#Animal stamps
Australia's ocean gardens featured on stamps
Australia Post is featuring two of the most stunning coral reefs in the world – the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland and Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia – in a new stamp issue. The two domestic base-rate (60c) stamps show underwater images and the two large letter-rate ($1.20) stamps show aerial images of the two reefs. As Australia Post Philatelic Manager Michael Zsolt reported to FindYourStam
Bats on new French stamps
La Poste issued a block of four stamps depicting four species of bats. This block is the third collection of the series "Nature", very popular with collectors. The first one was devoted to dog breeds (2011) and the second one – to tropical fish (2012). Bats fascinate us since time immemorial. The first traces of this small mammal count nearly 55 million years, and nowadays about 1,200 species of b
Irish Animals and Marine Life Definitive Series
An Post's, latest definitive stamp series features eight species found on this island and its surrounding waters. The series attempts to raise public awareness of the importance of conserving and cherishing biodiversity. Biodiversity is defined as the variety of life and natural processes on Earth. The latest issue is the second phase of An Post's Biodiversity series. The stamps and first day cove
Irish Animals and Marine Life definitive series
An Post has issued eight stamps for the launch of the seventh definitive stamp series, entitled Irish Animals and Marine Life illustrating Ireland's biodiversity from the seabed to the mountain top. This strip shows the Tompot Blenny, Green Tiger Beetle, Red Squirrel and Golden Eagle. Biodiversity is an all-encompassing term used to describe the variety of all life and natural processes on Earth.
