Date of issue: October 14th, 2004
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 |