Description: This official British commemorative postage stamp features a face value of 31p and was issued by the Royal Mail to highlight urgent conservation efforts. The square, vertically oriented stamp features a highly detailed, lifelike illustration of a song thrush (Turdus philomelos) perched gracefully upon a moss-covered, gnarled tree branch. The artwork captures the bird's distinct brown upperparts and its beautifully speckled cream-colored breast. A bold deep-blue silhouette of Queen Elizabeth II anchors the top right corner, balanced by the stark textual warning "Decline in population" running along the upper left edge. The bottom margin clearly displays the denomination alongside the capitalized headings "ENDANGERED SPECIES," the common name, and the formal scientific classification.
Circa: 1998
Condition: MNH
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