Insects on stamps

Many countries have featured insects on stamps. Insect related topics such as the mosquito eradication (anti malaria) programme of the 1960s as well as graphic designs based on insects have also appeared.^[1] Many stamps also feature butterflies.^[2]

Insects only started to appear on stamps much later than other larger and more attractive animals. The first postal stamp featuring a beetle was released in 1948 in Chile as a tribute to natural historian Claudio Gay. Since then, insects have become popular subjects in philately. Between 1953 and 1969, about 100 stamps featuring beetles were published worldwide. Most of the time, aesthetically attractive species are pictured, but some stamps also feature pests. In other instances, due to simplified drawing, it is hard to identify what species is depicted on the stamp.^[3]

References

^ Said Brahman, Historical Perspective of Pipefish and Commemorative Stamps on Malaria, Holders Mexicans, Pakistan, Volt., No. 3, 1998: 86-90.
^ Hassel, Sidney A. "A Taxonomic List Of Philatelic Lepidoptera." Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. VIP. 22 No. 4 (1968), p. 241-252.
^ Kabourek, V. "Beetles on Stamps." Ethnoentomology, 1 No. 1 (2017), p. 52-72.

External links

Skap's Bug Stamps. Multi-imaged and very complete (to N)
Insect Stamps (in easy French)
Beetles on Stamps
Insects on Stamps
www.malariastamps.com - 5GB of images of malaria and mosquitoes on stamps and slogans from over 100 countries

Human interactions with insects

Aspects
of insects
in culture

In the arts	Insects in art Beetlewing Musca depicta Arthropods in film Insects in literature Insects in music List of insect-inspired songs Insects on stamps
In fishing	Fishing bait Fly fishing Artificial fly Fly tying
In medicine	Apitherapy Apitoxin Melittin Spanish fly Cantharidin
In mythology	Bees in mythology Cicadas in mythology Scarab (artifact)
Other aspects	Biomimicry Cockroach racing Cricket fighting Entomological warfare Entomophagy Insect farming Flea circus Insects in ethics Insects in religion Jingzhe
Economic entomology	Beneficial insect Biological pest control Beekeeping Bee pollen List of crop plants pollinated by bees Beeswax Honey Propolis Royal jelly Carmine/Cochineal Polish Chitin Kermes Sericulture Silk Shellac Model organism Drosophila melanogaster
Harmful insects	Insect bites and stings Insect sting allergy Bed bug Woodworm Home-stored product entomology Clothes moth