OWL DUBIOUS ITEMS

Most owl stamps are obvious however there are number of items that are more subjective. People see things differently and I am sure there are many items on our site that you might disagree with.

The following items we do not believe are owls although we would be delighted to change our opinion if you can provide some evidence.

Antigua 1999	Bolivia 1994

SG MS2893a	SG ?
Scott 2278	Scott ?
Probably a Finch	Actually an Oil bird

Bulgaria 1975	Bulgaria 1977

SG 2380	SG 2581
Scott 2261	Scott 2450

Festival of Humour and Satire - Internet research suggests that the emblem is more likely to be a black cat. Other Bulgarian stamps exists with this emblem.

Colombia 1967	Columbia 1977

SG MS1029	SG
Scott C496a	Scott 855
Bird Pectoral - nothing to indict it is an owl	Same stamp top right corner - Bird Pectoral - nothing to indict it is an owl

Costa Rica 1963	Czechoslovakia 1973	Dominican Republic 1938	Dominican Republic 1978	Germany (Federal) 1955	Great Britain 1982

SG 700	SG 2163	SG 405/8	SG 1348	SG 1144	SG 1196
Scott C393	Scott 1903	Scott 338/41	Scott RA85	Scott B343	Scott ?
SG describes this as a stone effigy of a woman. Scott - polished stone figure	Pigeon not owl	Seal of the University of Santo Domingo - Internet research does not support claim that it features an owl.	Seal of the University of Santo Domingo - Internet research does not support claim that it features an owl.	The Topical owl list claims this is a symbolic owl. However I don't know why.	Bird in Hieroglyphics facing wrong way

Guyana 2002	Korea (North) 1990	Macao 1996

MS	Sheet
	Imperf
SG	SG N2963	SG 961
Scott 3710a	Scott 2912c	Scott 847
Scott claim this is an owl. The Bird Theme website classifies it as a Harpy Eagle and this appears more likely.	SG claim that this is an owl but looks more like an eagle	SG describe this as a swallow which is consistent with similar China Stamps Scott however claims it is an owl.

Liberia 2000

SG ?

Scott ?

Unidentified Owl in selvedge - probably Sky Lark

Nevis 1999

SG 1318/23

Scott 1140

Unidentified Owl? More likely a vulture

Palau 2002	Papua New Guinea 1985

SG	SG 513
Scott 677	Scott 628
Not convinced that it is an owl bottom left corner.	SG claims it is a figure with clams shell whilst Scott states its a Barn Owl Raus Headman

Philippines 1983

SG 1788/92

Scott 1653a-e

Allegedly the St Kitt's owl stamp is featured on one of these stamp however I can find no evidence of this. Has someone mistaken a cat for an owl

Philippines 1995

SG 2762/3 SG MS2764

Scott 2365 Scott 2366

Topical owl list claims there is an owl but don't indicate which stamp the bird on the right hand stamp looks nothing like an owl and the left-hand stamp features a Tarsier

1975

Red

Blue

Possibly a Bat? - Orzel means Eagle

St Thomas 1989	St Thomas 2007	St Thomas 2007

MS	Sheet
SG ?	SG ?	SG ?
Scott 901	Scott	Scott
Actually an Owlet Nightjar	Actually an Owlet Nightjar	Actually an Owlet Nightjar

Sierra Leone 1993	Somalia 2005

Close Up	Imperf
SG MS2085b
Scott 1701
Probably song birds not owls	Frogmouths not an owl

Slovenia 2000	Spain 1981

SG 439	SG 2636
Scott 391	Scott
Small garden birds	Joan Miro "Homage to Picasso" painting and the internet search can find no reference to it being an owl

Syria 1966	Syria1966

Close Up	Close Up
SG 921	SG 922
Scott C367	Scott C368
The stamps depict the Goddess Tyche and the Godess Astrate the dove was sacred to Astrate a symbol of the holy spirit and is always perched on a pedestal or above her shoulder	The stamps depict the Goddess Tyche and the Godess Astrate the dove was sacred to Astrate a symbol of the holy spirit and is always perched on a pedestal or above her shoulder

Tonga	1998

Close Up	Close Up
SG MS1072	SG 3572
Scott 738	Scott 1602e
	MS
The American Topical has this on its list of owls.	Actually an Oil bird