Lakes, Marshes, Mangroves, And Wetlands On Stamps

The Mecklenburgische Seenplatte was again featured on a stamp just last year. It is part of another series showing landscapes in photographs. (Note 100 is in D-Mark, 70 is in €)

United States
Voyageurs National Park
April 11, 2011
Voyageurs National Park is in northern Minnesota near the Canadian border. It covers a vast area of forests, waterways and lakes dotted with islands. The stamp features a photograph by Richard Olsenius showing rocks and marsh grass in water.

United States
Okefenokee Swamp
June 1, 2007
Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida line. At 1770 square kilometers it is the largest blackwater swamp in North America. The stamp features a photograph of a pond in the Okefenokee Swamp taken by José Azel.

United States
Louisiana Statehood
April 30, 2012
The "Pelican State" entered the union as the 18th state on April 30, 1812. The commemorative stamp features work by Louisiana photographer C.C. Lockwood. The photograph shows the sunset over Flat Lake in the Atchafalaya Basin, capturing the beauty of its bald cypress trees hung with Spanish moss.

Estonia
Raba
February 2, 2016
Raba is a natural bog located in the Soomaa National Park in southwestern Estonia. The park was created in 1993 to protect nearly 400 square kilometers of wetland.

The Everglades is one of the largest national wetland parks in the world. Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998!) spent many decades researching and writing about the beauty and value of the Everglades, contributing to its preservation. The National Wildlife Federation described her as "a passionate, articulate, and tireless voice for the environment". Her first book appeared in 1947, as did the first stamp for the park. Stamp issued by the UN in 2003 and another issued by France in 2017. (see also the first posting)

Mauritius
Protection of the Environment
November 29, 1990
Set of five, one stamp depicts Rhizophora mucronata, a species of mangrove found on coasts and river banks in East Africa and the Indo-Pacific region.

Indonesia
Save Mangrove Forests
June 5, 2005
The se-tenant pair depicts mangrove forest and a Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea).

Samoa
Environment - Mangroves
February 26, 1998
The stamp set depicts Bruguiera gymnorrhiza.

Republic of China (Taiwan)
Mangrove Plants
March 10, 2005
The stamp set shows Kandelia obovata, Rhizophora stylosa, Avicennia marina, Lumnitzera racemosa.

Turkey
Lakes
December 12, 2017
Lake Van lies in the far east of Turkey. It is a saline soda lake with no outlet, receiving water from numerous small streams that descend from the surrounding mountains. The stamp shows pearl mullet (Chalcalburnus tarichi), the only fish known to live in the brackish water of the lake.
Lake Tuz is located in the Central Anatolia Region. It is one of the largest hypersaline lakes in the world. The stamp shows greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) which lives on a group of islands in the southern part of the lake.

Tanzania
Waterfalls and Landscapes of Tanzania
July 22, 2003
Set of five, two stamps depict Rufiji Delta and mangroves along the coast. Large areas of mangrove are present along the Rufiji River and the delta region.

The Feldberger Lakes region lies somewhat southeast of the Mecklenburger Lakes mentioned a few days ago. The area supports innumerable species of plants and animals; biotopes are protected "Landschaftsschutz". Stamp of the former east Germany, one in a set of six, 1966.

Angola
Mangroves along River Chiloango
August 30, 2008
The stamp set depicts mangroves in wide and detailed views.

Malaysia
The 100th Anniversary of Matang Mangrove Park
October 4, 2004
Matang Mangrove Park is located on the coast of Malacca Strait, near the town of Taiping in the state of Perak. The mangrove forest, composed mainly of Rhizophora apiculata and Rhizophora mucronata, supports a wide variety of fauna and flora species as well as migratory birds.