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8 April 2012

Definitives of Kenya

From left to right :
5/- : Avocado (鱷梨) ; 7/- : Malachite Kingfisher (冠翠鳥)
10/- : Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater (桂胸蜂虎) ; 100/- : Coffee (咖啡)
Kenya (1993, 2001)

4th May, 2011. Nairobi

In a long time ago, here shown a pen-pal mail form Kenya features bird definitives issued on 1993, it was 7th set definitive set of this country ; and on 2001, the country issued another set definitive set illustrates variety crops. These two sets stamp are printed by Courvoisier while it closed in 2001. Until now, these two definitive sets are still available in post office counters and above mail is an example features the stamps.

Malachite Kingfisher and Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater are beautiful birds in East Africa, they are ordinary to be found in ponds and edge of forests. They are high adaptable to the unstable sub-Sahara environment. Avocado and coffee are popular crops in the world, especially Kenya's coffee is famous to coffeemates.