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Issued on: 18 Oct, 2006
The upper left is 熱帶斑海豚 (Stenella attenuata) ;
the upper right is 長吻飛旋海豚 (Stenella longirostris) ;
the lower left is 小虎鯨 (Feresa attenuata);
and the lower right is 抹香鯨 (Physeter macrocephalus).
Taiwan. °These stamps feature whales and dolphins, and the backgrounds are sketches of unspecified blue sea or the area of the ocean where the whale watching takes place. Bringing ROC stamps into a new era, Chunghwa Post has, for the first time ever, used teardrop-shaped perforation at the center of the long sides of the stamps and the souvenir sheet. The designs of the stamps follow:
(1) Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (NT$5.00): This dolphin has a slender body covered with spots. It has white lips, a long narrow white beak and a sickle-shaped dorsal fin. There is a gray patch around its eyes that extends to its snout. It is found worldwide in tropical waters between 40°N and 40°S. They are often found in the waters off Hualien County.
(2) Spinner Dolphin (NT$5.00): It has a very long and slender beak. A black stripe on each side extends from its eye to its flipper. There are three layers of different colors along its side. It has a very lively disposition and is a great leaper. It is aptly named, since it often leaps out from under the water’s surface to hit the waves or to spin like a ballerina. It can often be spotted in the waters off Gueishan Island, Ilan County.
(3) Pygmy Killer Whale (NT$10.00): The body color of this whale is dark gray to black. It has a rounded head and no beak or rostrum. The coloration around its mouth is sometimes white. Its dorsal fin shapes like a sickle. Pygmy killer whales usually form groups of 50 or fewer, although groups of several hundred have been sighted. They are often found in the waters off Sansiantai and Fugang, Taitung County.
(4) Sperm Whale (NT$15.00): This whale is exceptional for its large boxy head that makes up about 40% of its total body length. It is dark brown to brown, and the skin around its mouth is white. The upper jaw contains no teeth while the lower jaw has 18-25 functional teeth. A single blowhole is located close to the front of the head and a little off center to the left, and the blow is angled forward. It has no dorsal fin and there is a hump on its back. It is often seen in the waters around Shihti, Hualien County.
臺灣四周環海，東部海域有各式各樣的鯨豚悠游其中。近年來，賞鯨已蔚為時尚的休閒活動。為使國人進一步認識鯨豚，並呼籲民眾在賞鯨之餘兼顧保育，使臺灣擁 有潔淨豐富的海洋生態，本公司續以臺灣東部海域常見之熱帶斑海豚、長吻飛旋海豚、小虎鯨、抹香鯨為主題，發行「鯨豚郵票（95年版）」1組4枚及小全張1 張。
本組郵票圖案係以鯨、豚為主圖，背景襯以蔚藍的海洋及賞鯨海域之景觀素描，並首度在郵票及小全張之每個長邊中央打上1個水滴狀齒孔，此創新變化的齒孔設計將使國郵呈現嶄新的面貌。茲將郵票圖案簡介如下：
（1）熱帶斑海豚：身體修長，有斑點。吻端細長，唇及吻端呈白色，眼圈附近灰色並連至頭吻交接處，背鰭鐮刀形。分布在北緯40度與南緯40度之間的熱帶大洋區。常見於花蓮海域。
（2）長吻飛旋海豚：吻部突出且特別細長，眼至胸鰭有黑帶紋，體側明顯有3層顏色。性活潑，善跳水，常有躍身擊浪的行為，並會以身體縱軸為主旋轉，仿彿芭蕾旋舞，故稱「飛旋海豚」，常見於宜蘭龜山島海域。
（3）小虎鯨：體色深灰至黑色，頭圓，無突出吻，唇邊及吻端有時為白色。背鰭鐮刀形。小虎鯨曾有數百隻成群的紀錄，不過大部分為50或50隻以下的群體。常見於台東三仙台、富岡海域。
（4）抹香鯨：頭如盒形為主要特徵，約佔體長的40%。體色呈深灰棕至棕色，嘴側白色，上頜無齒，下頜則有18～25個具有功能的牙齒。頭部前端左側有單一氣孔，噴氣柱向前傾。無背鰭，後背有一隆突。常見於石梯海域。
Reference:
http://www.post.gov.tw/post/internet/w_stamphouse/stamphouse_eng.htm
http://www.post.gov.tw/post/internet/w_stamphouse/stamphouse_dtl.jsp?file_name=D494
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