12¢ Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus 1978


12¢ Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus 1978
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known as the Peregrine, and historically as the "Duck Hawk" in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey in the family Falconidae. The Peregrine is renowned for its speed, reaching speeds of over 320 km/h during its characteristic hunting stoop, making it the fastest extant member of the animal kingdom.
It is a large, crow-sized falcon, with a blue-gray back, barred white underparts, and a black head and "moustache".
Face value 12 Cents
Catalog code (Michel) CA 680
Catalog code (Scott) CA 752
Catalog code Yvert et Tellier CA 654 Stanley Gibbons CA 906
Series Endangered Wildlife
Stamp colour multicolor
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 34,980,000
Issue date 18/01/1978
Designer Robert McLellan Bateman
Paper type Dull Flourescent with Two Flourescent Bands
Print technique Offset lithography
Printed by Ashton-Potter Limited
Perforation 12.5
Height 24.00 mm
Width 40.00 mm
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