PHILATELY SERIES

World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Common name:
   Shiitake mushroom
Philately link:
   Lentinula edodes
Country:
   Kenya
Year Issued:
   1989
Common name:
   African buffalo
Philately link:
   Syncerus caffer
Country:
   Liberia
Year Issued:
   1923
Common name:
   Northern giraffe, Three-horned giraffe
Philately link:
   Giraffa camelopardalis
Country:
   South Africa
Year Issued:
   1961
Common name:
   African bush elephant, African savanna elephant, African elephant
Philately link:
   Loxodonta africana
Country:
   Gambia
Year Issued:
   1938
Common name:
   Pennant coralfish, Longfin bannerfish, Reef bannerfish
Philately link:
   Heniochus acuminatus
Country:
   Mali
Year Issued:
   1997
Common name:
   Convict surgeonfish, Convict tang, Manini
Philately link:
   Acanthurus triostegus
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Poison pie, Fairy cakes
Philately link:
   Hebeloma crustuliniforme
Country:
   Burundi
Year Issued:
   2004
Common name:
   Starry triggerfish, Flat-tailed triggerfish
Philately link:
   Abalistes stellaris
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Lemon verbena, Fragrant Verbena
Philately link:
   Aloysia citrodora
Country:
   Tunisia
Year Issued:
   2011
Common name:
   Fly agaric, Fly amanita
Philately link:
   Amanita muscaria
Country:
   Togo
Year Issued:
   1995
Common name:
   Garlic
Philately link:
   Allium sativum
Country:
   Tunisia
Year Issued:
   2011
Common name:
   Lion
Philately link:
   Panthera leo
Country:
   Sierra Leone
Year Issued:
   2022
Common name:
   Hammerhead shark, Great hammerhead
Philately link:
   Sphyrna mokarran
Country:
   British Indian Ocean Territory
Year Issued:
   1994
Common name:
   Black rhinoceros, Black rhino, Hook-lipped rhinoceros
Philately link:
   Diceros bicornis
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Masked bannerfish
Philately link:
   Heniochus monoceros
Country:
   British Indian Ocean Territory
Year Issued:
   2006
Common name:
   Red cornetfish
Philately link:
   Fistularia petimba
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Common bluestripe, Bluestripe sea perch, Blue-line snapper
Philately link:
   Lutjanus kasmira
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Porky
Philately link:
   Stephanolepis auratus
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Leopard
Philately link:
   Panthera pardus
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Springbok, Springbuck
Philately link:
   Antidorcas marsupialis
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Desert warthog
Philately link:
   Phacochoerus aethiopicus
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Dusky batfish, Pinnate spadefish, Pinnate batfish
Philately link:
   Platax pinnatus
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Impala, Rooibok
Philately link:
   Aepyceros melampus
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Swamp cicada
Philately link:
   Neotibicen tibicen
Country:
   Equatorial Guinea
Year Issued:
   1978
Common name:
   Leopard
Philately link:
   Panthera pardus
Country:
   Belgian Congo
Year Issued:
   1942
Common name:
   Longfin bannerfish, Reef bannerfish, Coachman
Philately link:
   Heniochus acuminatus
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Purple coneflower, Eastern purple coneflower
Philately link:
   Echinacea purpurea
Country:
   Niger
Year Issued:
   2018
Common name:
   Greater kudu
Philately link:
   Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Country:
   South Africa
Year Issued:
   1998
Common name:
   Sunburst butterflyfish, Black-lipped butterflyfish, Klein's butterflyfish
Philately link:
   Chaetodon kleinii
Country:
   Mali
Year Issued:
   1997
Common name:
   Imperial angelfish, Royal angelfish
Philately link:
   Pygoplites diacanthus
Country:
   Mayotte
Year Issued:
   1999
Common name:
   Longnose butterflyfish
Philately link:
   Forcipiger longirostris
Country:
   British Indian Ocean Territory
Year Issued:
   2006
Common name:
   Anise, Aniseed, Anix
Philately link:
