The following stamps issued by various countries commemorate specific genus species from 3 of the main kingdoms: Animalia, Fungi and Plantae. Clicking on any of red text will link to additional information about the kingdom, stamp or country issuing the stamp. The list can also be sorted by using the dropdown selectors under "TAXONOMY."
TAXONOMY
PHILATELY SERIES
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Hepatica acutiloba
Country:
Finland
Year Issued:
1992
Plantae
Philately link:
Hepatica acutiloba
Country:
Finland
Year Issued:
1992
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Acer platanoides
Country:
Moldova
Year Issued:
2018
Plantae
Philately link:
Acer platanoides
Country:
Moldova
Year Issued:
2018
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Equisetum fluviatile
Country:
Åland
Year Issued:
2001
Plantae
Philately link:
Equisetum fluviatile
Country:
Åland
Year Issued:
2001
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Amanita muscaria
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1991
Fungi
Philately link:
Amanita muscaria
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1991
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Tuber gibbosum
Country:
Italy
Year Issued:
2015
Fungi
Philately link:
Tuber gibbosum
Country:
Italy
Year Issued:
2015
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Armillaria mellea
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Fungi
Philately link:
Armillaria mellea
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Lynx lynx
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Year Issued:
1959
Animalia
Philately link:
Lynx lynx
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Year Issued:
1959
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Trametes versicolor
Country:
Luxembourg
Year Issued:
2013
Fungi
Philately link:
Trametes versicolor
Country:
Luxembourg
Year Issued:
2013
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Aesculus hippocastanum
Country:
Ukraine
Year Issued:
2012
Plantae
Philately link:
Aesculus hippocastanum
Country:
Ukraine
Year Issued:
2012
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Ginkgo biloba
Country:
Jersey
Year Issued:
2012
Plantae
Philately link:
Ginkgo biloba
Country:
Jersey
Year Issued:
2012
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Quercus robur
Country:
Jersey
Year Issued:
1997
Plantae
Philately link:
Quercus robur
Country:
Jersey
Year Issued:
1997
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Angelica archangelica
Country:
Åland
Year Issued:
2007
Plantae
Philately link:
Angelica archangelica
Country:
Åland
Year Issued:
2007
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Lycopodium annotinum
Country:
Åland
Year Issued:
2001
Plantae
Philately link:
Lycopodium annotinum
Country:
Åland
Year Issued:
2001
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Daucus carota
Country:
Iceland
Year Issued:
2020
Plantae
Philately link:
Daucus carota
Country:
Iceland
Year Issued:
2020
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Quercus robur
Country:
United Kingdom
Year Issued:
1973
Plantae
Philately link:
Quercus robur
Country:
United Kingdom
Year Issued:
1973
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Picea abies
Country:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year Issued:
2007
Plantae
Philately link:
Picea abies
Country:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year Issued:
2007
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Posidonia oceanica
Country:
Greece
Year Issued:
1988
Plantae
Philately link:
Posidonia oceanica
Country:
Greece
Year Issued:
1988
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Polypodium vulgare
Country:
Åland
Year Issued:
2001
Plantae
Philately link:
Polypodium vulgare
Country:
Åland
Year Issued:
2001
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Reteporella beaniana
Country:
Croatia
Year Issued:
2015
Animalia
Philately link:
Reteporella beaniana
Country:
Croatia
Year Issued:
2015
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Pygoplites diacanthus
Country:
Monaco
Year Issued:
1985
Animalia
Philately link:
Pygoplites diacanthus
Country:
Monaco
Year Issued:
1985
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Citrullus lanatus
Country:
Ukraine
Year Issued:
2013
Plantae
Philately link:
Citrullus lanatus
Country:
Ukraine
Year Issued:
2013
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Mycale lingua
Country:
Iceland
Year Issued:
2018
Animalia
Philately link:
Mycale lingua
Country:
Iceland
Year Issued:
2018
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Balistoides conspicillum
Country:
Monaco
Year Issued:
1985
Animalia
Philately link:
Balistoides conspicillum
Country:
Monaco
Year Issued:
1985
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Acer negundo
Country:
Belarus
Year Issued:
2023
Plantae
Philately link:
Acer negundo
Country:
Belarus
Year Issued:
2023
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Lactarius deliciosus
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Fungi
Philately link:
Lactarius deliciosus
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Persea americana
Country:
Madiera Islands
Year Issued:
2009
Plantae
Philately link:
Persea americana
Country:
Madiera Islands
Year Issued:
2009
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Amanita caesarea
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Fungi
Philately link:
Amanita caesarea
