These are maxim cards personally designed by Boben John Emanuel of India. The stamps were issued on October 16, 2012 depicting the Endemic Species of Indian Biodiversity Hotspots.The venated gliding frog, hoolock gibbon, bugun liocichla, and nicobar megapode are the celebrated species peculiar only to particular localities or regions in India.
The Vanated Gliding Frog has a face value of 500 paise. The specie is said to be restricted in Indira Gandhi National Park.
The Hoolock Gibbon stamps has face value of 500 paise. The hoolock gibbons (Hoolock) are also known as langoor. In northeast India, the hoolock is found south of Brahmaputra and east of the Dibang Rivers. Its range extends into seven states covering Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura(The Seven Sisters).
Bugun Liocichla stamp has face value of 2500 paise. The Bugun Liocichla was first spotted in 1995, it was described as a new species in 2006. It was discovered in Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, India, by an astrophysicist, Ramana Athreya.
Nicobar Megapode or Nicobar Scrubfowl can be found in some of the Nicobar Islands (India). The specie is now vulnerable to extinction due to hunting. The 2004 tsunami is believed to have wiped out populations on some islands and reduced populations on several others.
How I got into stamp collecting? Check here: Hobby: Stamp Collecting and view some of my insect stamps in my collection here: Insect stamps.
Reference(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugun_Liocichla
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoolock_gibbon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicobar_Megapode
http://philalover.blogspot.in/2012/10/private-maxim-cards-on-endemic-species.html
The Vanated Gliding Frog has a face value of 500 paise. The specie is said to be restricted in Indira Gandhi National Park.
The Hoolock Gibbon stamps has face value of 500 paise. The hoolock gibbons (Hoolock) are also known as langoor. In northeast India, the hoolock is found south of Brahmaputra and east of the Dibang Rivers. Its range extends into seven states covering Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura(The Seven Sisters).
Bugun Liocichla stamp has face value of 2500 paise. The Bugun Liocichla was first spotted in 1995, it was described as a new species in 2006. It was discovered in Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, India, by an astrophysicist, Ramana Athreya.
Nicobar Megapode or Nicobar Scrubfowl can be found in some of the Nicobar Islands (India). The specie is now vulnerable to extinction due to hunting. The 2004 tsunami is believed to have wiped out populations on some islands and reduced populations on several others.
How I got into stamp collecting? Check here: Hobby: Stamp Collecting and view some of my insect stamps in my collection here: Insect stamps.
Reference(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugun_Liocichla
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoolock_gibbon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicobar_Megapode
http://philalover.blogspot.in/2012/10/private-maxim-cards-on-endemic-species.html