   Pimpinella anisum
Country:
   Tunisia
Year Issued:
   2011
Common name:
   Emperor angelfish
Philately link:
   Pomacanthus imperator
Country:
   Mali
Year Issued:
   1997
Common name:
   Desert warthog
Philately link:
   Phacochoerus aethiopicus
Country:
   South Africa
Year Issued:
   1961
Common name:
   Rainbow butterflyfish, Melon butterflyfish, Lineated butterflyfish
Philately link:
   Chaetodon trifasciatus
Country:
   British Indian Ocean Territory
Year Issued:
   2006
Common name:
   Triceratops
Philately link:
   Triceratops horridus
Country:
   Equatorial Guinea
Year Issued:
   1994
Common name:
   Eastern tiger swallowtail, Tiger swallowtail
Philately link:
   Papilio glaucus
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1998
Common name:
   Anna's hummingbird
Philately link:
   Calypte anna
Country:
   Liberia
Year Issued:
   1999
Common name:
   Cilantro
Philately link:
   Coriandrum sativum
Country:
   Mauritius
Year Issued:
   1995
Common name:
   Ellipsen waterbuck, Common waterbuck, Ringed waterbuck
Philately link:
   Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Country:
   Upper Volta
Year Issued:
   1962
Common name:
   Lavender tang, Spot-cheeked surgeonfish, Dusky surgeonfish
Philately link:
   Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Northern giraffe, Three-horned giraffe
Philately link:
   Giraffa camelopardalis
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Scrawled butterflyfish
Philately link:
   Chaetodon meyeri
Country:
   British Indian Ocean Territory
Year Issued:
   2006
Common name:
   Springbok, Sringbuck
Philately link:
   Antidorcas marsupialis
Country:
   South Africa
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Avocado
Philately link:
   Persea americana
Country:
   Ghana
Year Issued:
   2012
Common name:
   Bald eagle
Philately link:
   Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Country:
   Togo
Year Issued:
   2011
Common name:
   Southern eland, Eland antelope
Philately link:
   Taurotragus oryx
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Impala, Rooibok
Philately link:
   Aepyceros melampus
Country:
   Namibia
Year Issued:
   2007
Common name:
   White mushroom, Button mushroom, Portobello mushroom
Philately link:
   Agaricus bisporus
Country:
   Kenya
Year Issued:
   1989
Common name:
   Vagabond butterflyfish, Crisscross butterflyfish
Philately link:
   Chaetodon vagabundus
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Harlequin tuskfish
Philately link:
   Choerodon fasciatus
Country:
   Mali
Year Issued:
   1997
Common name:
   Gemsbok, South African oryx
Philately link:
   Oryx gazella
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Moorish idol
Philately link:
   Zanclus cornutus
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Common hippopotamus, Nile hippopotamus, River hippopotamus
Philately link:
   Hippopotamus amphibius
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Twelve-spotted skimmer
Philately link:
   Libellula pulchella
Country:
   Sierra Leone
Year Issued:
   2003
Common name:
   Giant sable antelope
Philately link:
   Hippotragus niger
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Tiger shark
Philately link:
   Galeocerdo cuvier
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   2018
Common name:
   Triangular boxfish
Philately link:
   Tetrosomus concatenatus
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Rosemary
Philately link:
   Salvia rosmarinus
Country:
   Tunisia
Year Issued:
   2011
Common name:
   Carrot
Philately link:
   Daucus carota
Country:
   Ghana
Year Issued:
   2012
Common name:
   Saffron milk cap
Philately link:
   Lactarius deliciosus
Country:
   Guinea-Bissau
Year Issued:
   1985
Common name:
   Redskinfish
Philately link:
   Ablabys binotatus
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   African bush elephant, African savanna elephant, African elephant
Philately link:
   Loxodonta africana
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Honey fungus
Philately link:
   Armillaria mellea
Country:
   Burkina Faso
