Why did I suggest butterflies as a theme when I had shown several butterfly stamps before?
In the April A-Z Challenge earlier this year I took butterflies as my subject and discovered then that many countries had them on their stamps.
Back in 2012 I cheated when I showed a set of stamps scanned from a catalogue. Now I can show them on an FDC acquired since then.
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| Great Britain - 1981 |
- Chequered Skipper
- Peacock
- Large Blue
- Small Tortoiseshell
By coincidence the Big Butterfly Count 2015, run by the Butterfly Conservation, has started this week in the UK. I know that we shall see the Peacock and the Tortoiseshell in our garden but not the other two.
Ones that will not appear are:
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| Bulgaria - Mountain Apollo |
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| Canada - Monarch Butterfly - 31 March 2014 |
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| Rwanda - Broad Green-banded Swallowtail |
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| USA - Great Spangled Fritillary - 2014 |
I'm off to watch The Open at St Andrews on the TV where I can be sure I won't get stung by a bee.
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| Bumble Bee and Small Tortoiseshell - 2009 |
5 comments:
The '81 set was pretty I can see why you wanted one of your own. Love the detail shown of the fritillary on the US stamp.
Great selection. The Bulgarian one is fascinating - looks a bit like a charcoal drawing.
I have a butterfly stamp that I have been saving for you. Pity I didn't send it before.
The colours are so bright in your FDC!
I should pay closer attention to the butterflies around here as I often think I rarely see any.
I'm disappointed at all those delays from the Open - I have plans for Monday and now will miss the final round :(
I'm now considering another visit to the Singapore Botanic Garden for a butterfly sightseeing after seeing so many from this post! Thanks Bob for sharing.
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