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Angelica archangelica
Country:
Sweden
Year Issued:
1984
Plantae
Philately link:
Angelica archangelica
Country:
Sweden
Year Issued:
1984
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Chaenomeles speciosa
Country:
Jersey
Year Issued:
2003
Plantae
Philately link:
Chaenomeles speciosa
Country:
Jersey
Year Issued:
2003
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Boletus edulis
Country:
Ukraine
Year Issued:
2013
Fungi
Philately link:
Boletus edulis
Country:
Ukraine
Year Issued:
2013
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Amanita muscaria
Country:
Luxembourg
Year Issued:
2013
Fungi
Philately link:
Amanita muscaria
Country:
Luxembourg
Year Issued:
2013
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Scilla luciliae
Country:
Turkey
Year Issued:
2022
Plantae
Philately link:
Scilla luciliae
Country:
Turkey
Year Issued:
2022
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Macrolepiota procera
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Fungi
Philately link:
Macrolepiota procera
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Lycoperdon perlatum
Country:
Luxembourg
Year Issued:
2019
Fungi
Philately link:
Lycoperdon perlatum
Country:
Luxembourg
Year Issued:
2019
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Echinacea purpurea
Country:
Netherlands
Year Issued:
2017
Plantae
Philately link:
Echinacea purpurea
Country:
Netherlands
Year Issued:
2017
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Aesculus hippocastanum
Country:
Moldova
Year Issued:
2018
Plantae
Philately link:
Aesculus hippocastanum
Country:
Moldova
Year Issued:
2018
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Quercus robur
Country:
Moldova
Year Issued:
2018
Plantae
Philately link:
Quercus robur
Country:
Moldova
Year Issued:
2018
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Capreolus capreolus
Country:
Romania
Year Issued:
1972
Animalia
Philately link:
Capreolus capreolus
Country:
Romania
Year Issued:
1972
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Picea abies
Country:
Romania
Year Issued:
1994
Plantae
Philately link:
Picea abies
Country:
Romania
Year Issued:
1994
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Aesculus hippocastanum
Country:
United Kingdom
Year Issued:
1974
Plantae
Philately link:
Aesculus hippocastanum
Country:
United Kingdom
Year Issued:
1974
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Lumbricus terrestris
Country:
Faroe Islands
Year Issued:
1991
Animalia
Philately link:
Lumbricus terrestris
Country:
Faroe Islands
Year Issued:
1991
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Canis lupus
Country:
Romania
Year Issued:
1972
Animalia
Philately link:
Canis lupus
Country:
Romania
Year Issued:
1972
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Cervus elaphus
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Year Issued:
1959
Animalia
Philately link:
Cervus elaphus
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Year Issued:
1959
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Cantharellus cibarius
Country:
Switzerland
Year Issued:
2014
Fungi
Philately link:
Cantharellus cibarius
Country:
Switzerland
Year Issued:
2014
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Viburnum lantana
Country:
Slovenia
Year Issued:
2021
Plantae
Philately link:
Viburnum lantana
Country:
Slovenia
Year Issued:
2021
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Anagallis arvensis
Country:
Bailiwick of Guernsey
Year Issued:
1972
Plantae
Philately link:
Anagallis arvensis
Country:
Bailiwick of Guernsey
Year Issued:
1972
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Vulpes vulpes
Country:
Romania
Year Issued:
1972
Animalia
Philately link:
Vulpes vulpes
Country:
Romania
Year Issued:
1972
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Canis lupus
Country:
Romania
Year Issued:
1992
Animalia
Philately link:
Canis lupus
Country:
Romania
Year Issued:
1992
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Agaricus campestris
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1984
Fungi
Philately link:
Agaricus campestris
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1984
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Apis mellifera
Country:
France
Year Issued:
1979
Animalia
Philately link:
Apis mellifera
Country:
France
Year Issued:
1979
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Canis lupus
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Year Issued:
1959
Animalia
Philately link:
Canis lupus
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Year Issued:
1959
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Juniperus communis
Country:
Sweden
Year Issued:
2008
Plantae
Philately link:
Juniperus communis
Country:
Sweden
Year Issued:
2008
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Corvus corax
Country:
Iceland
Year Issued:
1981
Animalia
Philately link:
Corvus corax
Country:
Iceland
Year Issued:
1981
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Tyto alba
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Year Issued:
1986
Animalia
Philately link:
Tyto alba
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Year Issued:
1986
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Laetmogone violacea
Country:
Iceland
Year Issued:
2018
Animalia
Philately link:
Laetmogone violacea
Country:
Iceland
Year Issued:
2018
