Indipex2011 Stamps From St Vincent And Grenadines On Indian Animals

Small island of Saint Vincent and Grenadines is all set to release this beautiful sheet of Stamps on animals of India to mark the Indipex-2011 World Philatelic Exhibition

Miniature Sheet Featuring Stamps With The Theme “Animals Of India”

Featured On The Stamp are the following

1. The Indian Peafowl or Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is a large and brightly coloured bird of the pheasant family native to South Asia.
2. The Indian Elephant, Elephas maximus indicus, is one of four subspecies of the Asian Elephant, the largest population of which is found in India.
3. The red panda (Ailurus fulgens, or shining cat), is a small arboreal mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.
4. The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the world's longest venomous snake, with a length up to 5.6 m .This species is widespread throughout Southeast Asia and parts of India,.
5. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), is a species of antelope found mainly in India,It is one of the fastest of all terrestrial animals
6. The Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) is a leopard subspecies widely distributed on the Indian subcontinent.
7. The Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is also called Greater One-horned Rhinoceros and Asian One-horned Rhinoceros and belongs to the Rhinocerotidae family.

St Vincent And The Grenadines Which Is Bringing Out The Stamps To Celebrate the Occasion Of Indipex-2011