That's not a lot of BULLfinch...The AZORES BULLFINCH "(Pyrrhula murina), also known as the São Miguel Bullfinch,[2] or locally in Portuguese as the Priolo, is an endangered passerine bird in the true finch family." Maximum card from The Azores (Os Açores) Autonomous Region (Região Autonoma) of Portugal

"The Azores Bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina), also known as the São Miguel Bullfinch,^[2] or locally in Portuguese as the Priolo, is an endangered passerine bird in the true finch family. 

It is endemic to São Miguel Island, in the Azores archipelago of Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhula_murina

Location of the archipelago of the Azores

Distribution of the islands of the archipelago

Wikimedia Commons: Azores

Website: http://edt-gra.azores.gov.pt

The Azores (Os Açores)
Autonomous Region (Região Autonoma)
Mount Pico and the green landscape, emblematic of the archipelago of the Azores
Flag Coat of Arms
Official name: Região Autonoma dos Açores
Name origin: açor, Portuguese for species of rapier bird, erroneously identified as goshawks;  also derivation from the word for blue
Motto: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (English:To die as free men is better than enslavement in peace)
Country	Portugal
Autonomous Region	Azores
Region	Atlantic Ocean
Subregion	Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Position	Azores Platform
Islands	Corvo, Faial, Flores, Graciosa,Pico, São Jorge, São Miguel,Santa Maria, Terceira
Municipalities	Angra do Heroísmo, Horta,Lagoa, Lajes das Flores,Lajes do Pico, Madalena,Nordeste, Povoação,Praia da Vitória, Ponta Delgada,Ribeira Grande,Santa Cruz da Graciosa,Santa Cruz das Flores,São Roque, Vila do Corvo,Vila do Porto,Vila Franca do Campo
Capitals	Angra do Heroísmo(Seat of Judiciary/Tribunal),Horta (Seat of Legislature),Ponta Delgada(Seat of Presidency/Government)
Largest city	Ponta Delgada
- center	São José
- elevation	22 m (72 ft)
- coordinates	37°44′28″N 25°40′32″W
Highest point	Mount Pico
- elevation	2,351 m (7,713 ft)
- coordinates	38°28′19″N 28°51′50″W
Lowest point	Sea level
- location	Atlantic Ocean
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Area	2,346 km² (906 sq mi)
Population	245,374 (2009) Estimate
Density	100.28 / km² (260 / sq mi)
Settlement	15 August 1432
- Administrative autonomy	c. 1895
- Political autonomy	4 September 1976
Discovery	c. 1427
- Santa Maria	c. 1427
- São Miguel	c. 1428

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azores

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Happy Sunday Stamps meme!

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Part 1. "Sir, you have the rarest of collections!..." a cyberguest told me. My answer: thank you for your kind appreciation [delusional, too :) ], but your choice of words exposes you to harsh criticism. Yes, I have some rare or unique items, but the SUPERLATIVE is N/A [not applicable] to my collection.

A cyberguest visited my blog and my photobucket album, and then he said:
"Sir, you have the rarest of collections!..."

Let me burst that bubble: nobody has the rarest collection of anything...unless there is a precise definition, context and frame of reference.
Semantics make all the difference here.
What role do Quality and Quantity play?
Who's to objectively evaluate that?
Nah!...

But I will say this: I have over 1,000 maximum card images uploaded, but many other collectors have presumably more and better.
It's just that they did not upload them, for whatever reason.
You can't evaluate what you don't see, in this case.
I also have many images that I didn't upload yet.

For stamps, I have several stock albums, but that's nothing compared to what others have accumulated over the years.

What I DO have as rare (only 20, or 40, or so, in the world) is, for example, a set of over 45 different personalized stamp designs that I created and bought.
Even sold, some -  I haven't put up for sale all designs, yet.
I have created over 140 stamp designs, for sale (except about 10) in my Public Gallery at zazzle - but many will never become stamps thru purchasing, because they are experiments, proof-of-concept.

Here are 42 designs of mine from zazzle and 2 from endicia.com (can you spot them?).
I created and purchased other designs for friends and customers, but I didn't retain any stamp of those - it's their stuff, paid and received in USA, Romania, Republic of South Africa...:)...4 more continents to go in my Conquest of the World :) .
Still, I have a few that were gifted back to me, on maximum cards.
I'll show you in another blogpost, Part 2 or so.

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Happy Sunday Stamps meme!

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It's interesting, instructive and occasionally fun to see from WHERE and WHY you have cyberguests: Feedjit Live - Updating in real-time

Feedjit Live - Updating in real-time
For example:

Arrival or Departure

Country

Browser

OS

Website

Long description

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01:13:52 -- 14 minutes ago

    

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00:57:58 -- 30 minutes ago

    

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Nepal arrived from bing.com on "Dorincard: Maximum card from Namibia: Bushmen children" by searching for Namibia.