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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name

1979.01   13.12.1979   Birds      
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    10c     166     Sri Lanka Blue Magpie     Urocissa ornata     
    15c     108     Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot     Loriculus beryllinus     
    75c     224     Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush     Myophonus blighi     
    1r     13     Sri Lanka Spurfowl     Galloperdix bicalcarata     
    5r     99     Yellow-fronted Barbet     Psilopogon flavifrons     
    10r     187     Yellow-eared Bulbul     Pycnonotus penicillatus     

1979.02   13.12.1979   Birds   Sheet   1979.01
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    10c     166     Sri Lanka Blue Magpie     Urocissa ornata     
    15c     108     Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot     Loriculus beryllinus     
    75c     224     Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush     Myophonus blighi     
    1r     13     Sri Lanka Spurfowl     Galloperdix bicalcarata     
    5r     99     Yellow-fronted Barbet     Psilopogon flavifrons     
    10r     187     Yellow-eared Bulbul     Pycnonotus penicillatus     

1983.01   15.12.1983   Birds      
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    25c     27     Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon     Columba torringtoniae     
    35c     204     Sri Lanka White-eye     Zosterops ceylonensis     
    2r     224     Dull-blue Flycatcher     Eumyias sordidus     
    20r     24     Green-billed Coucal     Centropus chlororhynchos     

1983.02   15.12.1983   Birds   Sheet   1983.01
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    25c     27     Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon     Columba torringtoniae     
    35c     204     Sri Lanka White-eye     Zosterops ceylonensis     
    2r     224     Dull-blue Flycatcher     Eumyias sordidus     
    20r     24     Green-billed Coucal     Centropus chlororhynchos     

1986.01   10.03.1986   Surcharge on 1983.01      
    7r     204     Sri Lanka White-eye     Zosterops ceylonensis     

1987.01   18.05.1987   Birds      
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    50c     108     Layard's Parakeet     Psittacula calthrapae     "1987"
    1r     227     Legge's Flowerpecker     Dicaeum vincens     "1987"
    5r     221     White-faced Starling     Sturnornis albofrontatus     "1987"
    10r     208     Orange-billed Babbler     Argya rufescens     "1987"

1987.02   18.05.1987   Birds   Sheet   1987.01
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    50c     108     Layard's Parakeet     Psittacula calthrapae     "1987"
    1r     227     Legge's Flowerpecker     Dicaeum vincens     "1987"
    5r     221     White-faced Starling     Sturnornis albofrontatus     "1987"
    10r     208     Orange-billed Babbler     Argya rufescens     "1987"

1988.01   28.09.1988   Birds      1983.01
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    7r     204     Sri Lanka White-eye     Zosterops ceylonensis     

1989.01   
  Imprint 1989 on 1987.01      
    1r     227     Legge's Flowerpecker     Dicaeum vincens     

1989.02   10.11.1989   First moon landing      
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    75c     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
    1r     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
    2r     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
    5.75r     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     

1989.03   10.11.1989   First moon landing   Sheet   1989.02
    75c     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
    1r     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
    2r     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
    5.75r     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     

1990.01   
  Imprint 1990 on 1987.01      
    10r     208     Orange-billed Babbler     Argya rufescens     

1990.02   09.10.1990   Birds   No date imprint   1987.01
    10r     208     Orange-billed Babbler     Argya rufescens     

1991.01   27.02.1991   Birds   No date imprint   1987.01
    5r     221     White-faced Starling     Sturnornis albofrontatus     

1992.01   01.12.1992   Surcharge on 1979.01      
    2r     166     Sri Lanka Blue Magpie     Urocissa ornata     

1993.01   14.07.1993   Birds      
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    3r     208     Ashy-headed Laughingthrush     Argya cinereifrons     
    4r     206     Brown-capped Babbler     Pellorneum fuscocapillus     
    5r     24     Red-faced Malkoha     Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus     
    10r     221     Sri Lanka Hill Myna     Gracula ptilogenys     

1993.02   14.07.1993   Birds   Sheet   1993.01
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    3r     208     Ashy-headed Laughingthrush     Argya cinereifrons     
    4r     206     Brown-capped Babbler     Pellorneum fuscocapillus     
    5r     24     Red-faced Malkoha     Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus     
    10r     221     Sri Lanka Hill Myna     Gracula ptilogenys     

