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Ants and anthill, printed by lithogravure, and issued by Greece on November 30, 1965 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Post Office Savings Bank, Scott No. 838. - nethryk  |
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Dragonfly, printed by photogravure, and issued by Thailand on October 8, 1989 to publicize International Letter Writing Week, Scott No. 1325. - nethryk  |
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Not at all creepy: Dragonfly ( Boninthemis insularis), printed by photogravure, and issued by Japan on September 14, 1977, Scott No. 1296. - nethryk  |
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Here is an image of a stamp depicting a specimen of Ugada grandicollis, a member of the Cicadidae family identified and described in 1830 by German mineralogist and entomologist Ernst Friedrich Germar (1786–1853), designed and engraved by Claude Durrens, and issued by Mali on August 14, 1967, Scott No. 100. - nethryk  |
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1989 150th Anniversary of Royal Microscopical Society 27p 'Calliphora erythrocephala' (FLY) (x5)  |
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Southern Hawker dragonfly ( Aeschna cyanea), designed after a photograph by G. Håkansson, engraved by Zlatko Jakus, and issued by Sweden on September 6, 1979, Scott No. 1295, Facit No. 1092. - nethryk  |
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Here is an image of a stamp depicting a Giant African Fruit Beetle ( Chelorrhina polyphemus, Fabricius, 1781), designed and engraved by Claude Durrens, and issued by Mali on August 14, 1967, Scott No. 99, plus a photo of a specimen of this member of the scarab family. - nethryk   |
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Nells250 - Glad you liked that one. Here are images of the three stamps in a set publicizing mosquito eradication, designed by various Tunisian artists, and issued by Tunisia on April 7, 1962, Scott Nos. 404-06. Each stamp design includes the emblem of the UN World Health Organization's Anti-Malaria Campaign. - nethryk Mosquito in web, designed by Tijani Ellouze, and engraved by Jean Miermont.  Figure on horse attacking mosquito, designed by Abdelaziz Gorgi (1928-2008), and engraved by Pierre Béquet.  Hands destroying mosquito, designed by Hatem El Mekki (1918-2003), and engraved by André Frères.  |
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Head of migratory locust ( Locusta migratoria) and map of Africa showing the pest's range, designed and engraved by Jacques Combet, and issued by Mali on June 15, 1964 as one of three stamps in a set publicizing an anti-locust campaign, Scott No. 58. Note: Logusta Migratoria Migratorioides, which is inscribed on this stamp, is apparently an alternative scientific name that has been used from time to time to identify this insect. - nethryk  |
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