Sunday, January 29, 2023

Azerbaidjan (2008)

Date of issue: December 2nd, 2008
Name of issue: Arachnids
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 7/7

Another amazing series. I have to day that the aquatic spider souvenir sheet has to be among my all times favourite stamp. The artwork is simply spectacular.

This series is also available imporforated, but is very rare (only 20 sheets ever printed).


Michel #: ?
Scott #: 888a
Yvert #: 632
order: Solifugae
family: Galeodidae
Galeodes araneoides (Pallas 1772)

























Michel #: ?
Scott #: 888b
Yvert #: 633
order: Scorpiones
family: Buthidae
Buthus occitanus (Amoreux, 1789)

























Michel #: ?
Scott #: 888c
Yvert #: 634
order: Araneae
family: Pisauridae
Pisaura mirabilis (Clerck, 1757)

























Michel #: ?
Scott #: 888d
Yvert #: 635
order: Araneae
family: Theridiidae
Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (Rossi, 1790)

























Michel #: ?
Scott #: 888e
Yvert #: 636
order: Araneae
family: Araneidae
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1757

























Michel #: ?
Scott #: 888f
Yvert #: 637
order: Araneae
family: Agelenidae
Tegenaria domestica (Clerck, 1757)

























Michel #: ?
Scott #: 889
Yvert #: 638
order: Araneae
family: Cybaeidae
Argyroneta aquatica (Clerck, 1757)

























Souvenir sheets:

Scott: 889
Stanley Gibbons: MS720
Yvert #: BF 77

























Scott: 888
Stanley Gibbons: MS721
























Imperforated:







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