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Sp. 491  Taiwan Dragonflies Postage Stamps - Paddy Dragonflies

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Stamp SN D491
Stamp Name Sp. 491  Taiwan Dragonflies Postage Stamps - Paddy Dragonflies
Stamp Cat Standard Special Stamps
Stamp Cat Insects
Issue date 2006-08-16
Suspersion date
Dimension of stamps(mm.) 37 × 29或29 × 37 (mm)
Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.) 80 × 135(mm)
Printer China Color Printing Co., Ltd.
Drawer
Designer Yi-ming Chen
Photographer
Engraver
Creative Director
Sheet composition 20 (5 × 4 or 4 × 5)
Print color Colorful
Process Deep etch offset
Paper Phosphorescent stamp paper
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Perforation 13
To acquaint ROC citizens with dragonflies, Chunghwa Post issued a series of postage stamps on the topic in 2000 and 2003 separately, and now it is following up with another set of four stamps and a souvenir sheet on paddy dragonflies. The designs of the stamps follow: (1) Crocothemis servilia servilia: Males have red bodies and obvious amber basal spots in their hindwings. Females have brown-to-dark-brown bodies with a white stripe on the back sides of their thoraxes between the wings. They can be found near rice paddies and ponds in the plains and other low-altitude areas throughout the island. (2) Orthetrum pruinosum neglectum: Males have olive color compound eyes, steel blue thoraxes, red abdomens and obvious dark brown basal spots in their hindwings. Juvenile males have yellowish-brown basal spots. Females have brown bodies without any markings, and as they mature, the coloration of their thoraxes darkens. They can be found near rice paddies and ponds in the plains and other low-altitude areas throughout the island.(3) Diplacodes trivialis: Males have light blue compound eyes, steel blue thoraxes with some black stripes, steel blue abdomens which turn black near their light yellow anal appendages. Females have light yellow bodies. They can be found in rice paddies and ponds in the plains and other low-altitude areas, sometimes even in dry riverbeds and near streams, throughout the island. (4) Orthetrum sabina sabina: Males have olive color compound eyes, yellow green thoracic frontal plates and black lateral thoracic stripes. Their abdomens are black with white markings and their anal appendages are white. There is no difference in the appearance between the two sexes. They can be found in rice paddies from the plains to mid-altitude areas throughout the island. Adults can often be seen in grassy areas farther from water.
(1) First Day Cover to be sold at NT$2.00 apiece. (2) First Day Cover in large size to be sold at NT$3.00 apiece. (3) Folder especially prepared for the stamps to be sold at NT$5.00 apiece.(4) Folder with crystal mount for better protection of the stamps to be sold at NT$5.00 apiece. (5) Folder with crystal mount for better protection of the souvenir sheet to be sold at NT$8.00 apiece. (6) Loose-leaf stamp album page with plastic cover to be sold at NT$16.00 apiece. (7) Pre-cancelled First Day Cover affixed with a low-valued stamp to be sold at NT$7.00 apiece. (8) Pre-cancelled First Day Cover affixed with a complete set of stamps to be sold at NT$36.00 apiece. (9) Pre-cancelled First Day Cover affixed with a souvenir sheet to be sold at NT$37.00 apiece.