LAST UPDATE 04/10/23

PHILIPPINES BIRDS DEFINITIVES 2007-10

According to Stanley Gibbons Part 21 (South East Asia), 2012 issue, the issues are as shown on the table below. This is the latest information we have. Do you have anything more recent?

		This is what there is
no	face	bird	imp	imp	imp	imp	imp	imp	imp	imp	imp
1	1p	Oriole	2007	2008	2008A	2008B
2	1p	Flycatcher					2009	2009A	2009B	2009C
3	2p	Bluebird	2007	2008	2008A	2008B
4	2p	Flycatcher					2009	2009A	2009B	2009C
5	3p	Hornbill	2007
6	3p	Flycatcher					2009	2009A	2009B	2009C
7	4p	Sunbird	2007	2008
8	4p	Thrush					2009	2009A	2009B	2009C
9	5p	Swallow	2007	2008
10	5p	Shrike					2009	2009A	2009B	2009C
11	7p	Mindanao Pigeon	2007	2008
12	7p	Nicobar Pigeon	2007	2008
13	7p	Dove	2007	2008
14	7p	Metallic Pigeon	2007	2008
15	7p	Green Pigeon	2007	2008
16	7p	Brown Dove	2007	2008
17	7p	Grey Imperial Pigeon	2007	2008
18	7p	Turtle Dove	2007	2008
19	7p	Pied Imperial Pigeon	2007	2008
20	7p	Spotted Imperial Pigeon	2007	2008
21	7p	Olive-backed Sunbird					2009	2009A
22	7p	Metallic-winged Sunbird					2009	2009A
23	7p	Plain-throated Sunbird					2009	2009A
24	7p	Lina's Sunbird					2009	2009A
25	7p	Purple-throated Sunbird					2009	2009A
25	7p	Apo Sunbird					2009	2009A
27	7p	Copper-throated Sunbird					2009	2009A
28	7p	Flaming Sunbird					2009	2009A
29	7p	Grey-hooded Sunbird					2009	2009A
30	7p	Lovely Sunbird					2009	2009A
31	8p	Hoopoe	2007
32	8p	Apa Myna					2009	2009A	2009B	2009C
33	9p	Owl	2007
34	9p	Eagle					2009	2009A	2009B	2009C	2009D
35	10p	Pitta	2007	2008	2008A
36	10p	Racquet Tail					2009	2009A	2009B
37	17p	Flameback					2009	2009A	2009B	2009C
38	20p	Dwarf Kingfisher	2007
39	20p	Wood Kingfisher	2007
40	20p	White Throated Kingfisher	2007
41	20p	White Collared Kingfisher	2007
42	20p	Palawan Flower Pecker					2009	2009A
43	20p	Fire-breasted Flower Pecker					2009	2009A
44	20p	Cebu Flower Pecker					2009	2009A
45	20p	Reed-keeled Flower Pecker					2009	2009A
46	24p	Finch	2007
47	24p	Sparrow	2007
48	24p	Bunting	2007
49	24p	Bullfinch	2007
50	24p	Eagle Owl					2009	2009A
51	24p	Luzon Scops Owl					2009	2009A
52	24p	Philippine Scops Owl					2009	2009A
53	24p	Wood Owl					2009	2009A
54	26p	Great Billed Parrot	2007	2008	2008A
55	26p	Cockatoo	2007	2008	2008A
56	26p	Blue-naped Parrot	2007	2008	2008A
57	26p	Blue-backed Parrot	2007	2008	2008A
58	26p	Philippine Tailorbird					2009	2009A	2009B
59	26p	Mountain Tailorbird					2009	2009A	2009B
60	26p	Black-headed Tailorbird					2009	2009A	2009B
61	26p	Ashy Tailorbird					2009	2009A	2009B
62	50p	Eagle	2007	2008	2008A		2009	2009A	2009B	2009C	2009D
63	100p	Eagle perched	2007	2008	2008A		2009	2009A	2009B	2009C	2009D

How to collect them?

Presumably 2 ways –

1 stamp for each bird/value, regardless of imprint date

1 stamp for each bird/value/imprint date combination

We obtained our mint stamps from new issue sources. To date we have seen very few used copies.

Where there are multiple designs for a single value, this indicates that the stamps can be found in blocks (of 4 or 10)

		This is what we have (all unmounted mint)
no	face	bird	imp	imp	imp	imp	imp	imp	imp	imp	imp
			2007	2008	2008A	2008B	2009	2009A	2009B	2009C	2009D
1	1p	Oriole
2	1p	Flycatcher
3	2p	Bluebird
4	2p	Flycatcher
5	3p	Hornbill
6	3p	Flycatcher
7	4p	Sunbird
8	4p	Thrush
9	5p	Swallow
10	5p	Shrike					£0.30
11	7p	Mindanao Pigeon
12	7p	Nicobar Pigeon
13	7p	Dove
14	7p	Metallic Pigeon
15	7p	Green Pigeon
16	7p	Brown Dove
17	7p	Grey Imperial Pigeon
18	7p	Turtle Dove
19	7p	Pied Imperial Pigeon
20	7p	Spotted Imperial Pigeon
21	7p	Olive-backed Sunbird
22	7p	Metallic-winged Sunbird
23	7p	Plain-throated Sunbird
24	7p	Lina's Sunbird
25	7p	Purple-throated Sunbird
25	7p	Apo Sunbird
27	7p	Copper-throated Sunbird
28	7p	Flaming Sunbird
29	7p	Grey-hooded Sunbird
30	7p	Lovely Sunbird
31	8p	Hoopoe
32	8p	Apa Myna
33	9p	Owl
34	9p	Eagle
35	10p	Pitta
36	10p	Racquet Tail
37	17p	Flameback
38	20p	Dwarf Kingfisher
39	20p	Wood Kingfisher
40	20p	White Throated Kingfisher
41	20p	White Collared Kingfisher
42	20p	Palawan Flower Pecker
43	20p	Fire-breasted Flower Pecker
44	20p	Cebu Flower Pecker
45	20p	Reed-keeled Flower Pecker
46	24p	Finch
47	24p	Sparrow
48	24p	Bunting
49	24p	Bullfinch
50	24p	Eagle Owl
51	24p	Luzon Scops Owl
52	24p	Philippine Scops Owl
53	24p	Wood Owl
54	26p	Great Billed Parrot
55	26p	Cockatoo
56	26p	Blue-naped Parrot
57	26p	Blue-backed Parrot
58	26p	Philippine Tailorbird
59	26p	Mountain Tailorbird
60	26p	Black-headed Tailorbird
61	26p	Ashy Tailorbird
62	50p	Eagle	£2.90		£5.80		£3.40	£3.40		£3.40	£3.40
63	100p	Eagle perched			£10.00		£6.80	£6.80		£6.80	£6.80

If any of these are of interest please let us know, giving us the value, bird (and imprint date, if appropriate). If imprint dates are of no interest, just say “any”. And we will provide the cheapest version still remaining in stock.