (31.03) | NOR | Indian peafowl | Pavo cristatus | () | 20p | Galliformes | Phasianidae | ||||
| NOR | Indian peafowl | Pavo cristatus | () | Rs. 3 | Galliformes | Phasianidae | ||||||
| 1979 | (17.06) | NOR | Himalayan monal | Lophophorus impejanus | () | 20p | Galliformes | Phasianidae | ||||
| NOR | Kalij pheasant | Lophura leucomelanos | () | 25p | Galliformes | Phasianidae | ||||||
| NOR | Koklass pheasant | Pucrasia macrolopha | () | 40p | Galliformes | Phasianidae | ||||||
| NOR | Cheer pheasant | Catreus wallichii | () | Re. 1 | Galliformes | Phasianidae | ||||||
| 2003 | (31.01) | NOR | Chukar partridge | Alectoris chukar | () | Re. 4 | Galliformes | Phasianidae | ||||
| 2009 | (23.03) | NOR | Chukar partridge | Alectoris chukar | () | Re. 5 | Galliformes | Phasianidae | ||||
References
- ↑ Birds on stamps: Pakistan Retrieved 4 August 2010.