2000.01   18.09.2000   Nature conservation and hotel industry      
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    10r     93     Chestnut-headed Bee-eater     Merops leschenaulti     

2001.01   18.10.2001   Save the ozone layer      
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    13.50r     90     Common Kingfisher     Alcedo atthis     

2003.01   27.09.2003   Resident birds of Sri Lanka   Sheet   
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    4.50r     64     Black-necked Stork     Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus     
    4.50r     30     Grey-headed Swamphen     Porphyrio poliocephalus     
    4.50r     70     Grey Heron     Ardea cinerea     
    4.50r     90     White-throated Kingfisher     Halcyon smyrnensis     
    4.50r     70     Black-crowned Night Heron     Nycticorax nycticorax     
    4.50r     152     Orange Minivet     Pericrocotus flammeus     
    4.50r     224     White-rumped Shama     Copsychus malabaricus     
    4.50r     83     Malabar Trogon     Harpactes fasciatus     
    4.50r     163     Indian Paradise Flycatcher     Terpsiphone paradisi     
    4.50r     93     Asian Green Bee-eater     Merops orientalis     
    4.50r     80     Brown Wood Owl     Strix leptogrammica     
    4.50r     78     Crested Serpent Eagle     Spilornis cheela     
    4.50r     78     Crested Goshawk     Accipiter trivirgatus     
    4.50r     80     Jungle Owlet     Glaucidium radiatum     
    4.50r     78     Rufous-bellied Eagle     Lophotriorchis kienerii     
    4.50r     231     Tricolored Munia     Lonchura malacca     
    4.50r     27     Sri Lanka Green Pigeon     Treron pompadora     
    4.50r     108     Plum-headed Parakeet     Psittacula cyanocephala     
    4.50r     99     Coppersmith Barbet     Psilopogon haemacephalus     
    4.50r     27     Common Emerald Dove     Chalcophaps indica     
    4.50r     24     Blue-faced Malkoha     Phaenicophaeus viridirostris     
    4.50r     205     Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler     Pomatorhinus melanurus     
    4.50r     13     Painted Francolin     Francolinus pictus     
    4.50r     102     Red-backed Flameback     Dinopium psarodes     
    4.50r     87     Malabar Pied Hornbill     Anthracoceros coronatus     

2005.01   21.03.2005   Various surcharges   4v set   
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    0.50r     166     Sri Lanka Blue Magpie     Urocissa ornata     1979.01
    0.50r     78     Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus     1989.02

2006.01   04.01.2006   Wilpattu national park   4v set   
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    10r     78     White-bellied Sea Eagle     Icthyophaga leucogaster     

2006.02   04.01.2006   Wilpattu national park      2006.01
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    10r     78     White-bellied Sea Eagle     Icthyophaga leucogaster     MS

2010.01   07.09.2010   Horton Plains national park   4v set   
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    5r     224     Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush     Myophonus blighi     

2010.02   07.09.2010   Horton Plains national park      2010.01
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    5r     224     Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush     Myophonus blighi     MS

2013.01   28.07.2013   Yala national park   6v set   
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    30r     64     Black-necked Stork     Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus     

2013.02   28.07.2013   Yala national park   2v sheet   2013.01
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    30r     64     Black-necked Stork     Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus     

2013.03   28.07.2013   Thailand 2013   2v sheet   2013.01
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    30r     64     Black-necked Stork     Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus     

2014.01   22.08.2014   Pigeon Island national park   6v set   
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    7r     27     Rock Dove     Columba livia     

2014.02   22.08.2014   Pigeon Island national park   6v sheet   2014.01
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    7r     27     Rock Dove     Columba livia     

2016.01   26.01.2016   Kumana national park   7v set   
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    15r     64     Black-necked Stork     Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus     
    25r     64     Painted Stork     Mycteria leucocephala     

2016.02   26.01.2016   Kumana national park   7v sheet   2016.01
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    15r     64     Black-necked Stork     Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus     
    25r     64     Painted Stork     Mycteria leucocephala     

