1960.01 |
30.06.1960 |
Overprint CONGO on Belgian Congo 1959.01 |
|
|
20c |
70 |
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis |
|
1963.01 |
20.04.1963 |
Protected birds |
|
|
1f |
72 |
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex |
|
2f |
64 |
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer |
|
3f |
35 |
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus |
|
4f |
13 |
Congo Peafowl Afropavo congensis |
|
7f |
87 |
Black-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna atrata |
|
8f |
69 |
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus |
|
10f |
32 |
Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum |
|
1963.02 |
31.08.1963 |
Protected birds |
|
|
10c |
73 |
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus |
|
20c |
11 |
Plumed Guineafowl Guttera plumifera |
|
30c |
64 |
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus |
|
40c |
64 |
Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii |
|
5f |
8 |
Hartlaub's Duck Pteronetta hartlaubii |
|
6f |
76 |
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius |
|
20f |
64 |
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
|
1964.01 |
Surcharge on 1960.01 |
|
|
1f |
70 |
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis |
|
1964.02 |
Overprint REPUBLIQUE... on Belgian Congo 1959.01 |
|
|
1f |
70 |
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis |
|
2000.01 |
28.02.2000 |
Wildlife of Africa |
6v set |
|
1f |
145 |
Gorgeous Bushshrike Telophorus viridis |
|
2000.02 |
28.02.2000 |
Wildlife of Africa |
12v sheet |
|
1f |
104 |
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus |
|
1f |
69 |
Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash |
|
2000.03 |
28.02.2000 |
Wildlife of Africa |
12v sheet |
|
1.50f |
93 |
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster |
|
1.50f |
165 |
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio |
|
1.50f |
230 |
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus |
|
1.50f |
84 |
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops |
|
2000.04 |
16.08.2000 |
Parrots |
|
|
4.50f |
108 |
Golden-shouldered Parrot Psephotellus chrysopterygius |
|
8f |
107 |
Turquoise-fronted Amazon Amazona aestiva |
|
8.50f |
107 |
Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis |
|
9f |
108 |
Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis |
|
2000.05 |
16.08.2000 |
Parrots |
Sheet |
|
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5f |
108 |
Violet-necked Lory Eos squamata |
|
5f |
107 |
Golden Parakeet Guaruba guarouba |
|
5f |
107 |
Peach-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula aurea |
|
5f |
108 |
Dusky Lory Pseudeos fuscata |
|
5f |
108 |
Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri |
|
5f |
107 |
Olive-throated Parakeet Eupsittula nana |
|
5f |
107 |
Mitred Parakeet Psittacara mitratus |
|
5f |
108 |
Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis |
|
5f |
106 |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita |
|
2000.06 |
16.08.2000 |
Parrots |
Sheet |
|
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5f |
107 |
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao |
|
5f |
108 |
Elegant Parrot Neophema elegans |
|
5f |
108 |
Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis |
|
5f |
107 |
Sun Parakeet Aratinga solstitialis |
|
5f |
107 |
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus |
|
5f |
107 |
Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola |
|
5f |
107 |
Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severus |
|
5f |
108 |
Hooded Parrot Psephotellus dissimilis |
|
5f |
107 |
Military Macaw Ara militaris |
|
2000.07 |
16.08.2000 |
Parrots |
|
|
15f |
107 |
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna |
MS |
15f |
108 |
Double-eyed Fig Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma |
MS |
2000.08 |
16.08.2000 |
Hummingbirds |
|
|
8.50f |
21 |
White-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi |
|
9f |
21 |
Peacock Coquette Lophornis pavoninus |
|
2000.09 |
16.08.2000 |
Hummingbirds |
Sheet |
|
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4.50f |
21 |
White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila |
|
4.50f |
21 |
Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii |
|
4.50f |
21 |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris |
|
4.50f |
21 |
Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus |
|
4.50f |
21 |
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani |
|
4.50f |
21 |
Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera |
|
4.50f |
21 |
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus |
|
4.50f |
21 |
Tawny-bellied Hermit Phaethornis syrmatophorus |
|
4.50f |
21 |
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae |
|
2000.10 |
16.08.2000 |
Hummingbirds |
|
|
15f |
21 |
Gould's Inca Coeligena inca |
MS |
20f |
21 |
Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus |
MS |
2000.11 |
16.08.2000 |
Birds of Congo |
|
|
3f |
8 |
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca |
|
3f |
70 |
