Spotted Shag (Shag on a Rock) New Zealand Postage Stamp Earrings

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These earrings use original stamps, from the 1988 Bird Definitives range. The Spotted Shag is a water loving bird. It has the most amazing courtship rituals and cuts quite a dashing figure against the swirling blue background in this stamps.  These stamps are quite rare which makes these earrings all teh more special. 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. Spotted Shag 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
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Spotted Shag (Stictocarbo punctatus) - 60c
The spotted shag, called by maori parekareka, is only one of a good number of endemic shags.  As the breeding season starts both sexes sprout two black crests, one on the forehead and the other on the nape.  They also produce scatterings of long white plumes over the head and upper parts.  During elaborate courtship rituals the birds hold their crests erect.  As well as the fancy feathers, the spotted shag's brown eye is ringed with blue and a large green surrounding patch is evident too.  Back and tail are dark blue, offset by a grey breast and belly.  The wings are grey-brown.  The black spots which give this species its name are on the tops of the upper wing coverts.
Issued 2 November 1988
information from stamps.nzpost.co.nz/new-zealand/1988/bird-definitives