Catalogue information

LastDodo number
1592313
Area
Stamps
Title
The Petrel Wilson
Face value
0,55
Year
2009
Month
01
Day
01
Issue group
Order Number in Issue group
2
Usage
Type
Basic colour
Theme / topic
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Wilson's Storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
Michel number
682
Yvert number
531
Scott number
419b
Stanley Gibbons number
615
Printing office
Perforation type
Number of teeth per 20 mm
Luminescence
Printing technique
Paper
Print run
70.000
Dimensions / diameter
48 x 27 mm
Details

Pictured is a Wilson's storm petrel, (Oceanites oceanicus), which breeds along the coasts of Antarctica and nearby islands such as the South Shetland Islands. They only breed during the night to avoid attacks from gulls and skuas. Outside the breeding season, the bird can only be found in the open sea.

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