Name of issue: Endemic spiders species of Yemen
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 7/7
One strange thing I notice on this issue is that it is listed as being issued in 2004, but the date on all the stamps is 2005.
Even though the art work is not really impressive in this series, they at least made the effort to show endemic species. Too many countries produce stamps with arachnids originating from other countries, I never understood the reasonning behind this.
It is just too bad they had to use the same species twice for the souvenir sheet, we all know a worthy species that should have been there... Monocentropus balfouri!
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| Michel #: 295 Scott #: 808e Yvert #: 237 order: Araneae family: Theridiidae Latrodectus hystrix Simon, 1890 |
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| Michel #: 296 Scott #: 808f Yvert #: 238 order: Araneae family: Barychelidae Atrophothele socotrana Pocock, 1903 |
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| Michel #: 297 Scott #: 808a Yvert #: 239 order: Araneae family: Theridiidae Tidarren argo Knoflach & van Harten, 2001 |
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| Michel #: 298 Scott #: 808b Yvert #: 240 order: Araneae family: Palpimanidae Scelidomachus socotranus Pocock, 1899 |
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| Michel #: 299 Scott #: 808c Yvert #: 241 order: Araneae family: Salticidae Habrocestum albopunctatum Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002 |
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| Michel #: 300 Scott #: 808d Yvert #: 242 order: Araneae family: Salticidae Rafalus insignipalpis (Simon, 1882) |
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| Michel #: 298 Scott #: 809 Yvert #: 243 order: Araneae family: Palpimanidae Scelidomachus socotranus Pocock, 1899 |
Souvenir sheet:
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| Michel #: Block 42 Yvert #: BF 4 I |
Complete sheet:
