The following stamps issued by various countries commemorate specific genus species from 3 of the main kingdoms: Animalia, Fungi and Plantae. Clicking on any 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
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Common name:
Penicillin
Philately link:
Penicillium chrysogenum
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1999
Penicillin
Philately link:
Penicillium chrysogenum
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1999
Common name:
Osprey
Philately link:
Pandion haliaetus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Osprey
Philately link:
Pandion haliaetus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Common name:
Fireweed
Philately link:
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1966
Fireweed
Philately link:
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1966
Common name:
Hermit thrush
Philately link:
Catharus guttatus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Hermit thrush
Philately link:
Catharus guttatus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Common name:
Harebell
Philately link:
Campanula rotundifolia
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1992
Harebell
Philately link:
Campanula rotundifolia
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1992
Common name:
Arctic bumblebee
Philately link:
Bombus polaris
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
2007
Arctic bumblebee
Philately link:
Bombus polaris
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
2007
Common name:
Eastern bluebird
Philately link:
Sialia sialis
Country:
Bermuda
Year Issued:
1985
Eastern bluebird
Philately link:
Sialia sialis
Country:
Bermuda
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Banana
Philately link:
Musa X paradisiaca
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Banana
Philately link:
Musa X paradisiaca
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Common name:
Northern cardinal
Philately link:
Cardinalis cardinalis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Northern cardinal
Philately link:
Cardinalis cardinalis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Common name:
Northern cardinal
Philately link:
Cardinalis cardinalis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Northern cardinal
Philately link:
Cardinalis cardinalis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Common name:
Showy evening primrose
Philately link:
Oenothera speciosa
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1992
Showy evening primrose
Philately link:
Oenothera speciosa
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1992
Common name:
Eastern bluebird
Philately link:
Sialia sialis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Eastern bluebird
Philately link:
Sialia sialis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Common name:
Avocado
Philately link:
Persea americana
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Avocado
Philately link:
Persea americana
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Common name:
Northern cardinal
Philately link:
Cardinalis cardinalis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1972
Northern cardinal
Philately link:
Cardinalis cardinalis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1972
Common name:
Eastern tiger swallowtail
Philately link:
Papilio glaucus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Eastern tiger swallowtail
Philately link:
Papilio glaucus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Common name:
Gray wolf
Philately link:
Canis lupus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Gray wolf
Philately link:
Canis lupus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Common name:
Sugar maple
Philately link:
Acer saccharum
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
2003
Sugar maple
Philately link:
Acer saccharum
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
2003
Common name:
Avocado
Philately link:
Persea americana
Country:
Antigua and Barbuda
Year Issued:
2017
Avocado
Philately link:
Persea americana
Country:
Antigua and Barbuda
Year Issued:
2017
Common name:
Fireweed
Philately link:
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1992
Fireweed
Philately link:
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1992
Common name:
Burn plant
Philately link:
Aloe vera
Country:
Antigua and Barbuda
Year Issued:
2014
Burn plant
Philately link:
Aloe vera
Country:
Antigua and Barbuda
Year Issued:
2014
Common name:
Chipmunk
Philately link:
Tamias striatus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
2005
Chipmunk
Philately link:
Tamias striatus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
2005
Common name:
Great blue heron
Philately link:
Ardea herodias
Country:
Nevis
Year Issued:
2010
Great blue heron
Philately link:
Ardea herodias
Country:
Nevis
Year Issued:
2010
Common name:
Longjaw squirrelfish
Philately link:
Holocentrus adscensionis
Country:
Cuba
Year Issued:
1965
Longjaw squirrelfish
Philately link:
Holocentrus adscensionis
Country:
Cuba
Year Issued:
1965
Common name:
Tulip tree
Philately link:
Liriodendron tulipifera
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1998
Tulip tree
Philately link:
Liriodendron tulipifera
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1998
Common name:
Eastern white pine
Philately link:
Pinus strobus
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1979
Eastern white pine
Philately link:
Pinus strobus
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1979
Common name:
Norway maple
Philately link:
Acer platanoides
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1994
Norway maple
Philately link:
