Stamps of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Indigenous Birds

طيور الأردن

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Regular Issue

10 Fils

JS#: P1987-05.01
SG#: 1514
SC#: 1285
Color: multicolored
Perforation : 13.5 x 13
Issue Date: 24-Jun-1987
Description: A Hoopoe bird with distinctive striped plumage and prominent crest standing on rocky ground against a dark brown background.

40 Fils

JS#: P1987-05.02
SG#: 1515
SC#: 1286
Color: multicolored
Perforation : 13.5 x 13
Issue Date: 24-Jun-1987
Description: A Palestine Sunbird with iridescent dark plumage and curved beak perched among green foliage and red flowers.

50 Fils

JS#: P1987-05.03
SG#: 1516
SC#: 1287
Color: multicolored
Perforation : 13.5 x 13
Issue Date: 24-Jun-1987
Description: A Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala) with yellow breast and striped wings perched on a branch against blue sky with green leaves.

60 Fils

JS#: P1987-05.04
SG#: 1517
SC#: 1288
Color: multicolored
Perforation : 13.5 x 13
Issue Date: 24-Jun-1987
Description: A Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus) with distinctive black and white head markings standing on pale sandy ground.

80 Fils

JS#: P1987-05.05
SG#: 1518
SC#: 1289
Color: multicolored
Perforation : 13.5 x 13
Issue Date: 24-Jun-1987
Description: A Western Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) with bright yellow-green plumage singing while perched on a thorny branch among vegetation.

100 Fils

JS#: P1987-05.06
SG#: 1519
SC#: 1290
Color: multicolored
Perforation : 13.5 x 13
Issue Date: 24-Jun-1987
Description: A Black-winged Stilt with long pink legs, white body and black wings standing in shallow water against a purple-tinted sky.

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