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis |
|
4.50f |
27 |
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis |
|
4.50f |
100 |
Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus |
|
9f |
22 |
Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata |
|
9f |
104 |
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus |
|
2000.12 |
16.08.2000 |
Birds of Congo |
Sheet |
|
9f |
90 |
Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica |
|
9f |
20 |
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba |
|
9f |
78 |
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer |
|
9f |
70 |
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea |
|
9f |
72 |
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex |
|
9f |
32 |
Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum |
|
2000.13 |
16.08.2000 |
Birds of Congo |
Sheet |
|
9f |
230 |
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix |
|
9f |
230 |
Red-cowled Widowbird Euplectes laticauda |
|
9f |
160 |
African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus |
|
9f |
230 |
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus |
|
9f |
231 |
Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava |
|
9f |
228 |
Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis |
|
2000.14 |
16.08.2000 |
Birds of Congo |
|
|
15f |
46 |
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus |
MS |
20f |
90 |
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis |
MS |
2000.15 |
Surcharge on Zaire 1996.01 |
|
|
70f |
78 |
Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates |
|
2002.01 |
Penguins, Rotary |
Sheet |
|
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5f |
59 |
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome |
|
5f |
59 |
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri |
|
and |
59 |
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae |
|
5f |
59 |
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus |
|
5f |
59 |
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua |
|
5f |
59 |
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua |
|
5f |
59 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
5f |
59 |
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae |
|
5f |
59 |
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri |
|
5f |
59 |
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus |
|
2002.02 |
Water birds |
Sheet |
|
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5f |
8 |
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator |
|
5f |
8 |
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator |
|
5f |
8 |
King Eider Somateria spectabilis |
|
5f |
8 |
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus |
|
5f |
8 |
Common Eider Somateria mollissima |
|
5f |
8 |
Common Eider Somateria mollissima |
|
5f |
49 |
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus |
|
5f |
8 |
Gadwall Mareca strepera |
|
5f |
8 |
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus |
|
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5f |
107 |
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus |
|
5f |
107 |
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao |
|
5f |
107 |
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao |
|
5f |
107 |
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus |
|
5f |
106 |
Galah Eolophus roseicapilla |
|
5f |
107 |
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna |
|
5f |
107 |
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna |
|
5f |
107 |
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao |
|
5f |
107 |
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna |
|
2003.01 |
26.05.2003 |
Birds of prey |
Strip |
|
410f |
80 |
Indian Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis |
|
410f |
78 |
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax |
|
410f |
80 |
Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis |
|
2003.02 |
26.05.2003 |
Birds of prey |
Sheet |
2003.01 |
410f |
80 |
Indian Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis |
|
410f |
78 |
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax |
|
410f |
80 |
Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis |
|
2003.03 |
26.05.2003 |
Birds of prey |
|
2003.01 |
410f |
80 |
Indian Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis |
MS |
410f |
78 |
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax |
MS |
410f |
80 |
Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis |
MS |
2004.01 |
09.12.2004 |
Scouts |
2x2v sheet |
|
1800f |
78 |
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer |
Silver |
2004.02 |
09.12.2004 |
Scouts |
2x2v sheet |
2004.01 |
1800f |
78 |
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer |
Gold |
2004.03 |
09.12.2004 |
Scouts |
2v sheet |
2004.01 |
1800f |
78 |
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer |
Silver |
2004.04 |
09.12.2004 |
Scouts |
2v sheet |
2004.01 |
1800f |
78 |
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer |
Gold |
2004.05 |
09.12.2004 |
Scouts |
|
2004.01 |
1800f |
78 |
