Tagged: Marine Life

CROATIA | Marine Life – Freshwater Fishes

Marine Life - Freshwater Fishes

Postage Stamp : Marine Life – Freshwater Fishes
Date of Issue : April 01, 2025
Description : The series highlights the biodiversity of Croatia’s rivers and lakes. Each stamp features a detailed illustration of the fish in its natural underwater habitat.

  • Brown Trout (Salmo trutta): The left stamp (Potočna pastrva). A popular game fish found in cold, oxygen-rich mountain streams.
  • Wels Catfish (Silurus glanis): The center stamp (Som). One of the largest freshwater fish in Europe, known for its long barbels and impressive size.
  • Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio): The right stamp (Šaran). A widely recognized fish significant in both sport fishing and European culinary traditions.

NORWAY | Lofoten

Lofoten Norway

Postcrossing ID : NO-297151
Travel Time : 23 Days

Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus)

Postage Stamp : Marine Life in Norway | Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus)
Date of Issue : January 02, 2004
Description : Part of a “Marine Life” series, this stamp features a close-up of the Atlantic Wolffish (Anarhichas lupus), known in Norwegian as Steinbit (literally “Stone-biter”)

Postage Stamp : Lighthouses | Sklinna
Date of Issue : October 01, 2016
Description : This stamp depicts the Sklinna Lighthouse (Sklinna fyr), located in Leka, Norway. It is part of a long-running series featuring Norwegian lighthouses.

#56 – GREECE

marine Life - Greece

Riches of the Greek Seas (21.02.2012)

  • Palinurus Elephas
  • Octopus Vulgaris

Andrew N. Liveris (16.09.2013)

Thank You George Robakis for this nice cover.

#32 – GREECE

Physical to the Digital Post Service

Riches of the Greek Seas (21.02.2012)

  • Octopus vulgaris
  • Palinurus elephas

Free Composition (02.12.2013)

  • From the physical to the digital post service

Thank You George Robakis for this nice cover.

#21 – BAHAMAS

The Bahamas Marine Life

The Bahamas: Marine Life (03.01.2012)

  • Nassau Grouper, Epinephelus Striatus

The Nassau grouper is found in the Western Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It is a top reef predator that contributes greatly to the health of the coral reefs. The Nassau grouper is the most important finfish resource in The Bahamas.

  • Christmas Tree Worm, Spirobranchus Giganteus

The Christmas tree worm is a marine tube-dwelling worm named for it characteristic, brightly coloured, spiral shaped ‘christmas tree-like’ tentacles which can be seen on the reef protruding from corals. This animal is a popular photographic subject for underwater enthusiasts.

Thank You Patrick Hevaghan for this nice cover.

Text Credit: Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation (BREEF)

#15 – GREECE

100 Years from Mount Olympus First Ascent

Riches of the Greek Seas (21.02.2012)

  • Octopus vulgaris
  • Palinurus elephas

100 Years from Mount Olympus First Ascent (19.07.2013)

Thank You George Robakis for this nice cover.

#14 – GREECE

100 years since the liberation of Thessaloniki

Riches of the Greek Seas (21.02.2012)

  • Caretta caretta

100 Years Since The Liberation Of Thessaloniki (26.10.2012)

  • The battle of Deskati

Thank You Kioroglou Savas for this nice cover.

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