Brown Kiwi 1988 New Zealand Postage Stamp Earrings

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These earrings use original stamps, from the 1988 Bird Definitives range. This Iconic bird lends its name to people born in New Zealand. Many times our family has stood in front of glass in a darkened kiwi house looking to spot this amazing little bird as it searches for food in the near darkness. Two stamps are used to make these earrings and each stamp will show a little of the postmark which is quite a lovely addition. 
Your earrings will be presented on a card before being gift wrapped and carefully packaged. Brown Kiwi postage stamp earrings come in a range of hypoallergenic settings, Copper, Lead, Nickel and Cadmium Free.
​Dimensions
Image Size Oval 18mm x 13mm 
Image Size Round Drop 14mm

Brown Kiwi (North Island Brown Kiwi: Apteryx mantelli, Southern Brown (Tokoeka) kiwi: Apteryx australis) - 40c_a
The kiwi is nocturnal and cannot fly.  It hides during the day, coming out only at night to forage for worms and insect food on the forest floor.  The bird is stocky and cone-shaped without wings or tail.  It has loosely-attached hair-like feathers giving it a shaggy look.  The young are born with the same plumage.  The kiwi has a small head and an incredibly long beak with nostrils at the tip.  It is the only bird in the world with external nostrils in such a place.  The kiwi also has an acutely developed sense of smell.  The kiwi's muscular legs can deliver a powerful kick and account for a third of its total weight.  New Zealand has three kinds of kiwi:  the brown, little spotted and great spotted.  The brown has two sub-species:  the North Island and the Southern (Tokoeka).  One of the most remarkable features of the kiwi is the size of its egg, the largest in the bird world in proportion to the size of the female.
Issued 2 November 1988
information from stamps.nzpost.co.nz/new-zealand/1988/bird-definitives