Fiji (2002)

Date of issue: April 29th, 2002
Name of issue: Endemic palm of Fiji
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 0/2

No spider stamp for Fiji, just on the souvenir sheet in the upper right corner.



Michel #: 1000 & 1001
order: Araneae
family: Araneidae

Crop from upper right corner:

Fiji - Spiders

Date of issue: April 29th, 2002
Name of issue: Endemic palm of Fiji
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 0/2

No spider stamp for Fiji, just on the souvenir sheet in the upper right corner.

Michel #: none
order: Araneae
family: Araneidae

Souvenir sheet:

 



Michel #: 1000 & 1001

Finland (2003)

Date of issue: 2003
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 1/6

I had found this series a while back, but I could not locate any spiders on it. I could only find poor quality scans of it. Recently, I was able to find better quality scans and found a yellow crab spider on a yellow flower.

Michel #: ?
order: Araneae
family: Thomisidae

Other stamps of this series:

full sheet

Finland - Spiders

Date of issue: 2003
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 1/6

Michel #: ?
order: Araneae
family: Thomisidae

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France (2004)

Date of issue: October 9th, 2004
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 1/1

Michel #: 3862
Yvert #: 3713
order: Araneae
category: Folklore

PROOF

France - Spiders

Date of issue: October 9th, 2004
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 1/1

Michel #: 3862
Yvert #: 3713
order: Araneae
category: Folklore



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France (2010)

Date of issue: 2010
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 1/1

This stamps is available as self-adhesive and gummed as well.

For some information about this sculpture, visit Wikipedia

Michel #: ?
Yvert #: 4492
order: Araneae
category: Art

PROOF



PROGRESSIVE PROOF

France - Spiders

Date of issue: 2010
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 1/1

For some information about this sculpture, visit Wikipedia

Michel #: ?
order: Araneae
category: Art



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France (2015)

Date of issue: 2015

Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 1/12

Series based on several French proverbs. These are self adhesive stamps.

"Araignée du soir, espoir"

Of course, the English translation does not rime, but it means "Evening spider, hope"

The complete version is:

Araignée du matin, chagrin (morning spider, sadness)

Araignée du midi, souci (noon spider, worry)

Araignée du soir, espoir (evening spider, hope)

Sadness in the morning because if a spider is seen working in the morning, that means it is not bothered by dew. If there is no dew, it means rain is come. Worry at noon, because if the spider is working at noon, it means that rain is coming, so one must hurry up. Hope in the evening because if a spider is seen walking around relaxed at dusk, it means that the nice weather will go on.

Disclaimer: I am not responsible for inaccurate weather predictions based on this proverb! 

Michel #: ?
order: Araneae

Booklet:

Other stamps of this series:

France - Spiders

Date of issue: 2015

Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 1/12

Michel #: ?
order: Araneae

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