№ 239 (0.25 Lei) Praying Mantis
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Praying Mantis

Wikipedia: Praying Mantis
Mantodea (or mantises, mantes) is an order of insects that contains over 2,400 species and about 430 genera in 15 families worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. Most of the species are in the family Mantidae. The English common name for the order is the mantises, or rarely (using a Latinized plural of Greek mantis), the mantes. The name mantid refers only to members of the family Mantidae. The other common name, often applied to any species in the order, is "praying mantis", because of the typical "prayer-like" posture with folded fore-limbs, although the eggcorn or folk etymology "preying mantis" is sometimes used in reference to their predatory habits. In Europe and other regions, however, the name "praying mantis" refers to only a single species, Mantis religiosa. The closest relatives of mantises are the termites and cockroaches (order Blattodea). They are sometimes confused with phasmids (stick/leaf insects) and other elongated insects such as grasshoppers and crickets, or other insects with raptorial forelegs such as mantisflies.  Read more..

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Variety:  Standard Series
Michel Catalogue No. Michel Catalogue No. 239
Yvert & Tellier Catalogue No. Yvert & Tellier © Catalogue No. 201
MoldovaStamps Catalogue No. MoldovaStamps Catalogue No. 239
Posta Moldovei Catalogue No. Posta Moldovei Catalogue No. 270
Stamp Type Stamp Type Commemorative
Philatelic Status Philatelic Status VALID: Official Issue of the Post Office (Entered Into Postal Circulation)
Paper Type Paper Type Coated (Glossy)
UV Luminescence UV Luminescence Non-Luminescent
Gum Gum Gummed
Colour Colour Multicoloured
Perforation Type Perforation Type Comb
Perforation Size Perforation Size 14:13¾
Print Process Print Process Offset Lithography
Size (mm) Size (mm) 32.80 x 27.50
Original Face Value Face Value 0.25 Lei
Applicable Postal Rate Applicable Postal Rate ?
Quantity Printed Quantity Printed 1,000,000
Rarity Rarity Common
Euro Value (Mint) Euro Value (Mint) 0.45
Euro Value (Used) Euro Value (Used) 0.20
FIP Status FIP Status Compliant
Se-Tenant Items Containing this Stamp Se-Tenant Items Containing this Stamp Links -
Sheets for this Stamp Sheets Links Minisheet № 239 Kb
Booklets Containing this Stamp Booklets Containing this Stamp Links -
First Day Covers Bearing this Stamp First Day Covers Bearing this Stamp Links № 239-242 FDC
Maximum Cards Bearing this Stamp Maximum Cards Bearing this Stamp Links -
 

 

Catalogue: Stamp Issues & Related Items 1997 Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of the Republic of Moldova
Issue:  From The Red Book of the Republic of Moldova: Insects

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