Singapore-Our Garden in a City

A set of four very colorful attractive stamps from Singapore to highlight the many flowers and birds which can be found on this highly urbanized and well organized island state.
The birds are
1st Local-Collared kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris)
50c-Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) & Oriental Pied Hornbill ( Anthacoceros albirostris)
80c-Oriental Magpie robin ( Copychus saularis
$1.10-Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus)

Taiwan-Owls 2013

After releasing "Owls of Taiwan" stamp sets in 2011 and 2012, here is the third and final set featuring an
Eastern Grass Owl ( Tyto longimembris) Collared Scops Owl  ( Otus lettia), Tawny Fish Owl (Ketupa flavipes) and a  Ryukyu Scops owl (Otus elegans).
Designed again by Chi-jen Lai ,the engravers are Qian Zhao De, Huang Lian Cai, Chou Mei Ling and Chen Yueh Guey.
Here is a real posted FDC sent to me by George who also provided the images of the hidden engravings in the stamps.

Singapore- Kingfisher & Fruit Dove

Thanks to Eddie for this very nice cover from Singapore. The 80 cent  Jambu fruit Dove stamps are from the 2010 Flora and Fauna set and the White Collared kingfisher ( and Diving beetle) are from the 2011 Pond Life series.
Sent registered and postmarked in Killiney Road, Singapore.

Taiwan- Collared Bush Robin

Birds on stamps also includes birds on postal stationary and I was delighted to receive this attractive pictorial aerogram from Gulfmann in Taiwan.  Overprinted with the logo for the Taipei 2000 Stamp Exhibition, the aerogram is up-rated for current use. The colorful little bird is the unique endemic Collared bush robin ( Tarsiger johnstoniae) which lives high in the mountains of Taiwan.