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A bird stamp is a postage stamp that illustrates one or more birds. It is a popular theme in topical stamp collecting. Birds started appearing on stamps by 1875, when Japan issued a series of three stamps bearing stylized illustrations of the three species ''Motacilla alba'', ''Accipiter gentilis'' and bean goose.〔Malcolm Ogilvie, ("Birds on Stamps" ), ''Birds of Britain: The Monthly Web Magazine for Birdwatchers'', March 2002.〕 The first United States bird stamp, depicting an eagle with wings outspread, was issued in 1911 to pay the registration fee and were not valid for regular letters. The UK issued its first in honor of "Nature Week" in 1963.〔 As of 2003, over 10,000 bird stamps had been issued around the world.〔(Stanley Gibbons catalog listing for ''Collect Birds on Stamps'' 5th Edition )〕 A prominent collector is Chris Gibbins whose collection of over twelve thousand stamps portrays about three thousand species. Organisations that cover this field include the American Topical Association and The Bird Stamp Society. ==References and sources== ;Notes ;Sources * * * * * * * * * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bird stamp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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