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Fish and other water creatures

Here you can find stamps showing fish, and other sea and fresh water creatures. Most of these stamps are postally used, and specially selected for light postmarks. I have a lot more fish stamps than shown here, including mint, so if you want to ask about any marine stamps that you are especially looking for, please email me at alisonlever@yahoo.co.uk

 

Australia The Coral fish and Anenome fish are part of the same set, which first came out in 1966. They are simple, effective designs with strong colours, typical of the late 1960s. 8c Coral fish £0.15 10c Anenome fish £0.15 would you like to buy a stamp?	.... Click on previews to see enlarged images
Bahamas These two designs of lively fish first came out in 1971.   Description Price 5c Grouper £0.20 15c Bonefish £0.15 would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Barbados The Flying Fish has an almost antique air, like an old engraving, and first came out in 1950, with the head of King George VI. The same design was then used for Queen Elizabeth II. It's a tough but delicately drawn stamp, one of my favourites. The Seahorse is a simple design that shows the fish well. It came out in 1965. The Sea Urchin (see below in Seashells and Other Marine Life) is part of the same set as the Seahorse. The 5c 'Natural Beauty of Barbados' came out much later, in 1977. It's a larger than average stamp, and shows a shoal of unidentified fish. If anyone recognises them, please let me know! Description Price 12c Flying fish £0.45 3c Seahorse £0.35 5c Natural Beauty of Barbados £0.15 would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
The Sea Urchin came out in 1965, and is part of the same set as the Sea Horse (see above). It costs £0.15 . would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Bermuda This Bermudan 25c Red Hind came out in 1978, and looks quite content, lying in blue tropical waters. The stamp costs just £0.25. Others from this set available. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Canada The 17c Canadian Whitefish stamp came out in 1980, and, as with many Canadian stamps, the postmarks have often obliterated the fish, so I have had to be extremely selective to offer ones with light postmarks. It's a very attractive design, with subtle colours, and a pose that shows the fish's grace and beauty. The stamp costs £0.25 The Bowhead Whale came out in 1979. Yes, I know that whales are not fish! But these two stamps go well together. This 35c stamp costs £0.35. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Cuba These two stamps depicting tropical fish came out in 1977. They are CTO, so the postmarks are nicely placed. They cost 10p each. would you like to buy a stamp?	... Click on previews to see enlarged images
Congo Elegans Bipinnulatus depicted in a shoal, on a CTO stamp from Congo, which costs just 10p would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Dubai This jolly pair of Striped Butterfly Fish are also depicted on a CTO stamp, which costs just 15p. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Fiji This very attractive 2c stamp shows a Nautilus shell. It came out in 1968, and costs £0.15.	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Ghana The 4 np Ghanian mudfish is depicted on a large, robust, unpretentious stamp with a Ghanaian flag. The stamp costs 10p. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Grenada Sailfish Grenada issued a lot of half cent stamps in the 1970s, mainly for collectors, and this attractive sailfish mint stamp is only £0.10.	Click on previews to see enlarged images
This half cent mint stamp showing a Jewel Box shell came out in 1975. It costs just £0.10. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Guyana This 1c stamp shows a Pike Cichlid, and came out in 1968. It costs 10p. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Kenya The orangey 50c stamp shows a Nile Perch, and came out in 1977 as part of a series of Game Fish of East Africa, also on offer as a mint set. The other 50c Kenyan stamp shows a flat fish, which is a Blue Spotted Stingray. It is part of a Marine Life series that came out in 1980. Both stamps cost £0.10 each. would you like to buy a stamp?	... Click on previews to see enlarged images
Malawi The 4t Mbuna is from a series of Fish from Lake Malawi, which came out in 1977. It's a very large stamp, and costs 10p. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Maldives This 1L stamp shows the Great Spotted, or Rare Spotted Conch, and came out in 1978. It costs 20p. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Malta This Maltese stamp 2c stamp shows the Gibbula Nivosa against a darkly dramatic background. It costs just 25p. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
Mauritius Stamps from Mauritius are a delight, they are well designed, and the postmarks are generally light. These fish stamps first came out in 1969. The 2c Black-spotted Emperor costs 90p, and is rarer than the 5c Black-saddled Pufferfish, or bourse, which costs 40p. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
These stamps showing shells and other sea life are part of the same set as the Mauritian fish stamps above, which first came out in 1969. Description Price 3c Red Reef Crab £0.35 4c Episcopal Mitre £1.45 10c Starfish £0.10 15c Sea Urchin £0.10 20c Fiddler Crab £0.25   would you like to buy a stamp?	... ... Click on previews to see enlarged images
New Zealand Again we have whales, and dolphins too! The 35c stamp shows a Kingfish, Snapper, Grouper and Squid, while the 23c stamp shows a Humpbacked Whale and Bottlenosed Dolphins. Both these stamps came out in 1978, and cost 50p each. would you like to buy a stamp?	... Click on previews to see enlarged images
This set came out in 1975. They are medium-sized stamps, with a simple design. Description Price 20c Rainbow Abalone £0.10 30c Toheroa Clam £0.15 40c Coarse Dosina £0.15 50c Spiny Murex £0.20 $1 NZ Scallop £0.35 $2 NZ Circular Saw £0.40 would you like to buy a stamp?	.. .. Click on previews to see enlarged images
Panama These two are very large, CTO stamps, with a dramatic design. They cost 15p each. would you like to buy a stamp?	.. Click on previews to see enlarged images
Papua New Guinea These two stamps came out in 1968, and, like most Papuan stamps of the time, are very well designed, with dramatic colour contrasts. The 5c Marbled Cone and 7c Episcopal Mitre both cost 25p each. I also have a few of the 1c Ovula Ovum, a white cowrie-type shell against a dark background, again at 25p each. would you like to buy a stamp?	... Click on previews to see enlarged images
Singapore This $2 stamp depicts Zuge's Stingray, and came out in 1977. It's a medium-sized stamp, and costs 65p. would you like to buy a stamp?	Click on previews to see enlarged images
The $2 Spotted Hermit Crab, and the 35c Regal Thorny Oyster came out in 1977. The Hermit Crab stamp is a medium-sized stamp, while the 35c Royal Thorny Oyster is a small stamp, but as it's quite rare, it costs more. The Hermit Crab is only 20p, while the Oyster is 75p. would you like to buy a stamp?	... Click on previews to see enlarged images
Solomon Islands These four very attractive shell stamps from the Solomon Islands came out in 1975. Description Price 6c Golden Cowrie £0.50 10c Glory of the Sea Cone £0.60 15c Chambered Pearly Nautilus £0.45 20c Venus Comb Murex £0.50 would you like to buy a stamp?	.... .... Click on previews to see enlarged images

 

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