Monday, February 1, 2016

Orangutan (Fujairah postage stamp)

  The orangutans (also spelled orang-utan, orangutang, or orang-utang) are the two exclusively Asian species of extant great apes. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are currently found in only the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Classified in the genus Pongo, orangutans were considered to be one species.
  • Original name "Orang-outang"
  • Series: Animals by airtransport
  • Country: Emirate of Fujairah
  • Year: 1971-04-25
  • Emission: Air Mail
  • Perforation: comb 14
  • Printing: Offset lithography
  • Colors: Multicolor
  • Face value: 20 د.إ.
  • Number of catalogue Michel: FU 713A