Acer platanoides
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1994
Common name:
Longhorn cowfish
Philately link:
Lactoria cornuta
Country:
Nevis
Year Issued:
2000
Longhorn cowfish
Philately link:
Lactoria cornuta
Country:
Nevis
Year Issued:
2000
Common name:
Nematode
Philately link:
Acuaria spiralis
Country:
Cuba
Year Issued:
1975
Nematode
Philately link:
Acuaria spiralis
Country:
Cuba
Year Issued:
1975
Common name:
Eastern bluebird
Philately link:
Sialia sialis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Eastern bluebird
Philately link:
Sialia sialis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Common name:
Spinybacked spider
Philately link:
Gasteracantha cancriformis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1999
Spinybacked spider
Philately link:
Gasteracantha cancriformis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1999
Common name:
Burn plant
Philately link:
Aloe vera
Country:
Antigua and Barbuda
Year Issued:
2014
Burn plant
Philately link:
Aloe vera
Country:
Antigua and Barbuda
Year Issued:
2014
Common name:
Red fox
Philately link:
Vulpes vulpes
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Red fox
Philately link:
Vulpes vulpes
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Common name:
American black bear
Philately link:
Ursus americanus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
American black bear
Philately link:
Ursus americanus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Common name:
White oak
Philately link:
Quercus alba
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1978
White oak
Philately link:
Quercus alba
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1978
Common name:
Chipmunk
Philately link:
Tamias striatus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Chipmunk
Philately link:
Tamias striatus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Common name:
Ponderosa pine
Philately link:
Pinus ponderosa
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
2010
Ponderosa pine
Philately link:
Pinus ponderosa
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
2010
Common name:
Barred owl
Philately link:
Strix varia
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1978
Barred owl
Philately link:
Strix varia
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1978
Common name:
Red fox
Philately link:
Vulpes vulpes
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
2011
Red fox
Philately link:
Vulpes vulpes
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
2011
Common name:
Roseate skimmer
Philately link:
Orthemis ferruginea
Country:
Barbados
Year Issued:
1990
Roseate skimmer
Philately link:
Orthemis ferruginea
Country:
Barbados
Year Issued:
1990
Common name:
Bobolink
Philately link:
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Country:
The Bahamas
Year Issued:
2002
Bobolink
Philately link:
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Country:
The Bahamas
Year Issued:
2002
Common name:
Baird's tapir
Philately link:
Tapirus bairdii
Country:
Belize
Year Issued:
2006
Baird's tapir
Philately link:
Tapirus bairdii
Country:
Belize
Year Issued:
2006
Common name:
Wild turkey
Philately link:
Meleagris gallopavo
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1956
Wild turkey
Philately link:
Meleagris gallopavo
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1956
Common name:
Canadian columbine
Philately link:
Aquilegia canadensis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1992
Canadian columbine
Philately link:
Aquilegia canadensis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1992
Common name:
Common raven
Philately link:
Corvus corax
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
2016
Common raven
Philately link:
Corvus corax
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
2016
Common name:
Jack-o'lantern mushroom
Philately link:
Omphalotus illudens
Country:
Grenada
Year Issued:
1997
Jack-o'lantern mushroom
Philately link:
Omphalotus illudens
Country:
Grenada
Year Issued:
1997
Common name:
Red clover
Philately link:
Trifolium pratense
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Red clover
Philately link:
Trifolium pratense
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Common name:
Northern red oak
Philately link:
Quercus rubra
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1978
Northern red oak
Philately link:
Quercus rubra
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1978
Common name:
Osprey
Philately link:
Pandion haliaetus
Country:
Bermuda
Year Issued:
1985
Osprey
Philately link:
Pandion haliaetus
Country:
Bermuda
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Anna's hummingbird
Philately link:
Calypte anna
Country:
Grenada
Year Issued:
2011
Anna's hummingbird
Philately link:
Calypte anna
Country:
Grenada
Year Issued:
2011
Common name:
Jack-o'lantern mushroom
Philately link:
Omphalotus illudens
Country:
Dominica
Year Issued:
1998
Jack-o'lantern mushroom
Philately link:
Omphalotus illudens
Country:
Dominica
Year Issued:
1998
Common name:
Ebony jewelwing
Philately link:
Calopteryx maculata
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1999
Ebony jewelwing
Philately link:
Calopteryx maculata
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1999
Common name:
Gray catbird
Philately link:
Dumetella carolinensis
Country:
Turks and Caicos Islands
Year Issued:
1973
Gray catbird
Philately link:
Dumetella carolinensis
Country:
Turks and Caicos Islands
Year Issued:
1973
Common name:
North American porcupine
Philately link:
Erethizon dorsatum
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
2013
North American porcupine
Philately link:
Erethizon dorsatum
