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:
Penicillin, Penicillium notatum
Philately link:
Penicillium chrysogenum
Country:
United Kingdom
Year Issued:
1967
Penicillin, Penicillium notatum
Philately link:
Penicillium chrysogenum
Country:
United Kingdom
Year Issued:
1967
Common name:
Porcini, Penny bun, Cep
Philately link:
Boletus edulis
Country:
Sweden
Year Issued:
1978
Porcini, Penny bun, Cep
Philately link:
Boletus edulis
Country:
Sweden
Year Issued:
1978
Common name:
Shiitake mushroom
Philately link:
Lentinula edodes
Country:
South Korea
Year Issued:
1993
Shiitake mushroom
Philately link:
Lentinula edodes
Country:
South Korea
Year Issued:
1993
Common name:
Earthstar fungi
Philately link:
Geastrum campestre
Country:
Brazil
Year Issued:
2019
Earthstar fungi
Philately link:
Geastrum campestre
Country:
Brazil
Year Issued:
2019
Common name:
Honey fungus
Philately link:
Armillaria mellea
Country:
Mongolia
Year Issued:
1985
Honey fungus
Philately link:
Armillaria mellea
Country:
Mongolia
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Fly agaric
Philately link:
Amanita muscaria
Country:
Cambodia
Year Issued:
1985
Fly agaric
Philately link:
Amanita muscaria
Country:
Cambodia
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Bracket fungus
Philately link:
Ganoderma lucidum
Country:
South Korea
Year Issued:
1993
Bracket fungus
Philately link:
Ganoderma lucidum
Country:
South Korea
Year Issued:
1993
Common name:
Oyster mushroom, Abalone mushroom, Tree mushroom
Philately link:
Pleurotus ostreatus
Country:
North Korea
Year Issued:
1985
Oyster mushroom, Abalone mushroom, Tree mushroom
Philately link:
Pleurotus ostreatus
Country:
North Korea
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Oyster mushroom
Philately link:
Pleurotus ostreatus
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Oyster mushroom
Philately link:
Pleurotus ostreatus
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Common name:
Porcini, Penny bun, Cep
Philately link:
Boletus edulis
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1984
Porcini, Penny bun, Cep
Philately link:
Boletus edulis
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1984
Common name:
Oregon white truffle
Philately link:
Tuber gibbosum
Country:
Italy
Year Issued:
2015
Oregon white truffle
Philately link:
Tuber gibbosum
Country:
Italy
Year Issued:
2015
Common name:
Laughing cap
Philately link:
Gymnopilus junonius
Country:
Cambodia
Year Issued:
1985
Laughing cap
Philately link:
Gymnopilus junonius
Country:
Cambodia
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Common puffball, Warted puffball, Gem-studded puffball
Philately link:
Lycoperdon perlatum
Country:
Paraguay
Year Issued:
1986
Common puffball, Warted puffball, Gem-studded puffball
Philately link:
Lycoperdon perlatum
Country:
Paraguay
Year Issued:
1986
Common name:
Chaga
Philately link:
Inonotus obliquus
Country:
Philatia
Year Issued:
2021
Chaga
Philately link:
Inonotus obliquus
Country:
Philatia
Year Issued:
2021
Common name:
Roquefort cheese, Danish blue cheese, Gorgonzola cheese
Philately link:
Penicillium roqueforti
Country:
France
Year Issued:
2006
Roquefort cheese, Danish blue cheese, Gorgonzola cheese
Philately link:
Penicillium roqueforti
Country:
France
Year Issued:
2006
Common name:
Mongolian ryadovka
Philately link:
Tricholoma mongolicum
Country:
Mongolia
Year Issued:
1985
Mongolian ryadovka
Philately link:
Tricholoma mongolicum
Country:
Mongolia
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Fly agaric, Fly amanita
Philately link:
Amanita muscaria
Country:
Togo
Year Issued:
1995
Fly agaric, Fly amanita
Philately link:
Amanita muscaria
Country:
Togo
Year Issued:
1995
Common name:
Saffron milk cap
Philately link:
Lactarius deliciosus
Country:
Togo
Year Issued:
1995
Saffron milk cap
Philately link:
Lactarius deliciosus
Country:
Togo
Year Issued:
1995
Common name:
Chanterelle
Philately link:
Cantharellus cibarius
Country:
Mongolia
Year Issued:
1985
Chanterelle
Philately link:
Cantharellus cibarius
Country:
Mongolia
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Fly agaric
Philately link:
Amanita muscaria
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1991
Fly agaric
Philately link:
Amanita muscaria
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1991
Common name:
Field mushroom, Meadow mushroom
Philately link:
Agaricus campestris
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1984
Field mushroom, Meadow mushroom
Philately link:
Agaricus campestris
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1984
Common name:
Turkey tail
Philately link:
Trametes versicolor
Country:
Luxembourg
Year Issued:
2013
Turkey tail
Philately link:
Trametes versicolor
Country:
Luxembourg
Year Issued:
2013
Common name:
n/a
Philately link:
