" FAUNA IN DANGER OF EXTINCTION"
CALIFORNIA OF CONDOR"

27 - JULY - 2009

The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is a member of the family or Cathartidae the new world vultures, is one of the largest flying birds. Measured from 115 to 140 cm in length and weighs approximately 8 to 14 kg., Has spread its wings with a wingspan of up to 3 meters. Probably disappeared from the Mexican territory since 1937, the year in which they reported to the last reliable sighting of this bird in the area known as "La Encantada". In the Sierra San Pedro Martir, Baja California.

The condors are carrion birds, feed on carcasses of dead deer and other animals in the past include the pronghorn and moose, along the coast has been observed feeding on the remains of seals, whales and fish.

Historically, their distribution covered the Pacific coast, from Canada to Mexico and throughout the southern United States. Found evidence of the existence of the condor in the Pleistocene in the states of Florida and New York. Due to their capacity and autonomy of flight, their habitat is very wide, from high mountains to the coast of California.


 
DESIGNER: VIVEK LUÍS MARTÍNEZ AVIN

TTECHNIQUE: PHOTO, ILLUSTRATION AND COMPOSITION BY COMPUTER

WORKS USED: "CALIDORNIA OF CONDOR" / HANS PEETERS
 
INKS USED: CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW, BLACK, AND
SECURITY INK

IMPRESSION: OFFSET

SIZE: 40 X 48 MM

PERFORATION: 13  COMB

LEAVES WITH: 15 STAMPS

PAPER: PAPER: WHITE MATT COUCH, ONE SIDE OF GLUED 110g/m2

PRINTED BY: PRINT - ROOMS OF STAMPS AND VALUES

ISSUE: 5150,000

YEAR: 2009

FACE VALUE: $10.50