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
2013
Common name:
Magnificent frigatebird
Philately link:
Fregata magnificens
Country:
Saint Lucia
Year Issued:
1985
Magnificent frigatebird
Philately link:
Fregata magnificens
Country:
Saint Lucia
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Sugar maple
Philately link:
Acer saccharum
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1977
Sugar maple
Philately link:
Acer saccharum
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1977
Common name:
Bald eagle
Philately link:
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1970
Bald eagle
Philately link:
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1970
Common name:
Pineapple
Philately link:
Ananas comosus
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Pineapple
Philately link:
Ananas comosus
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Common name:
Red maple
Philately link:
Acer rubrum
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1994
Red maple
Philately link:
Acer rubrum
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1994
Common name:
Great blue heron
Philately link:
Ardea herodias
Country:
Dominica
Year Issued:
1986
Great blue heron
Philately link:
Ardea herodias
Country:
Dominica
Year Issued:
1986
Common name:
Chamomille
Philately link:
Matricaria chamomilla
Country:
Cuba
Year Issued:
1994
Chamomille
Philately link:
Matricaria chamomilla
Country:
Cuba
Year Issued:
1994
Common name:
Caribbean spiny lobster
Philately link:
Panulirus argus
Country:
British Honduras
Year Issued:
1953
Caribbean spiny lobster
Philately link:
Panulirus argus
Country:
British Honduras
Year Issued:
1953
Common name:
Balsam fir
Philately link:
Abies balsamea
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
2010
Balsam fir
Philately link:
Abies balsamea
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
2010
Common name:
Magnificent frigatebird
Philately link:
Fregata magnificens
Country:
Nevis
Year Issued:
2010
Magnificent frigatebird
Philately link:
Fregata magnificens
Country:
Nevis
Year Issued:
2010
Common name:
Monarch butterfly
Philately link:
Danaus plexippus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Monarch butterfly
Philately link:
Danaus plexippus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Common name:
American chestnut
Philately link:
Castanea dentata
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1995
American chestnut
Philately link:
Castanea dentata
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1995
Common name:
Red-winged blackbird
Philately link:
Agelaius phoeniceus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Red-winged blackbird
Philately link:
Agelaius phoeniceus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Common name:
Bobolink
Philately link:
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Country:
Grenada
Year Issued:
1984
Bobolink
Philately link:
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Country:
Grenada
Year Issued:
1984
Common name:
Wild turkey
Philately link:
Meleagris gallopavo
Country:
Mexico
Year Issued:
1994
Wild turkey
Philately link:
Meleagris gallopavo
Country:
Mexico
Year Issued:
1994
Common name:
Indigo bunting
Philately link:
Passerina cyanea
Country:
Grenada
Year Issued:
2000
Indigo bunting
Philately link:
Passerina cyanea
Country:
Grenada
Year Issued:
2000
Common name:
White-throated sparrow
Philately link:
Zonotrichia albicollis
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1969
White-throated sparrow
Philately link:
Zonotrichia albicollis
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1969
Common name:
Rosebay rhododendron
Philately link:
Rhododendron maximum
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Rosebay rhododendron
Philately link:
Rhododendron maximum
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Common name:
White-throated sparrow
Philately link:
Zonotrichia albicollis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
2014
White-throated sparrow
Philately link:
Zonotrichia albicollis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
2014
Common name:
Threadfin butterflyfish
Philately link:
Chaetodon auriga
Country:
Nevis
Year Issued:
2000
Threadfin butterflyfish
Philately link:
Chaetodon auriga
Country:
Nevis
Year Issued:
2000
Common name:
Papaya
Philately link:
Carica papaya
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Papaya
Philately link:
Carica papaya
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Common name:
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Philately link:
Arisaema triphyllum
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1992
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Philately link:
Arisaema triphyllum
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1992
Common name:
Sweet orange
Philately link:
Citrus x aurantium
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Sweet orange
Philately link:
Citrus x aurantium
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Common name:
Great blue heron
Philately link:
Ardea herodias
Country:
Barbados
Year Issued:
1985
Great blue heron
Philately link:
Ardea herodias
Country:
Barbados
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
White oak
Philately link:
Quercus alba
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1935
White oak
Philately link:
Quercus alba
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1935
Common name:
North American beaver
Philately link:
Castor canadensis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
North American beaver
Philately link:
Castor canadensis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Common name:
Rotifer
Philately link:
Limnognathia maerski
