Bear Stamps from Afghanistan

Bear Type - black
Year - 1974
Face Value - 5af
Description - Two Asiatic black bears [from wild animals issue]
Scott # - 893 (from 893-896), 896a (souvenir sheet)
Stanley Gibbons # - 761 (from 761-764 set), MS 765
Michel # - 1149 (from 1149-1152 set), Block 70

Illegal Issues The stamps below were at one time listed in the Scott Catalog but have since been de-listed and deemed illegal issues. The Michel catalog still lists them (at least as recently as the 2006 catalog). Please know these stamps are considered illegal by the UPU (see International Bureau Circular 345)

	Bear Type - black Year - 1996 Face Value - 500af Description - American black bear Scott # - not listed Stanley Gibbons # - not listed Michel # - 1675 (from 1675-1680 set)
	Bear Type - polar Year - 1996 Face Value - 600af Description - Polar bear Scott # - not listed Stanley Gibbons # - not listed Michel # - 1676 (from 1675-1680 set)
	Bear Type - sun Year - 1996 Face Value - 800af Description - Sun bear Scott # - not listed Stanley Gibbons # - not listed Michel # - 1677 (from 1675-1680 set)
	Bear Type - brown Year - 1996 Face Value - 900af Description - Grizzly bear Scott # - not listed Stanley Gibbons # - not listed Michel # - 1678 (from 1675-1680 set)
	Bear Type - brown Year - 1996 Face Value - 1000af Description - Brown bear Scott # - not listed Stanley Gibbons # - not listed Michel # - 1679 (from 1675-1680 set)
	Bear Type - brown Year - 1996 Face Value - 4000af Description - Syrian brown bear Scott # - not listed Stanley Gibbons # - not listed Michel # - 1680 / Block 87
	Bear Type - prehistoric Year - 1998 Face Value - 800af Description - Cave bear Scott # - not listed Stanley Gibbons # - not listed Michel # - 1786 (from 1784-1789 set)