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Spiny lobster, engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued for use in British Honduras (now Belize) on September 18, 1957, Scott No. 148. - nethryk  |
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Spiny lobster, designed and engraved by Jacques Combet, and issued for use in Comoro Islands on December 20, 1965, Scott No. 63. - nethryk  |
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My boyfriend Todd's cars each have a little mascot. His Crown Vic actually has a few... one being this little lobster. Here we see him protesting Todd's choice of lunch... a Maine LOBSTER ROLL...  |
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Pink spiny lobster ( Palinurus mauritanicus), designed and engraved by Claude Durrens, and issued by Mauritania on October 5, 1964, Scott No. 178. - nethryk  |
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Common whelk ( Buccinum undatum), designed and engraved by French artist and engraver Cécile Guillame (1933-2004), and issued by Iceland on March 23, 1982, Scott No. 552, Facit No. 613. - nethryk  |
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Well this is timely, I just put this one from Palau on ebay this week so let me grab the picture back !  |
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APS 070059 Life Member International Society of Guatemala Collectors I.S.G.C. #853 |
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Here is an image of a stamp depicting Naked Sea Butterflies ( Clione limacina), printed by lithography, and issued by Japan (Hokkaido Prefecture) on February 6, 1996, Scott No. Z180, plus a photo of one of these exotic sea angel mollusks. - nethryk  |
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Argonauta argo, also known as the greater argonaut and the paper nautilus, is a species of pelagic octopus. Here is an image of a stamp depicting an argonaut, designed by Yugoslav artist Matija Zlamalik (1905-1965), printed by photogravure (Courvoisier S.A.), and issued by Yugoslavia on September 10, 1956, Scott No. 453. - nethryk  |
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Here is an image of a stamp depicting a lobster, from a set designed by R.A. Fabre and V.D. Urosa, printed by photogravure, and issued for use in the Spanish colony of Ifni on November 23, 1954 for Colonial Stamp Day, Scott No. 74. - nethryk  |
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Edited by nethryk - 04/10/2013 08:56 am |
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This is a 2013 reprise of an earlier issue released in the 70s, part of a 2-stamp issue as a count down to the 2015 World Stamp Expo to be held in Singapore. The main shell here is half a giant clam (Tridacna) shell.  |
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