Insects on stamps

Insects on stamps

Almost every country has featured insects on stamps. Insect related topics such as the mosquito eradication programme of the 1960s (anti malaria) as well as graphic designs based on insects have also appeared.

ee also

* Topical stamp collecting

External links

* [http://www.bugsonstamps.com Skap's Bug Stamps. Multi-imaged and very complete (to N)]
* [http://www.chez.com/entomophila/ Insect Stamps (in easy French)]
* [http://patrice.bonafonte.free.fr/coleos/index_us.html Beetles on Stamps]
* [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~CH2M-NITU/indexe.htm Japanese and English site easily navigated]
* [http://www.malariastamps.com/MCollection.asp http://www.malariastamps.com - 5GB of images of malaria and mosquitoes on stamps and slogans from over 100 countries]


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