Clathrus chrysomycelinus
Country:
Brazil
Year Issued:
2019
n/a
Philately link:
Clathrus chrysomycelinus
Country:
Brazil
Year Issued:
2019
Common name:
Birch polypore, Birch bracket, Razor strop
Philately link:
Fomitopsis betulina
Country:
Philatia
Year Issued:
2021
Birch polypore, Birch bracket, Razor strop
Philately link:
Fomitopsis betulina
Country:
Philatia
Year Issued:
2021
Common name:
Saffron milk cap
Philately link:
Lactarius deliciosus
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Saffron milk cap
Philately link:
Lactarius deliciosus
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Common name:
Caesar's mushroom
Philately link:
Amanita caesarea
Country:
Cambodia
Year Issued:
1985
Caesar's mushroom
Philately link:
Amanita caesarea
Country:
Cambodia
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Mica cap
Philately link:
Coprinellus micaceus
Country:
Cambodia
Year Issued:
1985
Mica cap
Philately link:
Coprinellus micaceus
Country:
Cambodia
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
White mushroom, Button mushroom, Portobello mushroom
Philately link:
Agaricus bisporus
Country:
Kenya
Year Issued:
1989
White mushroom, Button mushroom, Portobello mushroom
Philately link:
Agaricus bisporus
Country:
Kenya
Year Issued:
1989
Common name:
Parasol mushroom
Philately link:
Macrolepiota procera
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Parasol mushroom
Philately link:
Macrolepiota procera
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Common name:
Jack-o'lantern mushroom, Eastern jack-o'lantern mushroom
Philately link:
Omphalotus illudens
Country:
Dominica
Year Issued:
1998
Jack-o'lantern mushroom, Eastern jack-o'lantern mushroom
Philately link:
Omphalotus illudens
Country:
Dominica
Year Issued:
1998
Common name:
Saffron milk cap
Philately link:
Lactarius deliciosus
Country:
Guinea-Bissau
Year Issued:
1985
Saffron milk cap
Philately link:
Lactarius deliciosus
Country:
Guinea-Bissau
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Bonnet mold
Philately link:
Spinellus fusiger
Country:
Netherlands
Year Issued:
2018
Bonnet mold
Philately link:
Spinellus fusiger
Country:
Netherlands
Year Issued:
2018
Common name:
Chanterelle
Philately link:
Cantharellus cibarius
Country:
Sweden
Year Issued:
1978
Chanterelle
Philately link:
Cantharellus cibarius
Country:
Sweden
Year Issued:
1978
Common name:
Small blood mushroom
Philately link:
Agaricus silvaticus
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Small blood mushroom
Philately link:
Agaricus silvaticus
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Common name:
(none)
Philately link:
Irpex rosettiformis
Country:
Brazil
Year Issued:
2019
(none)
Philately link:
Irpex rosettiformis
Country:
Brazil
Year Issued:
2019
Common name:
Porcini, Penny bun, Cep
Philately link:
Boletus edulis
Country:
Ukraine
Year Issued:
2013
Porcini, Penny bun, Cep
Philately link:
Boletus edulis
Country:
Ukraine
Year Issued:
2013
Common name:
Penicillin, Penicillium notatum
Philately link:
Penicillium chrysogenum
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1981
Penicillin, Penicillium notatum
Philately link:
Penicillium chrysogenum
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1981
Common name:
Mica cap, Shiny cap, Glistening ink cap
Philately link:
Coprinellus micaceus
Country:
Togo
Year Issued:
1995
Mica cap, Shiny cap, Glistening ink cap
Philately link:
Coprinellus micaceus
Country:
Togo
Year Issued:
1995
Common name:
Pine mushroom
Philately link:
Tricholoma matsutake
Country:
South Korea
Year Issued:
1993
Pine mushroom
Philately link:
Tricholoma matsutake
Country:
South Korea
Year Issued:
1993
Common name:
Hemlock varnish shelf
Philately link:
Ganoderma tsugae
Country:
Philatia
Year Issued:
2021
Hemlock varnish shelf
Philately link:
Ganoderma tsugae
Country:
Philatia
Year Issued:
2021
Common name:
Panther cap, False blusher
Philately link:
Amanita pantherina
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1991
Panther cap, False blusher
Philately link:
Amanita pantherina
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1991
Common name:
Common puffball, Warted puffball, Gem-studded puffball
Philately link:
Lycoperdon perlatum
Country:
Sweden
Year Issued:
1978
Common puffball, Warted puffball, Gem-studded puffball
Philately link:
Lycoperdon perlatum
Country:
Sweden
Year Issued:
1978
Common name:
Porcini, Penny bun, Cep
Philately link:
Boletus edulis
Country:
Mongolia
Year Issued:
1985
Porcini, Penny bun, Cep
Philately link:
Boletus edulis
Country:
Mongolia
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Turkey tail
Philately link:
Trametes versicolor
Country:
Togo
Year Issued:
1995
Turkey tail
Philately link:
Trametes versicolor
Country:
Togo
Year Issued:
1995
Common name:
Honey fungus