2016.03   02.02.2016   World wetlands day      
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    7r     8     Fulvous Whistling Duck     Dendrocygna bicolor     
    10r     35     Greater Flamingo     Phoenicopterus roseus     
    35r     8     Indian Spot-billed Duck     Anas poecilorhyncha     
    50r     52     Caspian Tern     Hydroprogne caspia     

2016.04   02.02.2016   World wetlands day      2016.03
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    7r     8     Fulvous Whistling Duck     Dendrocygna bicolor     MS

2016.05   02.02.2016   World wetlands day      2016.03
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    10r     35     Greater Flamingo     Phoenicopterus roseus     MS

2016.06   02.02.2016   World wetlands day      2016.03
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    35r     8     Indian Spot-billed Duck     Anas poecilorhyncha     MS

2016.07   02.02.2016   World wetlands day      2016.03
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    50r     52     Caspian Tern     Hydroprogne caspia     MS

2016.08   02.12.2016   Unseen Sri Lanka   12v set   
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    25r     70     Western Cattle Egret     Bubulcus ibis     

2016.09   02.12.2016   Unseen Sri Lanka   12v sheet   2016.08
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    25r     70     Western Cattle Egret     Bubulcus ibis     

2016.10   02.12.2016   Unseen Sri Lanka   4v sheet   2016.08
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    25r     70     Western Cattle Egret     Bubulcus ibis     

2017.01   16.12.2017   Endemic birds of Sri Lanka      
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    4r     187     Black-capped Bulbul     Rubigula melanictera     
    10r     80     Chestnut-backed Owlet     Glaucidium castanotum     
    15r     198     Sri Lanka Bush Warbler     Elaphrornis palliseri     
    35r     161     Sri Lanka Drongo     Dicrurus lophorinus     

2017.02   16.12.2017   Endemic birds of Sri Lanka   Sheet   2017.01
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    4r     187     Black-capped Bulbul     Rubigula melanictera     
    10r     80     Chestnut-backed Owlet     Glaucidium castanotum     
    15r     198     Sri Lanka Bush Warbler     Elaphrornis palliseri     
    35r     161     Sri Lanka Drongo     Dicrurus lophorinus     

2018.01   24.05.2018   Wild animals   3v set   
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    100r     13     Sri Lanka Junglefowl     Gallus lafayettii     

2018.02   24.05.2018   Wild animals   3v sheet   2018.01
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    100r     13     Sri Lanka Junglefowl     Gallus lafayettii     

2019.01   05.10.2019   Wasgamuwa national park   6v set   
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    45r     24     Red-faced Malkoha     Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus     

2019.02   05.10.2019   Wasgamuwa national park      2019.01
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    45r     24     Red-faced Malkoha     Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus     MS

2020.01   03.03.2020   Wild species threatened by trade in Sri Lanka   20v set   
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    15r     80     Serendib Scops Owl     Otus thilohoffmanni     

2020.02   03.03.2020   Wild species threatened by trade in Sri Lanka   20v sheet   2020.01
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    15r     80     Serendib Scops Owl     Otus thilohoffmanni     

2021.01   09.10.2021   Endemic birds of Sri Lanka      
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    25r     102     Crimson-backed Flameback     Chrysocolaptes stricklandi     
    25r     147     Sri Lanka Woodshrike     Tephrodornis affinis     
    25r     223     Spot-winged Thrush     Geokichla spiloptera     
    25r     87     Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill     Ocyceros gingalensis     
    25r     188     Sri Lanka Swallow     Cecropis hyperythra     
    25r     99     Crimson-fronted Barbet     Psilopogon rubricapillus     

2021.02   09.10.2021   Endemic birds of Sri Lanka      2021.01
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    25r     102     Crimson-backed Flameback     Chrysocolaptes stricklandi     MS
    25r     147     Sri Lanka Woodshrike     Tephrodornis affinis     MS
    25r     223     Spot-winged Thrush     Geokichla spiloptera     MS
    25r     87     Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill     Ocyceros gingalensis     MS
    25r     188     Sri Lanka Swallow     Cecropis hyperythra     MS
    25r     99     Crimson-fronted Barbet     Psilopogon rubricapillus     MS