TAAF: Yellow-nosed Albatrosses

Last Friday I got a postcard from the TAAF.

It shows a group of Yellow-nosed Albatrosses. Unfortunately I am not sure whether these are Atlantic or Indian Yellow-nosed Albatrosses. On the backside Diomedea chlororhynchos is written. Wikipedia however calls the Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri and the Atlantic one Thalassarche chlororhynchos. On the side it is also written that these two species were just split in 2004 by BirdLife International, while some authorities still consider them to be conspecific. The card was apparently already printed in 2006 and as the Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross lives on some islands of the TAAF and the Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross only on some British overseas islands, I would go with Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross. 

The card was sent from a philatelic event in Paris via Port-aux-Français, the main settlement of the Kerguelen Islands, and travelled for really a long time. It was sent last year in May. The stamp shows the Research Ship "La Curieuse" (issued 07-06-2019) and even got a First Day Special Postmark.

Thank You very much William!

TAAF: Gentoo Penguins

On Tuesday I got a postcard from the TAAF.

It shows Gentoo Penguins.

With matching stamps:
Penguins (whole set) (issued 07-06-2018)
Penguins (from set of four in a souvenir sheet) (issued 07-06-2018)
with First Day Special Postmark

Thank You very much William!

covers from the TAAF

On Tuesday I got two covers from the TAAF.

Stamps:

Tuna Fishing (issued 02-01-2017)

Arctic Tern from Tromelin Island (issued 02-01-2017)

with many great postmarks about the 54th Mission to the TAAF

Stamps:
Cabanes de la Mortadelle (issued 02-01-2017)
Willem de Vlamingh (issued 02-01-2017)

Thank You very much William!

TAAF: Southern Rockhopper Penguins

On Monday I got three postcards: one from the TAAF, one from China and one from Vietnam.

The card from the TAAF shows Southern Rockhopper Penguins.

EDIT:

The French Austral Lands and Seas is one of the new UNESCO Sites of 2019.

Stamps:
Kerguelen (issued 31-03-2013)
Saint Paul and Amsterdam (issued 19-03-2015)
State Symbols of the TAAF (from set of five) (issued 29-04-2013)

Thank You very much William!

TAAF: Southern Rockhopper Penguins

Today I got my first postcard from the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. 

The French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (TAAF), is an overseas territory of France. It consists of the Kerguelen Islands, the Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands, the Crozet Islands, Adélie Land and the Scattered Islands. Adélie Land is located on the continent of Antarctica, while all other islands are located in the Indian Ocean. Because of the Antarctic Treaty signed in 1959 the claim on Adélie Land is not recognised by the most countries and also the French claim on the Scattered Islands is disputed by the Comores, Madagascar and Mauritius. 

The card shows two Southern Rockhopper Penguins. The Southern Rockhopper Penguin is the smallest species of the Crested Penguins. It is native to the subantarctic waters of the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and around the southern coasts of South America including the Crozet Islands and the Kerguelen Islands.

EDIT:

The French Austral Lands and Seas is one of the new UNESCO Sites of 2019.

The card was sent from the Alfred Faure Station on the Crozet Islands.
With nice stamps:
TAAF Flag (three from set of five) (issued 28-02-2008)
Precious Stones (whole set) (issued 02-01-2016)

Thank You very much William!