Endangered Water Birds – Oriental White Stork (Ciconia ciconia boyciana)

Two white storks over a marsh, in the Endangered Water Birds block.

Withdrawn issue

Issued on 23 November 1994, this set of four was withdrawn from post office counters about a week later, after it was found to have been printed in water-soluble ink. Only part of the print run was sold.

Technical data Notes Condition

Date of issue November 23, 1994

Denomination Rs. 6

Quantity printed 1000000

Printer Madras Security Printers

Perforation comb 13½ x 13

Watermark No Watermark

Colours Multicolor

Printing process Offset Lithography

Credit Sh. J. P. Irani

Catalogue codes Michel IN 1441 Stamp Number IN 1502 Yvert et Tellier IN 1235B Stanley Gibbons IN 1604

Themes Animals (Fauna), Birds, Storks

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About this stamp

On the Stamp

Two white storks with black wings, one flying low over a marsh and one feeding, with the words “Eastern White Stork” and “Ciconia ciconia boyciana”, on a ₹6 stamp.

The Eastern White Stork

India Post issued four stamps on 23 November 1994 as Endangered Water Birds of India, printed together as a block of four, at ₹1, ₹6, ₹8 and ₹11. The bird on this one is now usually called the Oriental stork and treated as a separate species, Ciconia boyciana. It is a large white stork with black wings, a black bill and red skin around the eye, found in Japan, China, Korea and Siberia. Habitat loss and hunting have made it an endangered species. India Post’s brochure for this issue is not online, so this text draws on Wikipedia and on the stamp itself.