Animal Stamp of Bolivia

Bolivia is a landlocked country of South America to own about 3 times Japanese areas. It crossed and it was put in a part of Inca Empire in the thirteenth century, and it was it with a colony of Spain after 1532, but it broke Spain force with entering Peru in 1820's and it separated from Peru in 1825 and achieved independence. However, it lose for war with a dust vs. a thing of 1879 and it is robbed of a territory of Left Coast and it is defeated by war with Paraguay in 1930's and lose a part territory. After the left-winger Administration times from 1952, military coups by both right and left groups occurred successively after 1964, and military administration continued until 1982. In the civil administration return back of 1982, the left-winger Administration, center-right government are repeated.
Eight kinds of normal stamps on which it drew birds were issued by this Bolivia in 1981. Each three kinds birds stamp was issued in each 2002, 2005 years.

Bolivia
1981.5.11 Bird Stamp
Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
(Psittacidae)
Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloropterus
(Psittacidae)
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
(Psittacidae)
Red-fronted Macaw
Ara rubrogenys
(Psittacidae)
Golden-collared Macaw
Primolius auricollis
(Psittacidae)
Hyacinth Macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
(Psittacidae)
Military Macaw
Ara militaris
(Psittacidae)
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
(Psittacidae)


2002.7.12 Bird Stamp
Orinoco Goose
Neochen jubata
(Anatidae)
Orange-breasted Falcon
Falco deiroleucus
(Falconidae)
Black-bodied Woodpecker
Dryocopus schulzi
(Picidae)


2005.6.28 Bird Stamp
Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
(Accipitridae)
Red-faced Guan
Penelope dabbenei
(Cracidae)
Blue-banded Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis
(Ramphastidae)


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