Code: 868 ![]() Taiwanese Peacock Butterfly |
The Department General of Post and Telecommunication issues the stampset “Butterflies” introducing a number of rare and beautiful species of butterflies, which inhabit in Asia, Europe, Africa and Americas. There is also a Vietnamese butterfly included in the stampset.
The stampset consists of 6 values and 1 block:
![]() Vietnamese Peacock Butterfly |
![]() European Four-eyes Admiral |
![]() American four-coloured Pansy |
![]() African Red Admiral |
![]() Indonesia Butterflies |
![]() Malaysian Peacock Butterfly |
Model 1:, with a face value of VND800: Vietnamese Peacock Butterfly (Troides aeacus) is a precious and beautiful butterfly found in Vietnam and neighboring countries
Model 2:, with a face value of VND800: European Four-eyes Admiral (Inachis io) is typical of day butterflies in Europe. They have coloured and pointed wings with firm look. Their bodies and wings have many thick long-haired scales overlapped to cope with frigid climate
Model 3:, with a face value of VND800: American four-coloured Pansy (Ancyluris formosissima) is a precious species in Americas (only seen in Peru - South America)
Model 4:, with a face value of VND5,000: African Red Admiral (Cymothoc Sanguris) is found only in Central African Republic. Especially, the top of their wings is overall red
Model 5:, with a face value of VND7,000: Taenaris selene is a special forest butterfly found in islands of Indonesia and Ceram. This precious species is typical of island butterflies
Model 6:, with a face value of VND10,000: Trogonoptera brookiana (Malaysian Peacock Butterfly). This species is so rare, and has been found in Malaysian islands and neighbouring ones
Model Block:, with a face value of VND13,000: Atrophaneura horishanus (Taiwanese Peacock Butterfly). It is a unique species of Asia (Only seen in Taiwan)
Designer: Mrs. Vo Luong Nhi (COTEVINA) Stamp size: 37 x 27 (mm) Block size: 94 x 69 (mm) Stamp size in Block: 32 x 43 (mm) Perforation: 13 Sheet composition: 30 stamps FDC (3 envelope) size : 170 x 110 (mm) |
Printing process: offset Color: multi-colored Paper: paper (both gummed and ungummed) |