Animal Stamp of Uganda

Uganda is a country right on the equator, but a climate is warm in a plateau zone. It is described with "an African pearl" by It hold Lake Victoria, and being blessed with precipitation. A kingdom of Bantu system many families was formed after the 15th century, but It became a British protectorate since 1896 and became independent as Commonwealth of Nations self-government country in 1962 and shifted in republican form of government in 1967. Amine snatched away the government in coup d'etat in 1971 and became the President and performed Asian exile or a purge of the opposition and received globally big criticism. President amine was expelled overseas in 1979 by the opposition, and the government collapsed, and President Museveni was born in 1986, and democratization was planned.
16 kinds of stamp sets (a small seat) on which it drew the animal of the African special product in 1991 were issued by this Uganda.
Nine kinds of animal stamp sets (a small seat) including fish were issued in 1998.

Republic of Uganda
1991.1.1 Animal Stamp
Porphyrio
Porphyrio porphyrio
(Rallidae)
Sitatunga
Tragelaphus spekei
(Bovidae)
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
(Ardeidae)
Red River Hog
Potamochoerus porcus
(Suidae)
Vervet Monkey
Cercopithecus aethiops
(Cercopithecidae)
Sharp-nosed Reed Frog
Hyperolius nasutus
(Hyperoliidae)
Malachite Kingfisher
Alcedo cristata
(Alcedinidae)
Marsh Mongoose
Atilax paludinosus
(Viverridae)
Marbled Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus
(Hyperoliidae)
African Jacana
Actophilornis africana
(Jacanidae)
Nile Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus
(Crocodylidae)
Herald Snake
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
(Colubridae)
Annectens Lungfish
Propterus annectens
(Protopteridae)


1999.3.15 Fish Stamp
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
(Sternidae)
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
(Delphinidae)
Atlantic Blue Marlin
Makaira nigricans
(Istiophoridae)
Whitetip Shark
Carcharhinus delphs
(Carcharhinidae)
Manta Ray
Manta birostris
(Myliobatididae)
Blackedge Moray
Gymnothorax nigromarginatus
(Muraenidae)
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Caretta caretta
(Cheloniidae)
Sailfin Tang
Zebrasoma veliferum
(Acanthuridae)


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