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Ryukyu Islands
Bird stamps from Ryukyu Islands

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61   70   78   102   188  

Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1960.01   08.11.1960   National census      
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
3c     70     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     

1963.01   10.05.1963   Bird week      
Black Kite Milvus migrans
3c     78     Black Kite    Milvus migrans     

1966.01   15.02.1966   Wildlife   3v set   
Okinawa Woodpecker Dendrocopos noguchii
3c     102     Okinawa Woodpecker    Dendrocopos noguchii     

1966.02   10.05.1966   Bird week      
Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica
3c     188     Pacific Swallow    Hirundo tahitica     

1972.01   14.04.1972   Maritime scenery   3v set   
Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus
5c     61     Short-tailed Albatross    Phoebastria albatrus     

Location: Eastern Asia, islands between the Japanese main islands and Taiwan
Status: No longer a stamp-issuing entity; under U.S. administration 1945-1972, then reverted to Japan
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09.04.2022