Philately link:
Armillaria mellea
Country:
Burkina Faso
Year Issued:
1985
Honey fungus
Philately link:
Armillaria mellea
Country:
Burkina Faso
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Honey fungus
Philately link:
Armillaria mellea
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Honey fungus
Philately link:
Armillaria mellea
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Common name:
Panther cap
Philately link:
Amanita pantherina
Country:
Cambodia
Year Issued:
1985
Panther cap
Philately link:
Amanita pantherina
Country:
Cambodia
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Fly agaric, Fly amanita
Philately link:
Amanita muscaria
Country:
Luxembourg
Year Issued:
2013
Fly agaric, Fly amanita
Philately link:
Amanita muscaria
Country:
Luxembourg
Year Issued:
2013
Common name:
Porcini
Philately link:
Boletus edulis
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Porcini
Philately link:
Boletus edulis
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Common name:
Jack-o'lantern mushroom, Eastern jack-o'lantern mushroom
Philately link:
Omphalotus illudens
Country:
Grenada
Year Issued:
1997
Jack-o'lantern mushroom, Eastern jack-o'lantern mushroom
Philately link:
Omphalotus illudens
Country:
Grenada
Year Issued:
1997
Common name:
Caesar's mushroom
Philately link:
Amanita caesarea
Country:
Mongolia
Year Issued:
1985
Caesar's mushroom
Philately link:
Amanita caesarea
Country:
Mongolia
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Bay bolete
Philately link:
Imleria badia
Country:
Mongolia
Year Issued:
1985
Bay bolete
Philately link:
Imleria badia
Country:
Mongolia
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Chanterelle
Philately link:
Cantharellus cibarius
Country:
Switzerland
Year Issued:
2014
Chanterelle
Philately link:
Cantharellus cibarius
Country:
Switzerland
Year Issued:
2014
Common name:
Roquefort cheese, Danish blue cheese, Gorgonzola cheese
Philately link:
Penicillium roqueforti
Country:
Italy
Year Issued:
2011
Roquefort cheese, Danish blue cheese, Gorgonzola cheese
Philately link:
Penicillium roqueforti
Country:
Italy
Year Issued:
2011
Common name:
Greville's bolete
Philately link:
Suillus grevillei
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Greville's bolete
Philately link:
Suillus grevillei
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Common name:
Poison pie, Fairy cakes
Philately link:
Hebeloma crustuliniforme
Country:
Burundi
Year Issued:
2004
Poison pie, Fairy cakes
Philately link:
Hebeloma crustuliniforme
Country:
Burundi
Year Issued:
2004
Common name:
Shiitake mushroom
Philately link:
Lentinula edodes
Country:
Kenya
Year Issued:
1989
Shiitake mushroom
Philately link:
Lentinula edodes
Country:
Kenya
Year Issued:
1989
Common name:
Caesar's mushroom
Philately link:
Amanita caesarea
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Caesar's mushroom
Philately link:
Amanita caesarea
Country:
Bulgaria
Year Issued:
1961
Common name:
Chanterelle
Philately link:
Cantharellus cibarius
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1984
Chanterelle
Philately link:
Cantharellus cibarius
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1984
Common name:
Common puffball, Warted puffball, Gem-studded puffball
Philately link:
Lycoperdon perlatum
Country:
Luxembourg
Year Issued:
2019
Common puffball, Warted puffball, Gem-studded puffball
Philately link:
Lycoperdon perlatum
Country:
Luxembourg
Year Issued:
2019
Common name:
Poison pie
Philately link:
Hebeloma crustuliniforme
Country:
Cambodia
Year Issued:
1985
Poison pie
Philately link:
Hebeloma crustuliniforme
Country:
Cambodia
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Scaly wood mushroom, Blushing wood mushroom, Small blood mushroom
Philately link:
Agaricus silvaticus
Country:
Mongolia
Year Issued:
1985
Scaly wood mushroom, Blushing wood mushroom, Small blood mushroom
Philately link:
Agaricus silvaticus
Country:
Mongolia
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Common morel, Yellow morel, True morel
Philately link:
Morchella esculenta
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1984
Common morel, Yellow morel, True morel
Philately link:
Morchella esculenta
Country:
Hungary
Year Issued:
1984
Common name:
Oyster mushroom
Philately link:
Pleurotus ostreatus
Country:
South Korea
Year Issued:
1993
Oyster mushroom
Philately link:
Pleurotus ostreatus
Country:
South Korea
Year Issued:
1993
Common name:
Shaggy ink cap
Philately link:
Coprinus comatus
Country:
Cambodia
Year Issued:
1985
Shaggy ink cap
Philately link:
Coprinus comatus
Country:
Cambodia
Year Issued:
1985
Common name:
Shiitake mushroom
Philately link:
Lentinula edodes
Country:
China
Year Issued:
1981
Shiitake mushroom
Philately link:
Lentinula edodes
Country:
China
Year Issued:
1981