New Zealand 1990 Native Birds, Complete Set

New Zealand · 1990 · 40c, 60c, 70c, 80c, $1.00, $1.50

This definitive set from 1990 features six native birds of New Zealand, rendered in detailed, naturalistic illustrations. The birds depicted are the Rifleman (Tītipounamu), Yellowhead (Mōhua), Saddleback (Tīeke), Stitchbird (Hihi), Kokako, and the extinct Huia, highlighting the country's unique and vulnerable avian wildlife.

Issued as a definitive series, these stamps replaced a previous set and were used for everyday postage, bringing awareness of New Zealand's endemic bird species to the general public.