A sheep on a 1982 Iceland stamp. During the summer large flocks of sheep are allowed to roam in the interior of Iceland. They are rounded up in late summer, and sorted into flocks: in the early-to-mid 1980s, when I twice visited the country, teenagers were employed towards the end of their summer holidays to do much of the rounding up (camping and doubtless doing all those things teenagers like doing the world over when adults aren't watching them all the time) - I am not sure if this is still so. Many of you will be familiar with Icelandic sweaters in patterns made from natural colours in the wool of the sheep.
An argali, or mountain sheep, on a Polish 1986 stamp. Native to the mountain ranges of central Asia, this is the largest sheep species, and is on the endangered list.
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Post by BasSWarwick on Nov 1, 2016 16:56:40 GMT -5
SWA: 10.7.1986: KARAKUL INDUSTRY. - Karakul may be the breed - long horn. Karakul or Qaraqul is a breed of domestic sheep which originated in Central Asia. Some archaeological evidence points to Karakul sheep being raised there continuously since 1400 BC . Swakara is a fashion company using leather/wool from sheep. Maltahohe postmark
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Post by BasSWarwick on Apr 6, 2017 23:25:03 GMT -5
New Zealand 2015 - Year of the Sheep. $2.00 stamps so only usable for overseas or parcels. SO people overseas are more likely to come up with used copies.
Heres the mini-sheet showing all the set from 2015
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