Today I will start with a machine canceled cover from South Africa. The stamp is part of a set of five issued in 2009. Cape Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis) is endemic to the southwestern coasts of Africa. It is a near threatened species. It feeds on fish such as sardines.

Here is a cover from South Africa. This African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) stamp was released in 1997. This seabird lives in the south-western coast of Africa and feeds on fish. It is an endangered species.