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer |
MS, silver |
1800f |
78 |
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer |
MS, gold |
2005.01 |
10.01.2005 |
Scouts |
6v sheet |
|
410f |
80 |
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum |
|
2005.02 |
10.01.2005 |
Scouts |
2v sheet |
2005.01 |
410f |
80 |
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum |
|
2005.03 |
10.01.2005 |
Scouts |
|
2005.01 |
410f |
80 |
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum |
MS |
175f |
80 |
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii |
|
500f |
80 |
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii |
|
2007.02 |
04.04.2007 |
Owls |
Sheet |
2007.01 |
175f |
80 |
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii |
|
500f |
80 |
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii |
|
375f |
80 |
Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis |
|
600f |
80 |
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus |
|
2007.04 |
04.04.2007 |
Owls |
Sheet |
2007.03 |
375f |
80 |
Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis |
|
600f |
80 |
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus |
|
2007.05 |
04.04.2007 |
Owls |
|
2007.01 |
175f |
80 |
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii |
MS |
500f |
80 |
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii |
MS |
2007.06 |
04.04.2007 |
Owls |
|
2007.03 |
375f |
80 |
Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis |
MS |
600f |
80 |
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus |
MS |
2007.07 |
21.11.2007 |
Scouts |
|
|
480f |
80 |
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa |
|
480f |
80 |
Fraser's Eagle-Owl Ketupa poensis |
|
480f |
80 |
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii |
|
480f |
80 |
African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis |
|
2007.08 |
21.11.2007 |
Scouts |
Sheet |
2007.07 |
480f |
80 |
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa |
|
480f |
80 |
Fraser's Eagle-Owl Ketupa poensis |
|
480f |
80 |
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii |
|
480f |
80 |
African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis |
|
2007.09 |
21.11.2007 |
Scouts |
|
2007.07 |
Click on thumbnail to launch image in popup
480f |
80 |
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii |
MS |
480f |
80 |
Fraser's Eagle-Owl Ketupa poensis |
MS |
480f |
80 |
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii |
MS |
480f |
80 |
African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis |
MS |
2007.10 |
Baden Powell |
Sheet |
|
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600f |
80 |
Eastern Screech Owl Megascops asio |
|
600f |
80 |
Tawny Owl Strix aluco |
|
600f |
80 |
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus |
|
600f |
80 |
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata |
|
600f |
80 |
Papuan Hawk-Owl Uroglaux dimorpha |
|
600f |
80 |
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus |
|
2007.11 |
Baden Powell |
|
2007.10 |
600f |
80 |
Tawny Owl Strix aluco |
MS |
675f |
88 |
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
675f |
224 |
White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
675f |
161 |
Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
2011.02 |
18.05.2011 |
Birds |
Sheet |
2011.01 |
675f |
88 |
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
675f |
224 |
White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
675f |
161 |
Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
2011.03 |
18.05.2011 |
Birds |
|
2011.01 |
675f |
88 |
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus |
MS |
675f |
224 |
White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini |
MS |
675f |
161 |
Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis |
MS |
900f |
80 |
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
900f |
79 |
African Grass Owl Tyto capensis |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
900f |
80 |
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
2011.05 |
18.05.2011 |
Owls |
Sheet |
2011.04 |
900f |
80 |
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
900f |
79 |
African Grass Owl Tyto capensis |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
900f |
80 |
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
2011.06 |
18.05.2011 |
Owls |
|
2011.04 |
900f |
80 |
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum |
MS |
900f |
79 |
African Grass Owl Tyto capensis |
MS |
900f |
80 |
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus |
MS |
2011.07 |
18.05.2011 |
Birds of prey |
|
|
900f |
78 |
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
900f |
78 |
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
900f |
78 |
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
2011.08 |
18.05.2011 |
Birds of prey |
Sheet |
2011.07 |
900f |
78 |
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
900f |
78 |
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
900f |
78 |
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus |
"IMPRESSOR S.A." |
2011.09 |
