Insect Stamp of Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau is comprised of the mainland close against Senegal and Guinea and Bissau Island floating in the offing. A Portuguese went ashore in the 15th century and was governed afterward for 500 years. In Portuguese Guinia, liberation organization Guinea-Bissau Cape Verdean independent African party of a race declared Guinea-Bissau and independence of Cape Verde in September, 1973. And Guinea-Bissau became independent after the fight with the Portuguese military in September of 1974 and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau was born. A socialistic policy was pushed forward after independence, but switch was gradually planned to liberalism economy after a military coup happened in 1980 and having shifted to 1 party autocracy of the independent African party.
Ten kinds of wonderful beetle stamps were issued from Portuguese Guinea in 1953. It is printed by Courvoisier of Switzerland which has established reputation in printing technology. Please enjoy ten kinds of these wonderful stamps thoroughly.
Six kinds of bee stamps were issued in 2001 by the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. One kind of small size seat comprised of two kinds of bee stamps of the design same as one kind of small seat comprised of six kinds of bee stamps was issued in 2010.

Portuguese Guinea
1953 Normal Stamp
Longhorn Beetle
Analeptes trifasciata
(Cerambycidae)
Shield-backed Bug
Callidae panaethiopica
(Scutelleridae)
Ground Beetle
Craspedophorus brevicollis
(Harpalidae)
Anthia Ground Beetle
Anthia nimrod
(Harpalidae)
Leaf Mining Insect
Platypria luctuosa
(Chrysomelidae)
Acanthophorus Longhorn Beetle
Acanthophorus maculatus
(Cerambycidae)
Longhorn beetle
Cordylomera nitidipennis
(Cerambycidae)
Net-winged Beetle
Lycus latissimus
(Lycidae)
African Blue Tiger Beetle
Cicindela brunet
(Cicindelidae)
Long Neck Ground Beetle
Colliuris dimidiata
(Brachinidae)


Republic of Guinea-Bissau
2001.4.1 Bee Stamp
European Hornet
Vespa crabro
(Vespidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
European Hornet
Vespa crabro
(Vespidae)
European Hornet
Vespa crabro
(Vespidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)


2010.10.28 Bee Stamp
Syrhid Fly
Syrphus sp.
(Syrphidae)
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
(Vespidae)
Sphecid Wasp
Cerceris bicornuta
(Sphecidae)
Yellow-legged Paper Wasp
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis
(Vespidae)
Potter Wasp
Eumenes smithi
(Eumenidae)
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
(Vespidae)
Syrhid Fly
Syrphus sp.
(Syrphidae)
Horse Guard Wasp
Stictia carolina
(Sphecidae)
Sphecid Wasp
Cerceris bicornuta
(Sphecidae)
Syrhid Fly
Syrphus sp.
(Syrphidae)
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
(Vespidae)
Paper Wasp
Polistes dorsalis
(Vespidae)


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