United Nations Geneva stamps year 1995 Fauna Birds Monkeys Bison

Stamps from United Nations Geneva, issued in 1995, feature fauna such as birds, monkeys, bison, and frogs.

Issued on March 3, 1995, this was 3rd annual installment of the UNPA’s wildlife series supporting CITES, United Nations Geneva. Additionally, online sellers and auction houses list this se-tenant block under keywords due to diverse animals.

The 1995 UN Geneva Block (Swiss Francs)

The 1995 UN Geneva Block (Swiss Francs)

The United Nations Geneva office issued these four stamps together in a repeating block of four.

Each stamp has a face value of F.s. 0,80 (Scott Catalog #264-267 / Yvert Catalog #283-286).

• The Monkey (“Monkeys”): Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus) – A small primate native strictly to the dry deciduous forests of Madagascar’s northern tip, named for the distinct crown-like orange marking on its head.
• The Bird (“Birds”): Giant Scops Owl (Otus gurneyi / Otus megastotis) – A rare, nocturnal bird of prey endemic to the Philippines, heavily threatened by rapid lowland rainforest deforestation.
• The Bison (“Bison”): Wood Bison (Bison bison athabascae) – A distinct, larger northern subspecies of the American bison native to Canada and Alaska, which was recovered from the brink of total extinction through strict conservation laws.
• The Frog: Golden Mantella / Zetek’s Golden Frog (Mantella aurantiaca / Atelopus zeteki) – A brilliantly colored, critically endangered amphibian highly sensitive to environmental changes and habitat fragmentation.

If you are tracking down the other sheets printed globally on the exact same day, the UNPA spread the rest of the 1995 class across its New York and Vienna offices: