Insect Stamp of RomaniaInsect Stamp of RomaniaRomania means "land of the people who spoke a language of Rome" , a Roman settled in the ground where Dacian of indigenous people lived in after the second century. It was ruled from the 15th century to about 400 years by Ottoman Turkey, and It became independent in 1881, and Romania kingdom was born. After the World War I it expands a territory as the victorious nation, and large Romania kingdom is formed. Romania attend in World War II with the German Italy side and joined anti-soviet participation in a war, but defeat, and the pro-Soviet government was established in 1945. It abolished monarchy in 1947 and became a people's republic and entered autocracy rule of Ceausescu after 1965. The Ceausescu system collapses in 1989 and establishes a constitution of social democracy type in 1991 and shifts to market economy afterward.
Eight kinds of stamps of silkmoth and a honeybee were issued from Rumania in 1963. Although designed, the feature of an insect is often caught.
Furthermore, eight kinds of insect stamps were issued also in the 1964 of the next year.
One kind of bee stamp was issued in commemoration of the holding of the international apiarist meeting in 1965.
Eight kinds of stamps which drew the butterfly and the moth were issued in 1969 more.
Ten kinds of beetle stamps divided it into the first and the second in 1996 and were issued.
Four kinds of bee stamps were issued in 2010 year.
Romania
1963.12.12 Normal Stamp
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| Silkmoth | Cocoon,Silkmoth | Silkworm |
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| Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
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| Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
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| Owlfly Ascalaphus macaronius (Ascalaphidae) |
Thread-Waisted Wasp Ammophila sabulosa (Sphecidae) |
Mammoth Wasp Scolia maculata (Scolidae) |
Tiger Moth Rhypariodes metelkana (Arctiidae) |
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| European Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar (Lymantriidae) |
Meadow Brown Butterfly Hipparchia circe (Satyridae) |
Ground Beetle Carabus fabricii (Carabidae) |
Gigas Ground Beetle Procerus gigas (Carabidae) |
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| Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
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| Lesser Purple Emperor Apatura ilia (Nymphalidae) |
Willowherb Hawk Moth Proserpinus proserpina (Sphingidae) |
Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow Colias erate (Pieridae) |
Tiger Moth Pericallia matronula (Arctiidae) |
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| Fritilary Argyronome laodice (Nymphalidae) |
Tiger Moth Callimorpha quadripunctaria (Arctiidae) |
Orange Tip Anthocharis cardamines (Pieridae) |
Meleager's Blue Meleageria daphnis (Lycaenidae) |
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| European Longhorn beetle Cerambyx cerdo (Cerambycidae) |
European Woodworm Hedobia imperialis (Anobiidae) |
European Rhinoceros Beetle Oryctes nasicornis (Scarabaeidae) |
Scarab Beetle Trichius fasciatus (Scarabaeidae) |
Purpuricenus Longhorn Beetle Purpuricenus kaehleri (Cerambycidae) |
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| Spotted cucumber Beetle Chrysomela vigintipunctata (Chrysomelidae) |
Leaf Beetle Entomoscelis adonidis (Chrysomelidae) |
Two-spotted Ladybird Adalia bipunctata (Coccinelidae) |
Calosoma Beetle Calosoma sycophanta (Carabidae) |
Jewel Beetle Antaxia salicis (Buprestidae) |
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| Western Honeybee Apis melifera melifera (Apidae) |
Italian Honeybee Apis melifera ligusitica (Apidae) |
Carniolan Honeybee Apis melifera carnica (Apidae) |
Caucasian Honeybee Apis melifera caucasica (Apidae) |
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