New Zealand - Snares Crested Penguins, Snares Island

Snares Crested Penguins in Northwest Island, Snares Islands, New Zealand. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Thanks to Jodine of South Island, New Zealand.

New Zealand - Year of Dog

Extra long postcard of New Zealand penguin with a complete set of Year of Dog stamps. Thanks so much to Adrienne and Garry of New Zealand.

PENGUIN - Antartica

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Adélie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae. A cool multiview of Antartica - Cuverville Island, Neko Harbour, Wilhelmina Bay, Adelie penguins. Postcard was bought in Antartica by DAO of UK on an Antartica cruise and mailed from Argentina. Received in Penang on March 16, 2011. Thanks DAO.





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Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri. Wow... another amazing postcard of Emperor Penguins on ice, Weddell Sea, Antartica. Nice stamps of Chile and South Korea with Chile Antartica postmark and Korea Antartica postmark from their Antartica stations.

PENGUIN - Argentina

Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus. Reproductive cycyle of Magallanes Penguins of Patagonia, Argentina. Thanks to Monica of Argentina.

PENGUIN - Australia

Little Penguins Eudyptula minor. On a hectic vacation, mistakes happen. I send to myself two same postcards at Penguin Parade, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. Nice special cancellation.

PENGUIN - British Antartica Territory

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Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua. Petermann Island is lies northeast of Kiev Peninsula of Graham Land in Antartica. Nice penguin stamps and cancellation of British Antartica Territory -Rothera. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.

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Gentoo Penguin  Pygoscelis papua (left); Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae (middle); Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus (right) - with a matching penguin stamp of Emperor Penguin. Postmarked at Port Lockroy of the British Antartica Territory on November 22, 2009 and arrived in Penang on January 6, 2010. Thanks so much to Jessie who went on an Antartica cruise.

PENGUIN - FSAL - TAAF

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Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri. A colony of Emperor Penguin. 60th Expedition Antarctique Francaise en Terre Adelie. Postmarked Dumont D'Urville, Long 140 deg 01 E and Lat 66 deg 40 S. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.






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Snow landscape of Terre Adelie with penguins. La base Dumont d'Urvilles durant l'hiver austral. Terres Australes et Antartiques Francaises Terre Adelie. 60th Expeditiaon Antarctique Francaise en Terre Adelie 2010. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.





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Penguins. 62nd Expedition Antartique Francaise En Terre Adelie 2012. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.

PENGUIN - New Zealand

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Yellow Eyed Penguins. Thanks to May of Malaysia.

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Fiordland Crested Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus. I have been on a boat cruise in Milford Sound - it was really awesome as it was a blue sky day. A nice multi-view showing seal, penguin and dolphin - the marine life of Milford Sound. Thanks to Adrienne of New Zealand.

PENGUIN - Ross Dependency

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Yellow-Eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes. New Zealand Post has been issueing Ross Dependency stamps. Received two postcards from Ruth who sent these postcard when visiting New Zealand in 2007 and 2008. Both have special postal chop with Christchurch which is the usual launch for Antartica expeditions.

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Antartica postcard with Ross Dependency stamp. Thanks to Adrienne of New Zealand.