Special 268 Taiwan Butterflies Postage Stamps (Issue of 1989) (D268)
Stamp SN : D268
Stamp Name : Special 268 Taiwan Butterflies Postage Stamps (Issue of 1989)
Stamp Cat Standard : Special Stamps
Stamp Cat : Insects
Issue date : 1989-07-14
Dimension of stamps(mm.) : 40x30
Printer : China Color Printing Co. Inc., R.O.C.
Sheet composition : 10×10
Process : Deep etch offset
Paper : Locally-made mat finished,
Perforation : 13 1/2
Suspersion date : 1990-07-14
Photographer : Lin Shen-yung
Situated in the subtropics, Taiwan is an ideal breeding ground for butterflies. Its warm climate and abundant rainfall foster a luxurious growth of insects and flowers. The butterflies featured on the stamps are Graphium sarpedon connectens Fruhstorfer, Papilio memnon heronus Fruhstorfer, Princeps demoleus libanius Fruhstorfer and Pachliopa aristolochiae interpositas Fruhstorfer.
Special 268 Taiwan Butterflies Postage Stamps (Issue of 1989)
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