Australia-Kookaburra

Continuing on in the baby Animals series, the latest international stamp has a juvenile Kookaburra. Stamp cancelled in Bright, Victoria on a Moldova maxi card featuring the colorful peacock , an endemic bird of India, seen here in the Moldova Zoo.

Australia-Scarlet Macaw (Bright)

I don't usually keep bird stamps if the birds are not endemic to that country, but I had to make an exception this time because here we have  brightly colored birds cancelled in Bright, Victoria. What a great combination. The Scarlet Macaw stamps are from the 1994 Australian Zoos series on Endangered Species. The stamps were available in self-adhesives ( as seen here) or in a gummed version. BTW. The  Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is the national bird of Honduras and found in the hot humid regions of  tropical South America.

Australia-Red-backed Kingfisher

A self-adhesive Red-backed kingfisher from Bright in Victoria which is close to the ski-fields, hence the slogan postmark.

Australia- Spotted Catbird

Blocks of used stamps are always sought after and today I received a cover with 10 spotted catbirds. Although the stamps were issued in 1980, I think they are still valid for postage :) A current stamp with Little penguins was added to make up  the correct postage. Thank you to my new stamp friend for this very creative cover.