| 12-May-2020 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia Booby Birds Wesley First Day Cover
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| 12-May-2020 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia Booby Birds Wesley First Day Cover (DL Standard) with cachet Three Birds and affixed with three Booby Birds stamps $1.10 Brown Booby $1.10 Red-footed Booby $2.20 Masked Booby and tied pictorial cancel Booby on Tree Branch, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, W.A. 6799. North Keeling Island lies within the Pulu Keeling National Park, and is an important sanctuary for breeding birds, including three species of boobies. These mid to large size seabirds catch fish by undertaking spectacular aerial dives into the ocean, often from considerable heights. The Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster plotus) has a highly distinctive plumage pattern, with chocolate brown upperparts contrasting against white underparts. The Red-footed Booby (Sula sula rubripes) is predominantly white, with distinctive red feet, and a pink and blue bill and throat pouch. The Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra personata) is identified by predominantly white plumage with black wings, black tail and dark facial mask.
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Item #: INV-134638
Condition FDC
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Pricing in AU$
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Within Australia
A$
11.00
(inc GST 1.00 )
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Outside Australia
A$ 10.00
(approx. US$6.70)
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