New Zealand (1997)

Date of issue: October 1st, 1997
Name of issue: Creepy Crawlies
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 1/10

This series comes in a booklet of self adhesive stamps. A very nice series with great looking artwork. I really like when countries show endemic fauna and not just some random spiders from other countries. Of interest, it contains the only Onychophora (velvet worm) stamp I know of.

Michel #: 1636
Scott #: 1467
Yvert #: 1569
order: Araneae
family: Theridiidae
Latrodectus katipo Powell, 1871



Other stamps of this series:

Booklet:

Cover of the booklet:

New Zealand - Spiders

Date of issue: October 1st, 1997
Name of issue: Creepy Crawlies
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 1/10



Michel #: 1636
Scott #: 1467
Yvert #: 1569
order: Araneae
family: Theridiidae
Latrodectus katipo Powell, 1871



For more information on this series, click HERE

New Zealand - Velvet Worm

Date of issue: October 1st, 1997
Name of issue: Creepy Crawlies
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 1/10

The only Onychophora (velvet worm) stamp I know of.

Michel #: 1632
phylum: Onychophora
family: Peripatopsidae
Peripatoides novaezealandiae (Hutton, 1876)



For more information on this series, click HERE

New Zealand (2003)

Date of issue: 2003

Name of issue: Lord of the rings - The return of the king
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 1/6

This series comes as a strip of self adhesive stamps as well as souvenir sheets. As can be seen on the Frodo souvenir sheet, a small part of the webbing can be seen on the individual stamp. Far fetched, but it is there none the less.

Michel #: ?
Scott #: 1836
Stanley Gibbons #: 2653
category: web only

Self adhesive trip:

Other stamps of this series:

New Zealand - Web only

Date of issue: 2003

Name of issue: Lord of the rings - The return of the king
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 1/6

Michel #: ?
Scott #: 1836
Stanley Gibbons #: 2653
category: web only

For more information on this series, click HERE

New Zealand (2013)

Date of issue: 2013

Name of issue: The hobbit - The desolation of Smaug
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 1/6

This series comes as a strip of self adhesive stamps as well as souvenir sheets. It is debatable if on the Thorin individual stamp you can see the webbing or not. Far fetched, but include it none the less.

Michel #: ?
Scott #: 2490 A620
Stanley Gibbons #: 3405
category: web only

Self adhesive trip:

Other stamps of this series:

New Zealand - Web only

Date of issue: 2013

Name of issue: The hobbit - The desolation of Smaug
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 1/6

Michel #: ?
Scott #: 2490 A620
Stanley Gibbons #: 3405
category: web only

For more information on this series, click HERE