Show Us Your Big Cats On Stamps!

On August 16, 1961 Paraguay issued a set of seven stamps depicting native fauna and commemorating the 150th anniversary of the country's independence. Here is the 1.50 guarani value (Sc #595) of the set, featuring the puma, or cougar (Puma concolor).

Lions (Panthera Leo) as symbols of the British Empire are featured on the 1/2 d (SG #453), 1 d (SG #454), 3 d (SG #456), and 1 shilling (SG #458) values of New Zealand's January 27, 1920 Victory set of six stamps.

This 5c official stamp (Sc #O20) of Spain is the low value from a set of 10 stamps issued in 1931 to commemorate the 3rd Pan American Postal Union Congress held in Madrid. Stamp depicts the Lion Fountain at the Alhambra in Granada.

From wikipedia, "Some research suggests that the 11th century lions of the Lion Fountain came from the house of the Jewish vizier Yusuf Ibn Nagreia (d. 1066). They are large for sculptures of animals in Islamic art."

On October 21, 2000 Lithuania issued this one lita stamp (Sc #677) as a part of its municipal coats arms series. Stamp depicts the arms of Raseiniai (pop. 11,200) in west central Lithuania. The exact meaning of the springing lynx is not known.

From heraldry-wiki.com, "The arms were granted at the same time as the city rights, on March 20, 1792 by Stanislaus Augustus, ruler of Lithuania and Poland...The lynx was officially restored on October 25, 1989."

Uzbekistan
The Leopard
May 28, 1997
The minisheet depicts Anatolian Leopard (Panthera pardus tulliana), a subspecies of leopard native to Anatolia, the Caucasus, Iran and Central Asia.

Snow Leopard
India 2020

India
10th Anniversary of Project Tiger
November 22, 1983
The stamp commemorates a conservation program for Bengal tigers.

On May 23, 2003 Luxembourg issued its 2003 EUROPA set of 2 stamps on the theme of "Poster Art". The .52 euro value (Sc #1112) of the set, shown here, features a lion and advertises the 3rd Luxembourg Trade Fair (1924).

Although the recess-printed imprint on the bottom of this stamp reads "1904", the un-overprinted "Sentinel Lion" definitive stamps of Paraguay were issued from 1905-10. Some values were reprinted in different colors and overprinted with the years "1908" and "1909". Shown here is the 1c value (Sc #181) from the "1909" overprint series.

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Isle of Man 2014 part of dark sky discovery set of 4.

On July 18, 1996 Germany issued this 100 + 50 (pf) semi-postal stamp (Mi #1867) to publicize the campaign to preserve tropical habitats. A leopard is depicted on the left side of the stamp.

Leopards and jaguars have a very similar appearance, but leopards lack a black spot in the center of the rosette markings on their coats.

A cougar (Puma concolor) is depicted on the identically-designed 34c (Sc #3604) and 37c (Sc #3739) Utah "Greetings from America" stamps of the USA. The 34c stamp was issued on April 4, 2002 and the 37c stamp was issued on October 25, 2002 after the domestic first class letter rate hike.

On June 17, 1984 Jersey issued a set of six stamps to honor the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust. The six values of the set depict endangered/vulnerable species. The 12 p stamp, shown here, features a snow leopard (Panthera uncia).

Here is the 1.90 markka value (Facit #1088) from Finland's June 12, 1989 set of two stamps commemorating the centenary of the Helsinki Zoo. A snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is depicted.

On June 13, 1987, the USA issued a pane of 50 (10 x 5), 22c "North American Wildlife" stamps which depict fauna ranging from insects to mammals. Two of these stamps depict big cats. A cougar, or mountain lion (Puma concolor) is shown on Scott #2292, and a bobcat (Lynx rufus) is featured on Scott #2332.