Mammals – Orca

Nature photographer Audun Rikardsen has published a book on whales – and takes the reader on a journey into the world of whales. He follows them closely 24 hours a day and in all weather conditions. Readers learn about allRead More

Croatian Flora – Strictly Protected Species (C)

Snake’s head (Fritillaria meleagrisL.) English: Snake’s headGerman: SchachblumeFrench: Fritillaire pintadeItalian: Testa di serpente Snake’s head is a strictly protected plant species from the lily family (Liliaceae). This perennial bulbous monocotyledon rarely grows higher than 20 cm and flowers in earlyRead More

Rare Birds

SkylarkThe agile robin is an early riser, but you can hear his singing until late in the evening. With its striking orange-red throat plumage, it can be seen mainly in hedges and bushes. As for food, robins look for beetles,Read More

Dragonflies – II

Like in the first part of the series, the motifs for the second and last part of these colourful definitives were taken by nature photographer Xaver Roser. He captured the dragonflies on camera in the Ruggeller Riet nature reserve inRead More

160 Years Since the Inauguration of the ‘Dimitrie Brandza Botanical Garden of the University of Bucharest

In the context of this year’s anniversary of the Bucharest Botanical Garden, Romfilateliaintroduces into circulation on Tuesday, March 03rd, this year, the postage stamps issue 160 years since the inauguration of the “Dimitrie Brandza” Botanical Garden of the University of Bucharest. Established asRead More

Experience Nature – Insects

Netherlands – On 4 June 2018, PostNL will be issuing Experience nature – insects, a sheetlet of ten stamps in ten different designs. The stamps are marked ‘Nederland 1’, the denomination for items up to 20g in weight destined forRead More

World Bee Day

Slovenia – In December 2017, in response to an initiative from Slovenia, the United Nations unanimously proclaimed 20 May as World Bee Day. This was the culmination of a several-year campaign by the Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry andRead More

Endangered Animals II

Finland – Posti will continue the Endangered Animals Stamp Sheet in coorperation with WWF Finland. The second publication in the series features arctic animals; the arctic fox, salmon and the snowy owl. The stamps have been designed by Petteri Mattila.Read More

The Tagus River

Portugal – It is not easy to condense a comprehensive view of the Tagus River into a small number of images, such is its size and importance. Nonetheless, I believe that the present collection of stamps on the Tagus River,Read More

Animals of the Forest

Switzerland – Four well-known and popular forest animals decorate a beautiful set of special stamps: the great spotted woodpecker, red squirrel, roe deer and European badger will easily win the hearts of the local population. Following in the footsteps ofRead More

Endangered Species – The Black Rhinoceros

Guernsey – The black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) is the most well known of the five living rhinoceros species, thanks largely to its highly publicised international conservation drive. Also known as the hook-lipped rhinoceros, it is one of the oldest groupsRead More

Portuguese Autochthonous Breeds

Portugal – About 10 thousand years ago, humans began to domesticate animals for use in labour and as a source of food, clothing (furs, wool) and fat (biofuel) for daily survival. Since then, necessity led to empirical genetic selection basedRead More

Madeira Self-Adhesive

In this Madeira series, the stamps take us on a route that begins with one of the most emblematic events in this archipelago’s popular culture. For a week, the Flower Festival invites tourists and residents to participate in a celebrationRead More

Experience Nature – Reptiles and Amphibians

Netherlands – On 2 January 2018, PostNL will be issuing Experience nature – reptiles and amphibians, a sheetlet of ten stamps in ten different designs. The stamps are marked ‘Nederland 1’, the denomination for items up to 20g in weightRead More

Birds 2018

Norway – Many people are familiar with Hedvig, the tame snowy owl from the Harry Potter films that follows the hero through thick and thin. In reality, though, snowy owls spend most of their time catching mice. In Norway, theRead More