
COUNTRY: | AUSTRALIA |
ISSUE DATE: | 24 March 2015 |
ISSUE WITHDRAWAL DATE: | 30 September 2015 |
FDI WITHDRAWAL DATE: | 22 April 2015 |
DENOMINATIONS: | 70c |
ILLUSTRATIONS: | Owen Bell |
PRODUCT DESIGN: | John White |
PRINTER: | RA Printing |
PAPER: | Tullis Russell (gummed) |
PRINTING PROCESS: | Lithography |
STAMP SIZE: | 35 mm x 35 mm |
PERFORATIONS: | 14.28 x 14.28 |
SHEET LAYOUT: | Module of 50 (2x25) |
NATIONAL POSTMARK: | Cocos (Keeling) Islands, WA 6799 |
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands comprise a group of 27 islands in two atolls.
North Keeling Island is a single-island atoll, 24 kilometres north of the main atoll. Declared the Pulu Keeling National Park in 1995, its remoteness makes it a safe environment for many resident-breeding, migratory and vagrant birds – infrequent, perhaps accidental, visitors. North Keeling is one of the few pristine islands in the vast Indian Ocean, and its wetland is an important habitat.
Of the approximately 60 bird species observed at Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 24 have been recorded on North Keeling over the last 30 years. This issue depicts two species of vagrant seabird, the Herald Petral and Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, and two wader species, the Oriental Pratincole and Little Curlew.
This stamp issue is released as part of a worldwide collection of WWF stamp releases.
North Keeling Island is a single-island atoll, 24 kilometres north of the main atoll. Declared the Pulu Keeling National Park in 1995, its remoteness makes it a safe environment for many resident-breeding, migratory and vagrant birds – infrequent, perhaps accidental, visitors. North Keeling is one of the few pristine islands in the vast Indian Ocean, and its wetland is an important habitat.
Of the approximately 60 bird species observed at Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 24 have been recorded on North Keeling over the last 30 years. This issue depicts two species of vagrant seabird, the Herald Petral and Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, and two wader species, the Oriental Pratincole and Little Curlew.

SET OF 4 STAMPS
PRODUCT # 67830671
PRICE: 2.80$

FIRST DAY COVER GUMMED
PRODUCT # 6783002
PRICE: 3.10$

BLANK COVER
PRODUCT # 6783002
PRICE: 0.30$

ISSUE COLLECTION
PRODUCT # 6783241
PRICE: 33.90$

GUTTER STRIP 10 x 70c - Herald Petral
PRODUCT # 6783241
PRICE: 7.00$

GUTTER STRIP 10 x 70c - Oriental Pratincole
PRODUCT # 6783242
PRICE: 7.00$

GUTTER STRIP 10 x 70c - Little Curlew
PRODUCT # 6783243
PRICE: 7.00$

GUTTER STRIP 10 x 70c - Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
PRODUCT # 6783244
PRICE: 7.00$
