COVER N.133 - TAIWAN.

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Posted on the ?; received on the 6th July 2022
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The red panda (Ailurus fulgens). No, it has nothing to do with the other one, the black and white king of cuteness, apart from also being listed as endangered in the red list of endangered species of the IUCN. In fact, to my eye, it looks a lot like a red haired racoon and upon consulting wikipedia, I confirmed my suspicions, since both are genetically related.

Thank you so much Maurice for this nice cover with four stamps that prove that even if not as famous as the B&W giant, Mr. red panda here also rates high in the cuteness department.

The red panda  is present in a long strip of land along the Himalayan range in Nepal, India, Bhutan, Tibet, Myanmar and China. Being an animal of nocturnal habits, it feeds primarily on an herbivore diet, bamboo being its favourite "dish", but it wont say no to a bird or small mammal for desert...

The four stamps on the cover, 2 x  5  NT$ - Taiwanese New Dollar + 2x 10 NT$, were issued as a set on 25APR2007.  The emission also comprised a souvenir sheet with a 12 NT$ stamp, equally featuring a photo of  red pandas.