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Bhutan Sheetlet – Insects and Spiders-1997

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Bhutan Sheetlet – Insects and Spiders-1997

Bhutan issued a sheetlet on 15 Jan 1997 on Insects and Spiders. 25 stamps were issued.

BHUTAN INSECTS SHEETLET
BHUTAN 1997 -INSECTS & SPIDERS

1 Ch – Giant Himalayan Honeybee   2Ch -Flower Chafer  3Ch -Long-Winged Conehead Cricket     4 Ch -Oriental Cockroach    5 Ch -Great Diving Beetle 10 Ch – Hercules Beetle    15 Ch -Ladybird    20 Ch- Red-tailed Flesh Fly  25 Ch-Stag Beetle   30 Ch- Caterpillar          35 Ch-Red underwing moth  40 Ch- Hawaii Longhorn Beetle. 45 Ch-Giant Ichneumon Wasp     50 Ch- Field Cricket     60 Ch- Elephant Hawk-Moth.  65 Ch -Pond Skater  70 Ch- Banded Demoiselle   80 Ch- Ground Beetle   90 Ch -Stinkbug   1Nu -Giant Hairy Scorpion 1.50 Nu -German Wasp  2 Nu-Lanternfly   2.50 Nu-Praying Mantis   3 Nu -European Garden Spider   3.50 Nu -Rose Windmill   15 Nu -Cockchafer

 

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50th Anniversary UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Miniature Sheet Bhutan 1997.

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50th Anniversary UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Miniature Sheet Bhutan 1997.

Bhutan issued a miniature with eight stamps of 10 Nu each on 50th Anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, The sites featured on stamps are

Mountain Huangshan (China)                   Statue of Emperor Qin (China)

Imperial Bronze Dragon (China)               Tikal National Park (Guatemala)

Evora (Portugal)                                             Forest Shirakami Sanchi (Japan)

View from Effiel Tower (France)         Wooden Walkway in the valley below Falls (Croatia)

BHUTAN WORLD HERITAGE
BHUTAN MS 1997 – UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES.

Fauna of Bhutan – Miniature Sheet 2015.

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Fauna of Bhutan – Miniature Sheet 2015.

Bhutan issued a miniature sheet containing eight stamps on Fauna of Bhutan. Each stamp of  30 Nu was issued on  11 Nov 2015. It was also a WWF issue. The Fauna featured on stamps are

Wild Water Buffalo               Red Panda                   Snow Leopard

Putitor Mahaseer                  Asian Elephant            White-bellied Heron

Gee’s Golden Langur            Bengal Tiger

BHUTAN MS FAUNA
BHUTAN MS 2015 – FAUNA

 

Flora & Fauna of Bhutan – Miniature Sheet 2014.

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Flora & Fauna of Bhutan – Miniature Sheet 2014.

Bhutan issued a miniature sheet on 10 May 2014 on Flora & Fauna of Bhutan. All stamps were of 20 Nu denomination. The Flora and Fauna featured are

20 Nu -Melastoma                 20 Nu – Golden Langur       20 Nu- Primula

20 Nu- Himalayan Black Bear     20 Nu – Red Panda

20 Nu -Michelia                     20 Nu- Indian Muntjac         20 Nu – Geranium

BHUTAN MS FAUNA AND FLORA
BHUTAN MS 2014 – FLORA and FAUNA.

Stamps on Red Panda – Sheetlet Bhutan 2009.

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Stamps on Red Panda – Sheetlet Bhutan 2009.

Bhutan issued a sheetlet containing two Blocks of four stamps on Red Panda. Two stamps are of 20 Nu and two stamps of 25 Nu. The stamps were issued on 09 Oct 2009 under the theme Global Nature Conservation of WWF. Red Panda in natural habitat is shown on stamps.

Red Panda is also known as Lesser Panda and Red Bear Cat. It is mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It is listed as endangered on IUCN list as the population of mature individuals is estimated to be less than 10,000.

 

BHUTAN MS RED PANDA
BHUTAN MS 2009 -RED PANDA

Predators of Arabia – Se-Tenant Sheet of United Arab Emirates 2003.

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Predators of Arabia – Se-Tenant Sheet of United Arab Emirates 2003

The United Arab Emirates Post issued a se-tenant sheet containing 12 stamps of 50 UAE Fils on the theme Predators of Arabia. The stamps were issued on 10 June 2003 and feature stamps on Cats of Prey, Mammals, Foxes, Leopards etc.

50 Fils – Arabian Leopard         50 Fils – Blanford’s Fox                   50 Fils – Caracal

50 Fils – Cheetah                         50 Fils – Gordon’s Wildcat              50 Fils-Striped Hyena

50 Fils – Golden Jackal               50 Fils -White-tailed Mongoose     50 Fils-Ruppell’s Fox

50 Fils – Sand Cat                        50 Fils -Small-spotted Genet            50 Fils-Arabian Wolf.

UAE 2003 -PREDATORS OF ARABIA
UAE 2003 -PREDATORS OF ARABIA

Wildlife Conservation – Stamps of USA 1972.

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Wildlife Conservation – Stamps of USA 1972.

US Postal Service issued a set of four stamps on Wildlife Conservation on 20 September  1972. The Wildlife featured on these 8c stamps are

Brown Pelican                                       Bighorn Sheep

Northern Fur Seal                                 Northern Cardinal

USA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 1972
USA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 1972 -BROWN PELICAN, BIGHORN SHEEP, NORTHERN FUR SEAL & NORTHERN CARDINAL