Shellfish, Crustaceans & Mollusks On Stamps

This set always reminds me of being a young collector starting out in the late 1960s.

Guernsey's March 8, 2007 stamp booklets showing local sites and native wildlife feature one stamp (Sc.#925g) depicting a shore crab (Carcinus means). Outside of British Europe, this crustacean is generally known as European green crab, or green crab. The crab is native to European and North African coasts, but has become invasive to marine shores in many parts of the world.

This stamp is denominated at the "UK" rate (mail leaving the island for the U.K.) which was 37p at the time of issue.

Guernsey's 1998-2000 "Nautical" set (Sc#s 640-63) features ornate frames around the vignettes. This one has 2 lobsters and a crab at the base.

Japan issued a set of two "Letter Writing Day" stamps on July 23, 1988. These stamps feature children's drawings. One of them (Sc #1797) shows a smiling crab.

Australia
Freshwater Crayfish Species of Australia
July 3, 2019
The stamp set features Smooth Marron (Cherax cainii), Lamington Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus sulcatus), Giant Freshwater Lobster (Astacopsis gouldi).

Spain
Protected Fauna
July 18, 2016
Set of three, one stamp sepicts a crayfish.

Venezuela
Protection of the Diversity of Life
October 13, 2016
A pane of eight stamps, one depicts Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus).

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbia)
River Animals
October 14, 2016
Set of five, one stamp depicts European crayfish (Astacus astacus).

Langoustine or Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), designed by Aslam, printed by lithography Harrison & Sons), and issued by Senegal on January 2, 1987 as one of a set of five stamps depicting marine fauna, Scott No. 703.

- nethryk

This April 2, 1987 issue of Japan (Sc #1736) recognizes the "Centenary of Marine Biology." It shows 2 different species of sea slugs, or nudibranch.

From Wikipedia, "Nudibranchs are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms.