I'd like to thank California diver Peggy Hetlage for the following scans of postage stamps with nudibranchs. Peggy says she knows of about 60 stamps with nudibranchs on them. All the countries listed on the stamps are in the Pacific Ocean except the Isle of Man, which is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, near the European continent. |
Vanuatu -- more here |
Isle of Man |
New Zealand-- this stamp sheetlet has the nudibranch on the top row to the right. |
Papua New Guinea |
Solomon Islands |
Australia, Bennett's Nudibranch -- for larger version click here to move down the page to Paul Cambridge's contributions from Australia. |
For the following stamps and stamp sheetlet scans, I
owe thanks to seaslug stamp collector Louise Wilson, a native Scot
currently living in Australia.
She tells me stampville.com was a source for some of her stamps. Another
helpful collector, Canadian Dr. Steve Morphy, tells me making a
"wish list" and submitting it to dealers is a good way to
collect particular stamps. |
This Kenya stamp was issued June 27, 1980 as part of a marine life series. |
This stamp from Angola is labeled "Expo '98" in the upper right corner and "Oceanos" on the lower left. |
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When Louise Wilson sent the Mozambique series of
nudibranch stamp scans I thought they looked familiar-- and with good
reason. |
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Special thanks to Paul Cambridge in nudibranch-blessed Australia for
providing this image of stamps from Australia (minted in May 2012). Paul
says "for the last few years I have Another Australian nudibranch: Bennett's Nudibranch, from Australia. credit: Paul Cambridge This sheet of stamps "Colours of Cocos (Keeling) Islands features a nudibranch closeup on the right column, in the center. Phyllidia cf. varicosa. credit: Paul Cambridge A close-up scan of the stamp Phyllidia cf. varicosa from the above Colours of Cocos stamp sheet. credit: Paul Cambridge
Nudibranchs of Vanuatu (Pacific Islands). issued
in October 2008. Four individual Vanuatu stamps are at the
top of this page. credit: Paul Cambridge |