Year Issued:
   1985
Common name:
   Common octopus
Philately link:
   Octopus vulgaris
Country:
   South Africa
Year Issued:
   2001
Common name:
   Emperor red snapper
Philately link:
   Lutjanus sebae
Country:
   Mali
Year Issued:
   1979
Common name:
   Leopard
Philately link:
   Panthera pardus
Country:
   South Africa
Year Issued:
   1961
Common name:
   Threadfin butterflyfish
Philately link:
   Chaetodon auriga
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Papaya, Papaw, Pawpaw
Philately link:
   Carica papaya
Country:
   Ghana
Year Issued:
   2012
Common name:
   Saffron milk cap
Philately link:
   Lactarius deliciosus
Country:
   Togo
Year Issued:
   1995
Common name:
   Cashew tree
Philately link:
   Anacardium occidentale
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1981
Common name:
   Springbok, Sprinkbuck
Philately link:
   Antidorcas marsupialis
Country:
   South Africa
Year Issued:
   1926
Common name:
   Moorish idol
Philately link:
   Zanclus cornutus
Country:
   Mali
Year Issued:
   1997
Common name:
   Redtoothed triggerfish
Philately link:
   Odonus niger
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Chinese mitten crab
Philately link:
   Eriocheir sinensis
Country:
   Tanzania
Year Issued:
   1994
Common name:
   Impala, Rooibok
Philately link:
   Aepyceros melampus
Country:
   South Africa
Year Issued:
   1998
Common name:
   Orange clownfish
Philately link:
   Amphiprion percula
Country:
   Mali
Year Issued:
   1997
Common name:
   Lionfish, Firefish, Red lionfish
Philately link:
   Pterois volitans
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Lion
Philately link:
   Panthera leo
Country:
   South Africa
Year Issued:
   1961
Common name:
   Blue angelfish, Zebra angelfish
Philately link:
   Pomacanthus semicirculatus
Country:
   Somalia
Year Issued:
   1994
Common name:
   Seagrass wrasse
Philately link:
   Novaculoides macrolepidotus
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Black rhinoceros, Black rhino, Hook-lipped rhinoceros
Philately link:
   Diceros bicornis
Country:
   South Africa
Year Issued:
   1998
Common name:
   Elephant hawk moth
Philately link:
   Deilephila elpenor
Country:
   Niger
Year Issued:
   2018
Common name:
   Pineapple
Philately link:
   Ananas comosus
Country:
   Ghana
Year Issued:
   2012
Common name:
   African buffalo
Philately link:
   Syncerus caffer
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Monarch butterfly
Philately link:
   Danaus plexippus
Country:
   Eritrea
Year Issued:
   1997
Common name:
   T-rex
Philately link:
   Tyrannosaurus rex
Country:
   Equatorial Guinea
Year Issued:
   1994
Common name:
   Greater kudu
Philately link:
   Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Country:
   South Africa
Year Issued:
   1954
Common name:
   Black rhinoceros, Black rhino, Hook-lipped rhinoceros
Philately link:
   Diceros bicornis
Country:
   Republic of the Congo
Year Issued:
   1978
Common name:
   Ellipsen waterbuck, Common waterbuck, Ringed waterbuck
Philately link:
   Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Longhorn cowfish, Horned boxfish
Philately link:
   Lactoria cornuta
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Atlantic spotted dolphin
Philately link:
   Stenella frontalis
Country:
   Djibouti
Year Issued:
   2020
Common name:
   Dire wolf
Philately link:
   Aenocyon dirus
Country:
   Central African Republic
Year Issued:
   2019
Common name:
   Snowy owl
Philately link:
   Bubo scandiacus
Country:
   Togo
Year Issued:
   2011
Common name:
   Sweet orange, Valencia orange, Navel orange
Philately link:
   Citrus x aurantium
Country:
   Uganda
Year Issued:
   1975
Common name:
   Banded garden spider
Philately link:
   Argiope trifasciata
Country:
   Ivory Coast
Year Issued:
   1984
Common name:
   Greater kudu
Philately link:
   Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Mountain zebra
Philately link:
   Equus zebra
Country:
   South Africa
Year Issued:
   1954
Common name:
   Pearl toby
Philately link:
   Canthigaster margaritata
