Collect Taiwan stamps TW S485 Scott#3656-3659 King Penguin, 2006

Taiwan stamps TW S485 Scott#3656-3659 King Penguin, 2006

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Taiwan Stamps TW S485 Scott#3656-3659 King Penguin, 2006
Serial Number:	TW S485
Scott No.:	3656-365
Value in Set:	4
Issue Amount:	1,000,000
Denomination:	5+5+9+12
Perforation:	11.5
Size of Stamp:	3040 4030mm
Sheet Composition:	20(45 54)
Issue Date:	2006-03-25
Stamp Paper:	Phosphorescent stamp paper
Designer:	Chi-jen Lai
Printing Process:	Deep etch offset
Printing House:	China Color Printing Co., Ltd.
Condition:	MNH
Background Info:
The king penguin’s head, chin and throat are metallic black, with bright golden orange ear patches outlined in black that stretch to its neck. Its upper breast is light orange, which fades into white on its belly. The upper part of its bill is black, and the lower part orange. Chunghwa Post asked Yuan Hsiao-wei, an associate professor of National Taiwan University, to plan a set of four stamps and a miniature sheet on king penguins. The designs of the four stamps follow: 1. Courtship: The males and females make calls and adopt various poses to attract the opposite sex. To attract females, males raise their heads and stretch their necks until their bills are almost directly pointing to the sky. At the same time, they partially close their eyes, stretch their wings outwards and stand on their heels. After pairing off, a complicated courting process begins. 2. Juvenile: A king penguin female lays only one egg at a time. The parents take turns incubating it. They place it between their feet and warm it with their bodies. After some 60 days, the almost naked chick is hatched. After about three weeks, the chick grows a set of downy brown feathers. 3. Swimming and Diving: The king penguins are excellent swimmers. They move through the water at speeds of up to eight kilometers per hour by porpoising (swimming underwater for some distance, emerging in a graceful arc to take a breath, and then submerging again). The sight of king penguins getting into water is very comical. Appearing to be wearing diving uniforms, they swagger in a single file toward the water and take deep bows before choosing a proper angle and diving into water. 4. Gliding and Preening: In order to move efficiently on snowy ground, the birds often "glide" over the ice on their stomachs, propelling themselves with their wings and feet. Penguin feathers are very different from other birds: short (with long, flat central shafts) and overlapping, they provide excellent protection from wind and water.

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