Montserrat year 1984 Fauna – Birds stamps set MNH (**)
Montserrat 1984 Fauna – Birds stamp set — a classic thematic issue featuring birds of the island:
🐦 Montserrat – 1984 Birds Stamp Set
📅 Year of Issue: 1984
🇲🇸 Country: Montserrat (British Overseas Territory)
🎨 Theme: Birds of Montserrat (Fauna — Birds)
📮 Stamp Set: Definitive / thematic bird issue
📌 Catalog Range: MI 538–552 (15 stamps) — Mint never hinged listings use this range numbering in some catalogs.
📌 Alternative Catalog IDs: SG 600–614 for the set of 15 bird stamps.
🐤 Featured Birds & Values (Typical Set)
The 1984 Montserrat definitive bird series consists of 15 values that depict local and regional bird species. According to bird thematic listings, the set includes:
| Value | Bird Depicted |
|---|---|
| 5c | Western Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis) |
| 10c | Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) |
| 15c | Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) |
| 20c | Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) |
| 25c | Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus) |
| 40c | Scaly-breasted Thrasher (Allenia fusca) |
| 55c | Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) |
| 70c | Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) |
| 90c | Green Heron (Butorides virescens) |
| $1 | Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) |
| $1.15 | Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) |
| $3 | American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) |
| (This list is typical of what is included — the full set totals 15 values.) |
💡 These were issued as definitive stamps (regular-use stamps) but themed on local bird fauna.
📜 Catalog & Collector Info
- Stanley Gibbons (SG) catalog: SG 600–614 (15 different values).
- Michel / other catalogs: Often numbered in the MI 538–552 range.
- This set is widely collected by bird and topical collectors.
- Typical auction listings reference this set as a complete 5c–$10 birds set (SG 600–14).
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