Arachnids on stamps

Sunday, November 29, 2020

Czechia (2007)

Date of issue: 2007
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 0/4

A pure guess on my part here, but the drawing looks like it could be an Argiope sp. The spider is hard to find, it is located in the lower left corner, in the gutter (not an actual stamp).

Michel #: ?
Scott #: 3355
Stanley Gibbon: MS 514
Yvert #: BF 26
order: Araneae
family: Araneidae (?)
Argiope sp. (?)

Crop from lower left corner:

order: Araneae
family: Araneidae
Argiope sp.

Czechia - Spiders

Date of issue: 2007
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 0/4

order: Araneae
family: Araneidae
Argiope sp.

Souvenir sheet:

Michel #: ?
Scott #: 3355
Stanley Gibbon: MS 514
Yvert #: BF 26
order: Araneae
family: Araneidae (?)
Argiope sp. (?)

For more information on this series, click HERE

Sunday, November 22, 2020

Czechia (2009)

Date of issue: 2009
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 0/4

I would like to thank my friend Ota Zimmermann for giving me this souvenir sheet as a gift. Once again, no spider stamp unfortunately, but a nice one located in the lower margin of the gutter.

Michel #: ?
Scott #: 3426
Stanley Gibbon #: MS 587
order: Araneae
family: Eresidae
Eresus sandaliatus (Martini & Goeze, 1778)

Crop from lower part of the sheet:

order: Araneae
family: Eresidae
Eresus sandaliatus (Martini & Goeze, 1778)

Czechia - Spiders

Date of issue: 2009
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 0/4

order: Araneae
family: Eresidae
Eresus sandaliatus (Martini & Goeze, 1778)

Souvenir sheet:

For more information on this series, click HERE

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Dadahomeya* (2011)

Date of issue: 2011
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 12/12

This is a very exciting entry for me. Some time ago, while I was doing some "Google" spider stamp research (yes, I think it is obvious by now, I am a dork), I found this lovely series of stamps.

The stamps are designed by artist Carl T. Chew of Triangle Post. They were designed for Russian artist Gik Juri and his country "Dadahomeya".

I immediately thought how much these would make an amazing addition to my stamp collection. I do not only collect legal postage stamps, but also cinderellas, 5th world, art stamps, etc.

I much more rejoice at having the gorgeous artwork of these stamps then a lot of awful legal postage stamps that clearly no efforts were put in their creation.

Anyhow, apparently the Triangle Spider is the national arachnid of Dadahomeya. I think all countries should designate a national arachnid!!

The design looks inspired from the Micrathena genus. The sheet has 20 stamps, but only 12 are unique, some are repeated on the sheet.

I would like to sincerely thank Mr. Chew for sending me these amazing stamps. I even received a signed sheet with my name on it... like a kid on Christmas day!!!! The stamps were also sent in a gorgeous envelope and some spider stamps were used on it, with a special spider cancellation. This truly is among my favourite items in my collection!

Michel #: none
order: Araneae
family: Araneidae ?

Full sheet:

Envelope:

Sunday, September 27, 2020

Djibouti (2011)

Date of issue: 2011
Number of arachnid related stamps in issue: 6/6

This is another series that I am unsure of the legality. Generally does not sound too promising when you have bad quality pictures, including some tarantula hobby pictures.