The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) continues its Endangered Species stamp series with the issuance of twelve stamps on 25 April.

For over 30 years, UNPA has issued stamps in support of CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that conservation provides to people.

This year¡¯s United Nations Endangered Species stamps series features a remarkable collection of animal and plant species, across various taxonomic groups and ecosystems facing diverse wildlife conservation challenges.

The 2025 series also celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA), featuring the white-headed duck, the African penguin and the grey crowned crane, which are listed both in the CITES Appendices and the AEWA species list.

This collaboration emphasizes the importance of multilateral environmental agreements working in complementarity with each other to achieve shared global biodiversity goals.

The stamps feature the following:

New York ¨C $1.65

  • African rosewood?(Pterocarpus erinaceus)
  • African penguin?(Spheniscus demersus)
  • Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera)
  • Ball python (Python regius)

Geneva ¨C CHF 1,90?

  • Bulnesia sarmientoi (Gonopterodendron sarmientoi)
  • Short-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus)
  • Jatamansi?(Nardostachys jatamansi)
  • White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)?

Vienna - € 1,50

  • Golden root (Rhodiola rosea)
  • Red-eyed treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas)
  • Pygmy hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon liberiensis)
  • Grey-crowned crane (Balearica regulorum)

The stamps were illustrated by Charlotte Holden ¨C USA ($1.65), Mariana Reneter¨ªa - Mexico (CHF 1,90), and Simone Zoccante ¨C Italy (€ 1,50).

In addition to the stamps, three postcards, a limited-edition silk cover and a beautifully designed Endangered Species folder which details more information about these species will be issued.

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