Insect Stamp of FranceInsect Stamp of FranceFrom France where Jean Henry Fabre famous as an insect naturalist was born, one kind of insect stamp describing the cicada was issued in 1977.
Ten kinds of the insufficient tax stamp describing the beetle were issued in 1982 to 1983. French Flower Chafer, Alpus Ladybird, spectacular cardinal beetle, European Ant-shape Rove Beetle, etc. which is the beetle of the Europe specialty are printed by the small stamp by the intaglio, although it is simple, there is dignity, and it is one of the favorite stamps.
France
1977.9.10 Insect Stamp
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| Tibicina Cicada Tibicina haematodes (Cicadidae) |
1982.1.4(0.1F,0.2F,0.5F,1F,2F,4F)/1983.1.3(0.3F,0.4F,3F,5F) insufficient tax stamp
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| Click Beetle Anchastus compositarum (Elateridae) |
Endangered Flightless Longhorn Dorcadion fuliginator (Cerambycidae) |
Tribe Lepturini Longhorn Leptura cordigera (Cerambycidae) |
Ant-shape Rove Beetle Paederus litoralis (Staphylinidae) |
Spectacular Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea (Pyrochroidae) |
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| Ground Beetle Scarites laevigatus (Scaritidae) |
French Flower Chafer Trichius gallicus (Scarabaeidae) |
Alpus Ladybird Adalia alpina (Coccinelidae) |
Hazel Leaf Rolling Weevil Apoderus coryli (Attelabidae) |
Chequered Beetle Trichodes alvearius (Cleridae) |
| France 1956.4.7 Person stamp |
Monaco 1973.4.30 Fabre's birth 150year commemorative |
Guinea 2002.12.19 Person stamp |
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Jean Henry Fabre (1823-1915) lives to South France, is excellent in powers of observation, and spelled the ecology in "the account of the Fabre insect" focusing on Playing Mantid, the cicada or the beetle. The insect which comes out "the account of the Fabre insect" is drawn on Scarab Beetle (Scarabaeus typhon ), European Mantis (Mantis religiosa ), Tibicen Cicada (Tibicen plebejus ), etc. by printing surface of the person stamp issued from France in 1956. Moreover, the insect which comes out "the account of the Fabre insect" is drawn Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia ), European Mantis (Mantis religiosa ), Metalic Beetle (Carabus auratus ), etc. by printing surface of the birth 150-year commemorative stamp issued from neighboring-country Monaco in France in 1973.
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