18.05.2011 |
Birds of prey |
|
2011.07 |
900f |
78 |
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus |
MS |
900f |
78 |
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
MS |
900f |
78 |
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus |
MS |
2012.01 |
22.10.2012 |
Hornbills |
|
|
600f |
87 |
African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus |
|
600f |
87 |
White-thighed Hornbill Bycanistes albotibialis |
|
600f |
87 |
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus |
|
600f |
87 |
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill Lophoceros camurus |
|
2012.02 |
22.10.2012 |
Hornbills |
Sheet |
2012.01 |
600f |
87 |
African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus |
|
600f |
87 |
White-thighed Hornbill Bycanistes albotibialis |
|
600f |
87 |
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus |
|
600f |
87 |
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill Lophoceros camurus |
|
2012.03 |
22.10.2012 |
Hornbills |
|
2012.01 |
600f |
87 |
African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus |
MS |
600f |
87 |
White-thighed Hornbill Bycanistes albotibialis |
MS |
600f |
87 |
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus |
MS |
600f |
87 |
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill Lophoceros camurus |
MS |
2012.04 |
22.10.2012 |
Scouts and birds |
|
|
10000f |
107 |
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus |
|
10000f |
79 |
Oriental Bay Owl Phodilus badius |
|
2012.05 |
22.10.2012 |
Scouts and birds |
Sheet |
2012.04 |
10000f |
79 |
Oriental Bay Owl Phodilus badius |
|
10000f |
107 |
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus |
|
2012.06 |
22.10.2012 |
Scouts and birds |
|
2012.04 |
10000f |
79 |
Oriental Bay Owl Phodilus badius |
MS |
10000f |
107 |
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus |
MS |
2012.07 |
22.10.2012 |
Parrots |
|
|
720f |
108 |
Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri |
|
720f |
108 |
Black-cheeked Lovebird Agapornis nigrigenis |
|
720f |
108 |
Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius |
|
720f |
108 |
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri |
|
2012.08 |
22.10.2012 |
Parrots |
Sheet |
2012.07 |
720f |
108 |
Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri |
|
720f |
108 |
Black-cheeked Lovebird Agapornis nigrigenis |
|
720f |
108 |
Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius |
|
720f |
108 |
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri |
|
2012.09 |
22.10.2012 |
Parrots |
|
2012.07 |
720f |
108 |
Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri |
MS |
720f |
108 |
Black-cheeked Lovebird Agapornis nigrigenis |
MS |
720f |
108 |
Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius |
MS |
720f |
108 |
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri |
MS |
2012.10 |
22.10.2012 |
Parrots |
|
|
850f |
107 |
Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus |
|
850f |
107 |
Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri |
|
850f |
107 |
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus |
|
850f |
107 |
Red-fronted Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi |
|
2012.11 |
22.10.2012 |
Parrots |
Sheet |
2012.10 |
850f |
107 |
Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus |
|
850f |
107 |
Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri |
|
850f |
107 |
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus |
|
850f |
107 |
Red-fronted Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi |
|
2012.12 |
22.10.2012 |
Parrots |
|
2012.10 |
850f |
107 |
Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus |
MS |
850f |
107 |
Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri |
MS |
850f |
107 |
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus |
MS |
850f |
107 |
Red-fronted Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi |
MS |
2013.01 |
30.07.2013 |
Herons |
Sheet |
|
500f |
70 |
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala |
|
500f |
70 |
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath |
|
2013.02 |
30.07.2013 |
Herons |
Sheet |
2013.01 |
500f |
70 |
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala |
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500f |
70 |
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath |
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2013.03 |
30.07.2013 |
Herons |
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2013.01 |
500f |
70 |
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala |
MS |
500f |
70 |
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath |
MS |
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Location: Central Africa
Country name: Democratic Republic of the Congo; former: Belgian Congo, Congo/Leopoldville, Congo/Kinshasa, Zaire
Population: 66.5 million
Climate: tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands
Terrain: vast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east
Birds: 1188 species. 14 endemic species.
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