Stamps on insects in complete sets

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Suriname - 1972 - Nb PA40/PA52 - Insects - Mint hinged

Mint hinged

Yvert No. PA40/PA52

€4.00

Buy this set of stamps of Suriname of the year 1972 (Nb PA40/PA52).

Suriname - 1972 - Nb PA40/PA52 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. PA40/PA52

€7.00

Buy this set of stamps of Russia of the year 1986 (Nb 5285/5289).

Russia - 1986 - Nb 5285/5289 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 5285/5289

€1.50

Buy this set of stamps of Poland of the year 1978 (Nb 2392/2393).

Poland - 1978 - Nb 2392/2393 - Insects - Health or Red cross

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 2392/2393

€1.00

Poland - 1962 - Nb 1140/1151 - Insects - Mint hinged

Mint hinged

Yvert No. 1140/1151

€8.00

Buy this set of stamps of Romania of the year 1963 (Nb 1944/1951).

Romania - 1963 - Nb 1944/1951 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 1944/1951

€6.50

Buy this set of stamps of Uganda of the year 1991 (Nb 853/854).

Uganda - 1991 - Nb 853/854 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 853/854

€18.00

Buy this souvenir sheet of Nevis of the year 1989 (Nb BF22).

Nevis - 1989 - Nb BF22 - Insects - Reptils

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. BF22

€7.00

Buy this set of stamps of Romania of the year 1985 (Nb 3587/3592).

Romania - 1985 - Nb 3587/3592 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 3587/3592

€3.50

Buy this set of stamps of Sweden of the year 1987 (Nb 1406/1407).

Sweden - 1987 - Nb 1406/1407 - Insects - Flowers

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 1406/1407

€1.50

Buy this set of stamps of Pitcairn of the year 1975 (Nb 149/153).

Pitcairn - 1975 - Nb 149/153 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 149/153

€7.00

Buy this stamp of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon of the year 2026 (Pyrale des landes).

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon - 2026 - Pyrale des landes - Insects

Mint never hinged

€2.40

Grenadines - 1975 - Nb BF10 - Insects - Mint hinged

Mint hinged

Yvert No. BF10

€3.00

Grenadines - 1975 - Nb 67/73 - Insects - Mint hinged

Mint hinged

Yvert No. 67/73

€3.00

Buy this set of stamps of Grenadines of the year 1982 (Nb 431/434).

Grenadines - 1982 - Nb 431/434 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 431/434

€7.00

Buy this set of stamps of China of the year 1993 (Nb 3184/3187).

China - 1993 - Nb 3184/3187 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 3184/3187

€1.50

Buy these stamps of Hungary of the year 1954 (Nb PA160/PA169).

Hungary - 1954 - Nb PA160/PA169 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. PA160/PA169

€10.00

Grenade - 1975 - Nb 625/631 - Insects - Mint hinged

Mint hinged

Yvert No. 625/631

€6.00

Buy this stamp of South Korea of the year 1980 (Nb 1059).

South Korea - 1980 - Nb 1059 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 1059

€1.00

Buy this set of stamps of Spain of the year 1962 (Nb 1119/1120).

Spain - 1962 - Nb 1119/1120 - Insects - Europa

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 1119/1120

€1.50

Buy this booklet of Malaysia of the year 1996 (Nb C620A).

Malaysia - 1996 - Nb C620A - Insects

Mint never hinged

€12.00

Buy this set of stamps of Cuba of the year 1989 (Nb 2914/2919).

Cub. - 1989 - Nb 2914/2919 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 2914/2919

€3.00

Ethiopia - 1975 - Nb 725/729 - Insects - Mint hinged

Mint hinged

Yvert No. 725/729

€8.00

Buy this set of stamps of Cuba of the year 1961 (Nb 578/582).

Cub. - 1961 - Nb 578/582 - Insects - Christmas

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 578/582

€10.00

Bulgaria - 1962 - Nb 1155/1162 - Insects - Mint hinged

Mint hinged

Yvert No. 1155/1162

€6.00

Buy this stamp of Laos of the year 1965 (Nb PA46).

Laos - 1965 - Nb PA46 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. PA46

€3.00

Laos - 1968 - Nb PA54/PA55 - Insects - Mint hinged

Mint hinged

Yvert No. PA54/PA55

€3.00

Buy this set of stamps of Laos of the year 1965 (Nb 106/108).

Laos - 1965 - Nb 106/108 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 106/108

€8.00

Buy this set of stamps of Lesotho of the year 1990 (Nb 889/892).

Lesotho - 1990 - Nb 889/892 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 889/892

€7.00

Buy this set of stamps of Lesotho of the year 1978 (Nb 364/367).

Lesotho - 1978 - Nb 364/367 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 364/367

€2.00

Buy this set of stamps of Lesotho of the year 2001 (Nb 1665/1670).

