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Taiwan stamps TW S493 Scott#3693-3696 Conservation Birds Fairy Pitta, 2006

Taiwan stamps TW S493 Scott#3693-3696 Conservation Birds Fairy Pitta, 2006

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Taiwan Stamps TW S493 Scott#3693-3696 Conservation Birds Fairy Pitta, 2006
Serial Number:

TW S493
Scott No.: 3693-3696
Value in Set:

4
Issue Amount:

750,000
Denomination:

5+5+10+10
Perforation:

13
Size of Stamp:

29*37mm 37*29mm
Dimension of complete set: 135*80mm
Sheet composition: 20(4*5  5*4)
Issue Date:

2006-09-30
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 fairy pitta (Pitta nympha), a member of the order Passeriformes in the family pittidae, is known in Chinese as the "eight-color bird" for its eye-catching plumage of eight different colors: black, white, yellow, red, blue, dark green, chestnut and bright blue. Taiwan currently provides the largest fairy pitta habitat and breeding range of any place in the world, yet the population of fairy pittas declines rapidly as a result of habitat loss. To let our citizens put more emphasize on ecological conservation, Chunghwa Post has asked Mr. Lin Ruey-Shing of the Endemic Species Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, to plan a set of four stamps and a souvenir sheet on the "Conservation of Birds Postage Stamps - Fairy Pitta". The designs of the stamps follow:
1. Perching High (NT$5.00): Fairy pittas are active on the ground of the forest. To attract mates, the males often perch on high branches and sing their hearts out.
2. Flying (NT$5.00): Although they are excellent flyers, fairy pittas spend most of their time on the ground. When they make short-distance dashes in the woods, their bright blue wing coverts and upper tail coverts, as well as the snowy white spots in their wings, shimmer. It is a dazzling sight.
3. Rearing the Young (NT$10.00): Fairy pittas like to build their nests on the grounds of steep slopes, in the forks of low shrubs or at the base of bamboo bushes in low-altitude broad-leaved forests where the tree crowns are dense. The males and females share the responsibility for hatching eggs and rearing the young.
4. Foraging (NT$10.00): Fairy pittas are shy birds. Their sharp senses help them to find food. Earthworms are the primary food source for baby birds. Their diverse diet also includes caterpillars, beetles, ants, centipedes, snails and cicadas.
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