2004 was a very quiet year for birds on stamps. The centenary of the war of anticolonial resistance in Namibia was commemorated on 23 September with a peace dove stamp. A very difficult topic but well mastered in the execution. Being a member of SAPOA, on 4 October 2004 the First SAPOA Joint Issue stamp was also released in Namibia. This is exactly the same stamp set discussed under the South African stamps.