Bugs, Insects, & Creepy Crawlies

Malaria eradication emblem, map of Turkey, and a mosquito, a semi-postal (charity) stamp printed by lithography, and issued by Turkey om April 7, 1962 as one of a set of two similar stamps publicizing the World Health Organization's campaign to eradicate malaria, Scott No. B89.

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Israel
Beetles
February 8, 1994
Carabid Beetle (Graphopterus serrator)
Seven-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
Longhorn Beetle (Chlorophorus varius)
Rose Chafer (Potosia cuprea)

Lithuania
Endangered Species
March 17, 2012
Fen Raft Spider (Dolomedes plantarius)
Ladybird Spider (Eresus cinnaberinus)

A female green huntsman spider (Micrommata virescens) is shown on this Irish computer-vended stamp from 2011. This spider is native to northern and central Europe.

A stamp from Ireland's 3rd computer-vended series of "native animals and marine life" (2012) depicts the raft spider, or Jesus spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus), so called for its ability to walk on water. This is a large, European species, with the female having a body length of up to .87 inch.

The stamp on the left is from the original printing, which included the black "Eire" and the vertical counting # in the lower right corner. These stamps were used in post office machines. The black coded information was printed by an Epson TM-37500 thermal printer. The code 14104 indicates that this stamp was vended/sold on 104th day of 2014. The postmark, 14.4.14 shows that it was used on that day. The vertical counting # shows that was the 279th stamp on the roll of 600. The 14-digit number identifies the individual machine and location, or post office.


The stamp on the right is a reprint. These were made for use in Wincor Nixdorf postal kiosks, as found in malls and airports. They were printed without the vertical counting numbers. The printers in these machines appear to be not as sophisticated as the printers in the post office machines, as the code information is always light and blurry. There is a date code, and this one is F313, meaning the stamp was vended on the 313th day of 2013, or November 9, 2013. The code "A" is for 2008, "B" for 2009, and so on.

Brazil
Nature Protection
June 5, 1993
Hercules Beetle (Dynastes hercules)
Longhorn Beetle (Batus barbicornis)

Brazil
Insects
July 17, 1987
Lantern Fly (Fulgora servillei)
Mantis (Zoolea lopiceps)

Senegal
Insects
January 31, 1997
Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa)
Common Earwig (Forficula auricularia)
Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Sand Tiger Beetle (Cicindela lunulata)
European Field Cricket (Gryllus campestris)

Slovenia
Beetles
September 25, 2009
Lucanus cervus
Rosalia alpina
Osmoderma eremita
Carabus variolosus

Croatia
Croatian Fauna - Insects
April 22, 2005
Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
Rosalia Longicorn (Rosalia alpina)
Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus)

Australia
Insects
April 11, 1991
Hawk Moth
Cotton Harlequin Bug
Leichhardt's Grasshopper
Jewel Beetle

Australia
Jewel Beetles
September 6, 2016
Stigmodera gratiosa
Castiarina klugii
Temognatha alternata
Julodimorpha bakewellii

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH Post)
Fauna - Insects
March 15, 2013
Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)
Cricket (Tibicen linnei)

New Caledonia
New Caledonian Insects - Beetles
December 7, 2005
Bohumiljania humboldti
Bohumiljania caledonica
Cazeresia montana

Brazil
Brazilian Butterflies
August 1, 1979
Cithaerias aurora
Evenus regalis
Caligo eurilochus
Diaethria clymena janeira