Insect Stamp of Laos

Laos has about the same area as to Japanese Honshuan and is a socialist state in a Southeastern Asian only landlocked country. The first united national orchid sun kingdom is formed in the 14th century. French rule was strengthened, and it was admitted into French Indochina in 1899 after it was divided in the 18th century, and Thailand was governed. It passed through Japanese occupation and became independent after World War II partially as Laos kingdom in 1949 and got French approval in 1953 and completely became independent. It began a civil war and abolished monarchy in 1975 and shifted to the socialism system and became the Lao People's Democratic Republic afterwards.
The beetle stamp was issued from Laos in 1968. The beetle stamp was issued after that also in 1974. It is the very beautiful stamp of intaglio multicolored printing. Southeast Asia is called treasury of an insect, the butterfly stamp of the beginning of Sarawak in the world is begun, and insect stamps including much longhorn beetle and jewel beetle are issued from each country.
The stamp which drew eight kinds of beetles of Southeast Asia in commemoration of the international stamp exhibition held in 2002 in Laos was issued.

Laos
1968.8.28 Beetle Stamp
Longhorn Beetle
Dorysthenes walkeri
(Cerambycidae)
Jewel Beetle
Chrysochroa mniszechi
(Buprestidae)
Aristobia Longhorn Beetle
Aristobia approximator
(Cerambycidae)
Longhorn Beetle
Eutaenia corbetti
(Cerambycidae)
Jewel Beetle
Megaloxantha bicolor
(Buprestidae)


1974.3.13 Beetle Stamp
Diastocera Longhorn Beetle
Diastocera wallichi
(Cerambycidae)
Longhorn Beetle
Macrochenus isabellunus
(Cerambycidae)
Purpuricenus Longhorn Beetle
Purpuricenus malaccensis
(Cerambycidae)
Jewel Beetle
Sternocera multipunctata
(Buprestidae)


2002.8.1 Beetle Stamp
Jewelled Frog Beetle
Sagra femorate
(Chrysomelidae)
Longhorn Beetle
Cerambycidae
(Cerambycidae)
Jewel Beetle
Chrysochroa mniszechil
(Buprestidae)
Asian Longhorn Beetle
Anopolophora anopiophora
(Cerambycidae)
Jewel Beetle
Chrysochroa saundersi
(Buprestidae)
Ground Beetle
Mouhotia batesi
(Harpalidae)
Jewel Beetle
Megaoxantha assamensis
(Buprestidae)
Five-corn Beetle
Eupatorus gracillicornis
(Scarabaeidae)


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