PHILIPPINE MIGRATORY SHOREBIRDS Souvenir Sheets (MINT)

The Philippines with its extensive coastline of 18,400 km in 7,100 islands provides a multitude of habitats for local and migrating birds. A number of migratory wader species from neighboring nations are known to winter in the coasts of the Philippines. There are two important sites identified as stop overs of migrating waterbirds. These are Manila Bay and Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary in Cebu. The latter is the First RAMSAR Site (Wetland of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat) in the Philippines.

PhP 16.00 MINT Souvenir Sheet
Philippine Migratory Shorebirds
Date of Issue : February 22, 1999
Quantity : 10,000
Printing Process: Litho-Offset (4colors)
Paper: Imported unwatermarked
Printer: Amstar Company, Inc.
Designers: Ruperto N. Naval
Rufe Goco
Jesus Alfredo de los Santos
Layout Artist: Alfonso V. Divina
Desing Coordinator: Dr. Ngo Tiong Tak T.
Priscilla N. Calimag
(All photos and information provided by PAWB)

PhP 16.00 MINT Souvenir Sheet
Australia '99 World Stamp Expo
Date of Issue: March 19, 1999
Quantity: 15,000

SPOTTED GREEENSHANK (Tringa guttifer)- inhabits coastal marshes and sandy mudflats. Very rare. Only recorded breeding place in Sakhalin, Russia; migrates to South-East Asia.

TUFTED DUCK (Aythya fuligula)- found in marshes, rivers, lakes and pools. It breeds widely in North Asia; during non-breeding period, it migrates to North parts of South and SouthEast Asia, and East Asia. Common visitor.

Selling Price: $ 5.00