2669) "House Sparrow", Kyrgyzstan: "Bird of the Year (IV) - 2022": Kyrgyz Express Post (KEP), Bishkek has released a series of stamps on 30.01.2023 clearing its backlog for the past two years - 2021, 2022: Date of Stamp set issue: 30.01.2023:
On 30.01.2023 the Ministry of Digital Development of the Kyrgyz Republic has released into circulation a 2022 Kyrgyz Express Post stamp: "Bird of the Year (IV). The House Sparrow".
The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a small bird of the passerine family.
This species of bird has lived next to humans for thousands of years, hence the species name of “house". Sparrows play an important and positive role in people's lives.
The House Sparrow is found in most parts of the world.
It is a small bird that has a typical length of 16 cm (6.3 in) and a mass of 24–39.5 g (0.85–1.39 oz). Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings.
One of about 25 species in the genus Passer, the house sparrow is native to most of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin, and a large part of Asia.
Its intentional or accidental introductions to many regions, including parts of Australasia, Africa, and the Americas, make it the most widely distributed wild bird.
The House Sparrow is strongly associated with human habitation and can live in urban or rural settings. Though found in widely varied habitats and climates, it typically avoids extensive woodlands, grasslands, and deserts away from human development.
It feeds mostly on the seeds of grains and weeds, but it is an opportunistic eater and commonly eats insects and many other foods. Its predators include domestic cats, hawks, and many other predatory birds and mammals.
Because of its numbers, ubiquity, and association with human settlements, the house sparrow is culturally prominent.
It is extensively, and usually unsuccessfully, persecuted as an agricultural pest.
It has also often been kept as a pet, as well as being a food item and a symbol of lust, sexual potency, commonness, and vulgarity.
Though it is widespread and abundant, its numbers have declined in some areas.
The bird's conservation status is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Paper: coated, gummed, 105 g/m²; Printing method: full-color offset lithography; Designer: Daria Maier; Printer house: "Nova Imprim" (Chișinău, Moldova); Size: (mm) 46.00 x 27.50; Face value (KGS): 200; Perforation: comb 14:14½; Quantity issued: 6,000 pieces.
The specifications of the Mini-Sheet are:
Size (mm): 113.00 x 108.00; Quantity issued: 1200 pieces.
Se-tenant of three stamps and a coupon.
The specifications of the Se-tenant are:
Size (mm): 113.00 x 67.00
The specifications of the Maxim Card are:
Size (mm): 148.00 x 105.00; Quantity issued: 400 pieces.
The First Day Cover (FDC) affixed with the Mini-Sheet (MS) at top right.
The stamp is affixed to a specially designed envelope and is cancelled with a special pictorial first day cancellation.
The Special Cancellation Handstamp/Postmark is of Bishkek Post Office and the Cancellation is dated - 30.01.2023".
The specifications of the FDC are:
Size (mm): 162.00 x 114.00; Quantity issued: 300 pieces.
A second First Day Cover (FDC) is affixed with a se-tenant Stamp. The se-tenant is affixed to a blank envelope and is cancelled with a special pictorial first day cancellation.
The specifications of this FRC are:
Size (mm): 190.00 x 130.00.
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