Lesotho - 2001 - Nb 1665/1670 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 1665/1670

€5.00

Buy this stamp of Malawi of the year 1966 (Nb 51).

Malawi - 1966 - Nb 51 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 51

€25.00

Buy this set of stamps of Bhutan of the year 1969 (Nb 215/218).

Bhutan - 1969 - Nb 215/218 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 215/218

€4.00

Buy this set of stamps of Madagascar of the year 1966 (Nb 420/421).

Madagascar - 1966 - Nb 420/421 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 420/421

€2.00

Buy this set of stamps of Malaysia of the year 1971 (Nb 305/311).

Malaysia-Melaka - 1971 - Nb 305/311 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 305/311

€7.00

Buy this set of stamps of Malaysia of the year 1971 (Nb 119/125).

Malaysia-Kedah - 1971 - Nb 119/125 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 119/125

€6.00

Buy this set of stamps of Malaysia of the year 1971 (Nb 103/109).

Malaysia-Trengganu - 1971 - Nb 103/109 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 103/109

€8.00

Buy this set of stamps of Brazil of the year 1979 (Nb 1374/1377).

Brazil - 1979 - Nb 1374/1377 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 1374/1377

€4.00

Buy this set of stamps of Australia of the year 1991 (Nb 1202/1205).

Australia - 1991 - Nb 1202/1205 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 1202/1205

€5.00

Buy this set of stamps of Brazil of the year 1986 (Nb 1794/1796).

Brazil - 1986 - Nb 1794/1796 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 1794/1796

€2.00

Buy this set of stamps of Ecuador of the year 1970 (Nb 844/851).

Ecuador - 1970 - Nb 844/851 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 844/851

€10.00

Buy this set of stamps of South Korea of the year 1991 (Nb 1504/1513).

South Korea - 1991 - Nb 1504/1513 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 1504/1513

€6.00

Buy this set of stamps of Afghanistan of the year 1987 (Nb 1355/1361).

Afghanistan - 1987 - Nb 1355/1361 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 1355/1361

€7.00

Buy this set of stamps of Finland of the year 1954 (Nb 417/419).

Finland - 1954 - Nb 417/419 - Insects - Health or Red cross

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 417/419

€6.00

Buy this stamp of Finland of the year 1994 (Nb 1221A).

Finland - 1994 - Nb 1221A - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 1221A

€12.00

Buy this set of stamps of Finland of the year 1990 (Nb 1076/1078).

Finland - 1990 - Nb 1076/1078 - Insects - Health or Red cross

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 1076/1078

€3.00

Buy this stamp of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon of the year 2025 (Botys à huit taches).

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon - 2025 - Nb 1357 - Insects

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 1357

€3.80

Buy this set of stamps of Mexico of the year 1988 (Nb 1257/1260).

Mexico - 1988 - Nb 1257/1260 - Insects - Endangered species - WWF

Mint never hinged

Yvert No. 1257/1260

€5.00

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85% of life, a handful of stamps

An animal kingdom disproportionate to its philatelic footprint

Insects alone account for roughly 85% of animal biodiversity, with close to 10,000 new species catalogued each year according to entomological estimates. This vast scale obviously isn't mirrored in the size of the section, but it does explain the range of subjects found here: butterflies, bees, beetles, stick insects, dragonflies and many others, covered by long-established European administrations as much as by smaller, more recent island territories.

Butterflies and bees, two particularly well-developed sub-subjects

Two groups stand out with notable regularity: butterflies, whose colours lend themselves to illustrated series, and bees, often tied to beekeeping rather than to zoology alone. Some Pacific island issues, such as one from Wallis and Futuna devoted to the coconut stick insect or one from Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on the eight-spotted pyralid moth, show an interest in specific local species rather than generic decorative motifs.

A Malaysian curiosity: pre-federation issuing states

One case is worth flagging for anyone new to this section: several 1971 Malaysian series aren't simply labelled "Malaysia" but "Malaysia-Melaka", "Malaysia-Kedah" or "Malaysia-Trengganu". These Malay states, now part of the federation, kept their own postal administration for a time, which explains why several distinct insect series with a similar motif exist for the same dates.

Red Cross, Christmas and botany: recurring occasions for issue

Several series pair insects with other clearly identifiable themes: 1954 and 1990 Finnish stamps belong to both "insects" and "Red Cross", a common practice among Nordic countries funding charitable work through surtaxed stamps. A 1961 Cuban series combines insects and Christmas, while a 1997 Mongolian series pairs insects with orchids, both motifs lending themselves to similar depictions on the same sheet.

Formats and chronological pointers

The collection mixes single stamps, complete series, booklets and a few souvenir sheets, with a continuous presence from the 1950s to the most recent issues. The oldest series, notably from Hungary or Ethiopia, generally trade at higher prices than more recent issues from African or Pacific countries, available at more modest rates.

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By theme

Themes run across every country in the catalogue.