Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 2/6
This is one of my all times favourite issue. The artwork is gorgeous. It also contains the oldest acari stamp and the olderst solifugae stamp! These are still uncommon subjects, but to have them in 1974 is spectacular!
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| Michel #: 693 Yvert #: 291 sub-class: Acari family: Trombidiidae Dinothrombium tinctorium |
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| imperforated |
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| Michel #: 698 Yvert #: 296 order: Solifugae family: Galeodidae Galeodes arabs C.L. Koch 1842 |
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| Imperforated |
Proofs:
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| PROOF sub-class: Acari family: Trombidiidae Dinothrombium tinctorium |
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| PROOF order: Solifugae family: Galeodidae Galeodes arabs C.L. Koch 1842 |
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