Cook Islands – Niafou’ou stamps year 2016 WWF – Seabirds

Cook Islands – Niafou’ou 2016 WWF – Seabirds Mint never hinged (**)

📮 Niuafo’ou 2016 WWF – Seabirds (Black Petrel)

• Issuer: Niuafo’ou — a dependency often listed with Cook Islands issues (stamps often marketed under Cook Islands or Niuafo’ou for collectors).
• Theme: WWF – Seabirds / Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni) — part of the World Wide Fund for Nature conservation series focusing on endangered bird species.
• Year of Issue: 2016
• Format:
  • A set of 4 stamps depicting the Black Petrel.
  • Often issued in a horizontal strip of 4.
• Catalog Numbers:
  • In collector catalogs like Scott, listed approximately as Scott #339–342 for the 4-stamp set.
• Motif:
  • All four stamps show the Black Petrel, a seabird species, symbolizing marine bird conservation under the WWF program.
• Condition Typically Traded:
  • Most available examples are Mint Never Hinged (MNH).

🐦 Species Highlight

• Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni):
  • A seabird native to the South Pacific region, considered conservation-important due to threats from fishing and habitat loss.