Fish Definitives III

Birds: 1988 to 1992

Birds was the subject chosen for the fifth definitive set released by Tuvalu. Jennifer Toombs produced extremely attractive designs for each value, illustrating close-ups of bird's heads on a pastel background. The lowest value issued was 5c, as Tuvalu dropped the traditional 1c to 4c issues due to little use and printing expenses. There were no distinguishable reprints produced for this issue. The complete set was overprinted "Official" for government use, and four values were overprinted for Singpex in 1994. In 1999, four more values were released with an overprint in support of the refugees of Kosovo.


	Original Set
	Technical Details

	Date of Issue:	1988-03-02
	Designer:	Jennifer Toombs
	Printer:	Format Security Printers
	Perforation:	14 x 14
	Process:	Four colour Lithography
	Paper:	Unwatermarked, White Gum
	Format:	Sheets of 40 (2 x 20 with gutter between)
	Size:	42.48mm x 28.45mm

BRC#	Value	Description	Scott	S.G.
1988.D01.01	5c	Jungle Fowl	469	506
1988.D01.02	10c	White Tern	470	507
1988.D01.03	15c	Brown Noddy	471	508
1988.D01.04	20c	Phoenix Petrel	472	509
1988.D01.05	25c	Pacific Golden Plover	473	510
1988.D01.06	30c	Crested Tern	474	511
1988.D01.07	35c	Sooty-tern	475	512
1988.D01.08	40c	Bristle-tailed cuckoo	476	513
1988.D01.09	45c	Eastern Bar-tailed Godwit	477	514
1988.D01.10	50c	Reef Heron	478	515
1988.D01.11	55c	Greater Frigate Bird	479	516
1988.D01.12	60c	Red-footed Booby	480	517
1988.D01.13	70c	Red-necked stint	481	518
1988.D01.14	$1	NZ Long-tailed Cuckoo	482	519
1988.D01.15	$2	Red-tailed Tropic-bird	483	520
1988.D01.16	$5	Banded Rail	484	521
Specimen overprints exist for all values. Warning: Large quantities of all values, perforated and imperforate, and some with missing colours, came on to the market after the liquidation of the former philatelic advisors in 1988. They are printers waste and/or intentially produced "errors". None were ever sent to Tuvalu. They are often offered at inflated prices.

	OFFICIAL OVERPRINTS
	Technical Details
	As original except:
	Date of Issue:	1989-02-22
	Overprinted:	Official
	Overprint colour:	Black
	Overprint Method:	Lithography

BRC#	Value	Description	Scott	S.G.
1988.O01.01	5c	Jungle Fowl	O33	O35
1988.O01.02	10c	White Tern	O34	O36
1988.O01.03	15c	Brown Noddy	O35	O37
1988.O01.04	20c	Phoenix Petrel	O36	O38
1988.O01.05	25c	Pacific Golden Plover	O37	O39
1988.O01.06	30c	Crested Tern	O38	O40
1988.O01.07	35c	Sooty-tern	O39	O41
1988.O01.08	40c	Bristle-tailed cuckoo	O40	O42
1988.O01.09	45c	Eastern Bar-tailed Godwit	O41	O43
1988.O01.10	50c	Reef Heron	O42	O44
1988.O01.11	55c	Greater Frigate Bird	O43	O45
1988.O01.12	60c	Red-footed Booby	O44	O46
1988.O01.13	70c	Red-necked stint	O45	O47
1988.O01.14	$1	NZ Long-tailed Cuckoo	O46	048
1988.O01.15	$2	Red-tailed Tropic-bird	O47	O49
1988.O01.16	$5	Banded Rail	O48	050
Specimen overprints not produced.

	SINGPEX OVERPRINTS
	Technical Details
	As original except:
	Date of Issue:	1994-08-31
	Overprinted:	Singpex 94 logo
	Overprint colour:	Black
	Overprint Method:	Lithography

BRC #	Value	Description	Scott	S.G.
1988.D02.01	5c	Jungle Fowl	676	712
1988.D02.02	10c	White Tern	677	713
1988.D02.03	40c	Bristle-tailed cuckoo	678	714
1988.D02.04	45c	Eastern Bar-tailed Godwit	679	715
Specimen overprints exist for all values. These stamps are technically commemorate stamps

	KOSOVO OVERPRINTS
	Technical Details
	As original except:
	Date of Issue:	1999-06-11
	Overprinted:	Kosovo Relief Fund
	Overprint colour:	Black
	Overprint Method:	Typography

BRC#	Value	Description	Scott	S.G.
1988.D03.01	20c	Phoenix Petral	796	837
1988.D03.02	35c	Sooty-tern	797	838
1988.D03.03	55c	Greater Frigate-bird	798	839
1988.D03.04	$1	NZ Long-tailed Cuckoo	799	840
Specimen overprints exist for all values. These stamps are technically commemorate stamps Although the stamps are not semi-postals by nature, half of the proceeds of all sales were to be donated to a charity supporting the relief of the Kosovo refugees. Several varieties exist. See illustrations.

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