India-Philippines: Joint Issue

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India-Philippines: Joint Issue
Date of Issue: 16 november 2009
Denomination: 500p, 2000p
Country: IndiaThe Ganges River Dolphin or Gangetic Dolphin is a freshwater dolphin that is found primarily in the River Ganges. Its zoological name is Platanista gangetica.The Ganges River Dolphin can be seen in several rivers of South Asia. There are two subspecies of the Ganges River Dolphin – one which is found in the Indus River and the other is found in river systems of North India, Nepal and Bangladesh. It can be seen in the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna in India, the Karnali River in Nepal and the Karnaphuli and Sangu Rivers in Bangladesh.

Butanding (Rhincodon typus)is a whale shark with scientific name (Rhincodon typus). It is a slow moving and largest specie of fish in the world which is also a filter feeding shark. It can live for about 70 year and can grow up to 12.2 meters and weigh up to 13.6 tons. It is usually found in tropical and warm oceans as their habitat.

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2 Responses to “India-Philippines: Joint Issue”

  1. sreejesh says:

    While putting joint issue items try to put both countries releases. Only suggestion.

  2. srmodh says:

    Thank you for your suggestion. I am trying to put both issues but its not possible to get images of stamps from all country. Do you have any site where I can get info about Philippines stamps.

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