1983 Birds of Sri Lanka Miniature Souvenir Sheet

This is a philatelic souvenir sheet titled 'BIRDS OF SRI LANKA' featuring a block of four postage stamps set within an illustrated decorative margin. The sheet is oriented vertically and displays high-quality offset lithography. The decorative background depicts a stylized forest scene with light green and beige leaves and a larger illustration of a bird on a branch. The four stamps included in the central perforated block showcase different avian species native to the region: the Ceylon Wood Pigeon (.25), the Ceylon White-eye (.35), the Dusky Blue Flycatcher (2.00), and the Ceylon Magpie (20.00). Each stamp includes the denomination, the English and botanical name of the bird, the year '1983', and the country name in Sinhala, Tamil, and English. The color palette across the sheet consists of muted natural tones, including various greens, browns, and blues. The sheet appears to be in Mint Never Hinged (MNH) condition, showing no visible postmarks, creasing, or tearing, although a faint vertical fold line may be present near the center. The perforations around the central stamps appear uniform and intact, indicating a well-preserved collector's item from the late 20th-century Sri Lankan postal history.