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Nile crocodile
Philately link:
   Crocodylus niloticus
Country:
   Republic of the Congo
Year Issued:
   2006
Common name:
   African bush elephant, African savanna elephant, African elephant
Philately link:
   Loxodonta africana
Country:
   Cameroon
Year Issued:
   1939
Common name:
   White-breasted nuthatch
Philately link:
   Sitta carolinensis
Country:
   Burkina Faso
Year Issued:
   1985
Common name:
   Southern eland, Eland antelope
Philately link:
   Taurotragus oryx
Country:
   South Africa
Year Issued:
   1998
Common name:
   Rainbow parrotfish
Philately link:
   Scarus guacamaia
Country:
   Mali
Year Issued:
   1997
Common name:
   Anna's hummingbird
Philately link:
   Calypte anna
Country:
   Lesotho
Year Issued:
   2007
Common name:
   Clown triggerfish, Bigspotted triggerfish
Philately link:
   Balistoides conspicillum
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Raccoon butterflyfish
Philately link:
   Chaetodon lunula
Country:
   British Indian Ocean Territory
Year Issued:
   2006
Common name:
   Red hartebeest, Cape hartebeest, Caama
Philately link:
   Alcelaphus buselaphus caama
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Somber sweetlips, Minstrel sweetlips
Philately link:
   Plectorhinchus schotaf
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Wild turkey
Philately link:
   Meleagris gallopavo
Country:
   Algeria
Year Issued:
   1990
Common name:
   Threadfin butterflyfish
Philately link:
   Chaetodon auriga
Country:
   British Indian Ocean Territory
Year Issued:
   2006
Common name:
   Mountain zebra
Philately link:
   Equus zebra
Country:
   Uganda
Year Issued:
   1996
Common name:
   Southern eland, Eland antelope
Philately link:
   Taurotragus oryx
Country:
   Burundi
Year Issued:
   1982
Common name:
   Nile crocodile
Philately link:
   Crocodylus niloticus
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Thornback cowfish
Philately link:
   Lactoria fornasini
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Desert warthog
Philately link:
   Phacochoerus aethiopicus
Country:
   Republic of the Congo
Year Issued:
   1976
Common name:
   Raccoon butterflyfish
Philately link:
   Chaetodon lunula
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   White-barred triggerfish, Striped triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish
Philately link:
   Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Sitatunga, Marshbuck, Swamp antelope
Philately link:
   Tragelaphus spekii
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Galápagos penguin
Philately link:
   Spheniscus mendiculus
Country:
   Tanzania
Year Issued:
   1999
Common name:
   Lion
Philately link:
   Panthera leo
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Mica cap, Shiny cap, Glistening ink cap
Philately link:
   Coprinellus micaceus
Country:
   Togo
Year Issued:
   1995
Common name:
   Mountain zebra
Philately link:
   Equus zebra
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Blue wildebeest, Common wildebeest, White-bearded gnu
Philately link:
   Connochaetes taurinus
Country:
   Angola
Year Issued:
   1953
Common name:
   Sitatunga, Marshbuck, Swamp antelope
Philately link:
   Tragelaphus spekii
Country:
   Republic of Chad
Year Issued:
   1985
Common name:
   Oriental flying gurnard, Purple flying gurnard
Philately link:
   Dactyloptena orientalis
Country:
   Mozambique
Year Issued:
   1951
Common name:
   Common hippopotamus, Nile hippopotamus, River hippopotamus
Philately link:
   Hippopotamus amphibius
Country:
   South Africa
Year Issued:
   1954
Common name:
   Queen angelfish, Blue angelfish, Golden angelfish
Philately link:
   Holacanthus ciliaris
Country:
   Mali
Year Issued:
   1997
Common name:
   Mango
Philately link:
   Mangifera indica
Country:
   Ghana
Year Issued:
   2012
Common name:
   Northern giraffe, Three-horned giraffe
Philately link:
   Giraffa camelopardalis
Country:
   Mozambique Company
Year Issued:
   1937
Common name:
   Turkey tail
Philately link:
   Trametes versicolor
Country:
   Togo
Year Issued:
   1995