Insect Stamp of JapanInsect Stamp of JapanThe number of the insect stamps in a normal stamp is 13 from 75 yen Great Purple Butterfly of the 1956 issue to 30 yen Small Copper of the 1997 issue. Great Purple Butterfly has appeared twice and Small White Butterfly has appeared twice and Orange Oakleaf Butterfly has appeared twice.
The stamp which drew various animals and plants made in Japan as protection-of-nature series was issued from 1974 to 1978 every year. the 1st collection (1974) -- four kinds of mammals -- the 2nd collection (1975) -- four kinds of birds -- four kinds of insects were taken up by the 4th collection (1977), and three kinds of plants were taken up for five kinds of reptiles, amphibians, and fishes by the 5th collection (1978) at the 3rd collection (1976).
Together with issue of these commemorative stamps, the pigeon mark and the small mark were formed in the post office.
The 30th international apiarist meeting was held in Nagoya in October, 1985, and the stamp was issued in commemoration of this.
The stamp of insect series was issued from 1986 to 1987 from the 1st collection to the 5th collection. By the 5th collection, four kinds of insect stamps and one kind of small sheets were published each for four kinds from the 1st collection to the 4th collection. Although four kinds of butterfly stamps are combined with the small sheet of the 5th collection, two of kinds of it are the stamp of only a small sheet.
The stamp on which it drew rare wild animals and plants was issued every year from 2011 to 2013 year. Insect one kind in a collection of the first (2011), insect one kind in a collection of the third (2013) were taken away.
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| 1956.6.20 | 1959.8.10 | 1971.7.15 | 1980.10.1 |
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| Great Purple Butterfly Sasakia charonda (Nymphalidae) |
Orange Oakleaf Butterfly Kallima inachus (Nymphalidae) |
Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle Allomyrina dichotomus (Scarabaeidae) |
Small White Butterfly Pieris rapae (Pieridae) |
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| 1994.1.13 | 1997.11.28 | 1994.4.25 | 1994.1.13 | 1997.11.28 | 1997.11.28 |
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| Skimmer Orthetrum albistylum (Libellulidae) |
Flower Blue Chafer Oxycwtonia jucunda (Scarabaeidae) |
Common Jay Graphium doson (Papilionidae) |
Seven-spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata (Coccinelidae) |
Japanese Honeybee Apis cerana (Apidae) |
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas (Lycaenidae) |
protection-of-nature series 4
| 1977.7.22 | 1977.5.18 | 1977.8.15 | 1977.9.14 |
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| Genji Firefly Luciola cruciata (Lampyridae) |
Common Jay Graphium doson (Papilionidae) |
Euterpnosia Cicada Euterpnosia chibensis (Cicadidae) |
Darter Dragonfly Boninthemis insularis (Libellulidae) |
| 1985.10.9 30th international apiarist meeting |
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| Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
Insect Stamp
| Series 1 1986.7.30 | |||
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| Eversmann's Parnassius Parnassius eversmanni (Papilionidae) |
Blue Longhorn Beetle Rosalia batesi (Cerambycidae) |
Shield-backed Bug Poecilocoris lewisi (Scutelleridae) |
Ancient dragonfly Epiophlebia superstes (Epiophlebiidae) |
| Series 2 1986.9.26 | |||
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| Wonderful Green Hairstreak Thermozephyrus ataxus (Lycaenidae) |
Giant Stag Beetle Dorcus hopei (Lucanidae) |
Japanese carabid beetle Damaster blaptoides (Carabidae) |
Darter Dragonfly Sympetrum pedemontanum (Libellulidae) |
| Series 3 986.11.21 | |||
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| White-tailed zygaenid moth Elcysma westwoodii (Uraniidae) |
Variable Glider Rhyothemis variegata (Libellulidae) |
Tibicen Cicada Tibicen japonicus (Cicadidae) |
Jewel Beetle Chrysochroa holstii (Buprestidae) |
| Series 4 1987.1.23 | |||
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| Stag Beetle Lucanus maculifemoratus (Lucanidae) |
Great Dragonfly Anotogaster sieboldii (Cordulegasteridae) |
Chestnut Tiger Butterfly Parantica sita (Danaidae) |
Yanbaru Long-armed Scarab Cheirotonus jambar (Scarabaeidae) |
| Series 5 1987.3.12 | Series 5ifrom small sheet) 1987.3.12 | ||||
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| Orange Oakleaf Butterfly Kallima inachus (Nymphalidae) |
Demoiselle Damselfly Calopteryx cornelia (Calopterygidae) |
Owlfly Ascalaphus ramburi (Ascalaphidae) |
Garden Chafer Polyphylla laticollis (Scarabaeidae) |
Orange Tip Butterfly Anthocharis cardamines (Pieridae) |
Great Purple Butterfly Sasakia charonda (Nymphalidae) |
| 2011.8.23 Endangered Wild Animal Stamp | 2013.5.23 Endangered Wild Animal Stamp 3rd Series |
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| Large Shijimi Blue Shijimiaeoides divina (Lycaenidae) |
Insular Endemic Stag Beetle Neolucanus insulicola donan (Lucanidae) |
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