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Acer negundo
Country:
Vatican City
Year Issued:
1995
Plantae
Philately link:
Acer negundo
Country:
Vatican City
Year Issued:
1995
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Lycoperdon perlatum
Country:
Sweden
Year Issued:
1978
Fungi
Philately link:
Lycoperdon perlatum
Country:
Sweden
Year Issued:
1978
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Boletus edulis
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Fungi
Philately link:
Boletus edulis
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Amanita pantherina
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1991
Fungi
Philately link:
Amanita pantherina
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1991
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Bison bonasus
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Year Issued:
1959
Animalia
Philately link:
Bison bonasus
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Year Issued:
1959
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Valeriana officinalis
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Year Issued:
1971
Plantae
Philately link:
Valeriana officinalis
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Year Issued:
1971
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Agaricus silvaticus
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Fungi
Philately link:
Agaricus silvaticus
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Ursus arctos
Country:
Romania
Year Issued:
1972
Animalia
Philately link:
Ursus arctos
Country:
Romania
Year Issued:
1972
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Lycopodium clavatum
Country:
Poland
Year Issued:
1967
Plantae
Philately link:
Lycopodium clavatum
Country:
Poland
Year Issued:
1967
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Crataegus monogyna
Country:
Jersey
Year Issued:
1997
Plantae
Philately link:
Crataegus monogyna
Country:
Jersey
Year Issued:
1997
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Penicillium roqueforti
Country:
France
Year Issued:
2006
Fungi
Philately link:
Penicillium roqueforti
Country:
France
Year Issued:
2006
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Penicillium roqueforti
Country:
Italy
Year Issued:
2011
Fungi
Philately link:
Penicillium roqueforti
Country:
Italy
Year Issued:
2011
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Tyto alba
Country:
United Kingdom
Year Issued:
2003
Animalia
Philately link:
Tyto alba
Country:
United Kingdom
Year Issued:
2003
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Pleurotus ostreatus
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Fungi
Philately link:
Pleurotus ostreatus
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Marmota marmota
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Year Issued:
1959
Animalia
Philately link:
Marmota marmota
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Year Issued:
1959
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Penicillium chrysogenum
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1981
Fungi
Philately link:
Penicillium chrysogenum
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1981
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Chaenomeles speciosa
Country:
Poland
Year Issued:
1972
Plantae
Philately link:
Chaenomeles speciosa
Country:
Poland
Year Issued:
1972
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Bubo scandiacus
Country:
Poland
Year Issued:
2017
Animalia
Philately link:
Bubo scandiacus
Country:
Poland
Year Issued:
2017
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Acer platanoides
Country:
Sweden
Year Issued:
1983
Plantae
Philately link:
Acer platanoides
Country:
Sweden
Year Issued:
1983
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Boletus edulis
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1984
Fungi
Philately link:
Boletus edulis
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1984
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Aegypius monachus
Country:
Estonia
Year Issued:
1997
Animalia
Philately link:
Aegypius monachus
Country:
Estonia
Year Issued:
1997
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Sus scrofa
Country:
Moldova
Year Issued:
2018
Animalia
Philately link:
Sus scrofa
Country:
Moldova
Year Issued:
2018
Kingdom:
Plantae
Philately link:
Anagallis arvensis
Country:
Jersey
Year Issued:
2005
Plantae
Philately link:
Anagallis arvensis
Country:
Jersey
Year Issued:
2005
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Cantharellus cibarius
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1984
Fungi
Philately link:
Cantharellus cibarius
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1984
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Penicillium chrysogenum
Country:
United Kingdom
Year Issued:
1967
Fungi
Philately link:
Penicillium chrysogenum
Country:
United Kingdom
Year Issued:
1967
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Ursus arctos
Country:
Romania
Year Issued:
1992
Animalia
Philately link:
Ursus arctos
Country:
Romania
Year Issued:
1992
Kingdom:
Animalia
Philately link:
Mytilus edulis
Country:
United Kingdom
Year Issued:
2007
Animalia
Philately link:
Mytilus edulis
Country:
United Kingdom
Year Issued:
2007
Kingdom:
Fungi
Philately link:
Morchella esculenta
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1984
Fungi
Philately link:
Morchella esculenta
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1984