Madagascar (1994)

Date of issue: 1994
Number of arachnid stamps in issue: 1/1

A fascinating single stamp on the weird assassin spiders. Also worth noting are the black spiders in the yellow frame.

*Please note taxonomical change, follow link on genus to see the reason.

Michel #: 1763
Scott #: 1288
Yvert #: 1412
order: Araneae
family: Archaeidae
*Eriauchenius workmani O. P.-Cambridge, 1881
Archaea workmani (on stamp)

Complete sheet:

Madagascar - Spiders

Date of issue: 1994
Number of arachnid stamps in issue: 1/1

Michel #: 1763
Scott #: 1288
Yvert #: 1412
order: Araneae
family: Archaeidae
*Eriauchenius workmani O. P.-Cambridge, 1881
Archaea workmani (on stamp)

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Madagascar (1999)

Date of issue: december 23rd, 1999
Number of arachnid stamps in issue: 1/32

*This series is also available as imperforates.



Michel #: 3352
Scott #: 1465Eh
Yvert #: 1742
order: Scorpiones

Souvenir sheet:

Other souvenir sheets of this series:

Other stamps from the same sheet:

Madagascar - Scorpions

Date of issue: december 23rd, 1999
Number of arachnid stamps in issue: 1/32



Michel #: 3352
Scott #: 1465Eh
Yvert #: 1742
order: Scorpiones























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Madagascar - Myriapoda

Date of issue: 1999
Number of myriapod related stamps in issue: 1/9

Michel #: Cinderella ?
subphylum: Myriapoda
order: Geophilomorpha
Geophilomorph sp.



Madagascar (2001)

Date of issue: Mai 30th, 2001
Name of issue: Insects and spiders
Number of arachnid stamps in issue: 1/36

Although the drawings of this series are very poor, it is worth noting that it contains the only stamp of the world famous Atrax robustus (Sydney funnel web spider), and it is not even an Australian stamp!

Michel #: 2566A
order: Araneae
family: Hexathelidae
Atrax robustus O. P.-Cambridge, 1877

Other stamps of this series:

Souvenir sheet:

imperforated

Madagascar - Spiders

Date of issue: Mai 30th, 2001
Name of issue: Insects and spiders
Number of arachnid stamps in issue: 1/36

Michel #: 2566A
order: Araneae
family: Hexathelidae
Atrax robustus O. P.-Cambridge, 1877

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Madagascar (2013)

Date of issue: 2013
Name of issue: Faune de Madagascar (Madagascar fauna)
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 0/26?

Two souvenir sheets with spiders on them, but no arachnid stamps in this series.

Michel #: ?
order: Araneae
family: Araneidae
Argiope sp.



Michel #: ?
order: Araneae
family: Nephilidae

Madagascar - Spiders

Date of issue: 2013
Name of issue: Faune de Madagascar (Madagascar fauna)
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 0/26?

 

Michel #: none - souvenir sheet only
order: Araneae
family: Araneae
Argiope sp.

Souvenir sheet:

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Madagascar - Spiders

Date of issue: 2013
Name of issue: Faune de Madagascar (Madagascar fauna)
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 0/26?

Michel #: none - souvenir sheet only
order: Araneae
family: Nephilidae

Souvenir sheet:

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