Country:
Greenland
Year Issued:
2005
Rotifer
Philately link:
Limnognathia maerski
Country:
Greenland
Year Issued:
2005
Common name:
Silver maple
Philately link:
Acer saccharinum
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1994
Silver maple
Philately link:
Acer saccharinum
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1994
Common name:
Gray catbird
Philately link:
Dumetella carolinensis
Country:
Grenada
Year Issued:
2000
Gray catbird
Philately link:
Dumetella carolinensis
Country:
Grenada
Year Issued:
2000
Common name:
Black-capped chickadee
Philately link:
Poecile atricapillus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Black-capped chickadee
Philately link:
Poecile atricapillus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Common name:
Cacao tree
Philately link:
Theobroma cacao
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Cacao tree
Philately link:
Theobroma cacao
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Common name:
Wyoming Indian paintbrush
Philately link:
Castilleja linariifolia
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1992
Wyoming Indian paintbrush
Philately link:
Castilleja linariifolia
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1992
Common name:
Sapodilla
Philately link:
Manilkara zapota
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Sapodilla
Philately link:
Manilkara zapota
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Common name:
Eastern white pine
Philately link:
Pinus strobus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1978
Eastern white pine
Philately link:
Pinus strobus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1978
Common name:
Burn plant
Philately link:
Aloe vera
Country:
Antigua and Barbuda
Year Issued:
2014
Burn plant
Philately link:
Aloe vera
Country:
Antigua and Barbuda
Year Issued:
2014
Common name:
Black-capped chickadee
Philately link:
Poecile atricapillus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Black-capped chickadee
Philately link:
Poecile atricapillus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Common name:
Monarch butterfly
Philately link:
Danaus plexippus
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
2009
Monarch butterfly
Philately link:
Danaus plexippus
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
2009
Common name:
Northern cardinal
Philately link:
Cardinalis cardinalis
Country:
Bermuda
Year Issued:
1978
Northern cardinal
Philately link:
Cardinalis cardinalis
Country:
Bermuda
Year Issued:
1978
Common name:
Burn plant
Philately link:
Aloe vera
Country:
Antigua and Barbuda
Year Issued:
2014
Burn plant
Philately link:
Aloe vera
Country:
Antigua and Barbuda
Year Issued:
2014
Common name:
Watermellon
Philately link:
Citrullus lanatus
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Watermellon
Philately link:
Citrullus lanatus
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Common name:
Bald eagle
Philately link:
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Bald eagle
Philately link:
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Common name:
Blue mussel
Philately link:
Mytilus edulis
Country:
Cuba
Year Issued:
2001
Blue mussel
Philately link:
Mytilus edulis
Country:
Cuba
Year Issued:
2001
Common name:
Caribbean spiny lobster
Philately link:
Panulirus argus
Country:
Turks and Caicos Islands
Year Issued:
1957
Caribbean spiny lobster
Philately link:
Panulirus argus
Country:
Turks and Caicos Islands
Year Issued:
1957
Common name:
Gray catbird
Philately link:
Dumetella carolinensis
Country:
Grenada
Year Issued:
1984
Gray catbird
Philately link:
Dumetella carolinensis
Country:
Grenada
Year Issued:
1984
Common name:
Wyoming Indian paintbrush
Philately link:
Castilleja linariifolia
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Wyoming Indian paintbrush
Philately link:
Castilleja linariifolia
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Common name:
Caribbean spiny lobster
Philately link:
Panulirus argus
Country:
Barbados
Year Issued:
1965
Caribbean spiny lobster
Philately link:
Panulirus argus
Country:
Barbados
Year Issued:
1965
Common name:
Baird's tapir
Philately link:
Tapirus bairdii
Country:
British Honduras
Year Issued:
1953
Baird's tapir
Philately link:
Tapirus bairdii
Country:
British Honduras
Year Issued:
1953
Common name:
Canada goldenrod
Philately link:
Solidago canadensis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Canada goldenrod
Philately link:
Solidago canadensis
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1982
Common name:
Cashew tree
Philately link:
Anacardium occidentale
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Cashew tree
Philately link:
Anacardium occidentale
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Common name:
Indigo bunting
Philately link:
Passerina cyanea
Country:
Cuba
Year Issued:
1965
Indigo bunting
Philately link:
Passerina cyanea
Country:
Cuba
Year Issued:
1965
Common name:
Mahi-mahi
Philately link:
Coryphaena hippurus
Country:
Barbados
Year Issued:
1969
Mahi-mahi
Philately link:
Coryphaena hippurus
Country:
Barbados
Year Issued:
1969
Common name:
Grizzly bear
Philately link:
Ursus arctos
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Grizzly bear
Philately link:
Ursus arctos
Country:
United States
Year Issued:
1987
Common name:
Eastern white cedar
Philately link:
Thuja occidentalis
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1934
Eastern white cedar
Philately link:
Thuja occidentalis
Country:
Canada
Year Issued:
1934
Common name:
Mango
Philately link:
Mangifera indica
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968
Mango
Philately link:
Mangifera indica
Country:
Nicaragua
Year Issued:
1968