Insect Stamp of Central Africa

Central African Republic was in a French follower in 19 end of the century, and it was admitted into French Equatorial Africa in 1910 and achieved independence in 1960. A Bokassa military commander raised coup d'etat in 1965 and it took office as Bokassa gore territory in 1966 and strengthened autocracy. It changed name in the name of a country with the Central African Empire in 1976 and introduced myself as the emperor in oneself. President first generation Dacko got French support in 1979 and raised bloodless coup detat and returned to the President and returned it to republican form of government. A military coup broke out in 1981 and entered a military administration bottom again. It transferred in a civil administration in 1986, and election was performed under plural political parties in 1993, and President Patasse was born.
The small landlocked country located in the center in Africa called the Central Africa Republic issued 8 kinds butterfly stamps in 1960-61. In 1962 this country issued 12 kinds of the triangular stamps which drew the longhorn beetle and the scarab beetle and which has a taste very much. It has the atmosphere of the stamp of France which is a suzerain, and I like the classical height of intaglio printing.
Four kinds of butterfly stamps were issued in 1963.
Five kinds of moth stamps were issued in 1969.
Silkworm stamps were issued in 1970.
Four kinds of beetle stamps were issued in 1985.

Central Africa
1961.6.10(2f,3f)/1960.9.3(5f,10f,20f,85f) Butterfly Stamp
Noble White Charaxes
Charaxes nobilis
(Nymphalidae)
Blood-red Glider
Cymothoe sangaris
(Nymphalidae)
Very Large Moth
Dactyloceras luciana
(Brahmaeidae)
Blue-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes ameliae
(Nymphalidae)
Shining Red Charaxes
Charaxes zingha
(Nymphalidae)
African Giant Swallowtail
Papilio antimachus
(Papilionidae)

1962.10.15 Beetle Postage due Stamp
Jewel Longhorn Beetle
Sternotomis virescens
(Cerambycidae)
Centaurus Giant Beetle
Augosoma centaurus
(Scarabaeidae)
Eudicella Beetle
Eudicella smithi
(Scarabaeidae)
Jewel Longhorn Beetle
Sternotomis gama
(Cerambycidae)
Longhorn Beetle
Voetia virescens
(Cerambycidae)
Longhorn Beetle
Diastocera trifasciata
(Cerambycidae)
Stephanorrhina Beetle
Stephanorrhina guttata
(Scarabaeidae)
Taurhina Beetle
Taurhina longiceps
(Scarabaeidae)
Longhorn Beetle
Monochamus griseoplagiatus
(Cerambycidae)
Eudicella Beetle
Eudicella gralli
(Scarabaeidae)
Longhorn Beetle
Phryneta leprosa
(Cerambycidae)
Longhorn Beetle
Jamwonus trifasciatus
(Cerambycidae)


1963.11.18 Butterfly Stamp
Round Winged Orange-Tip
Colotis evippe
(Pieridae)
Mocker Swallowtail
Papilio dardanus
(Papilionidae)
Central Emperor Swallowtail
Papilio lormieri
(Papilionidae)
Giant Blue Swallowtail
Papilio zalmoxis
(Papilionidae)

1969.2.25 Moth Stamp
Angulate Batwing
Holocerina angulata
(Saturniidae)
Cat's Eyed Emperor
Aurivillius aratus
(Saturniidae)
Edible Caterpillar
Imbrasia dione
(Saturniidae)
Pink Silk Moth
Eudaemonia troglophylla
(Saturniidae)
White Red Saturn Moth
Epiphora albida
(Saturniidae)

1970.9.15 Silkworm Stamp
Silkworm
Bombyx mori
(Bombycidae)

1985.3 Beetle Stamp
Chelorrhina Beetle
Chelorrhina polyphemus
(Scarabaeidae)
Fornasinius Beetle
Fornasinius russus
(Scarabaeidae)
Goliath Beetle
Goliathus goliathus
(Scarabaeidae)
Goliath Beetle
Goliathus orientalis
(Scarabaeidae)


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