43 Pence - Mole cricket


43 Pence - Mole cricket
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : From a set of 6 stamps-Gum PVA
The mole crickets compose family Gryllotalpidae, of thick-bodied insects about 3–5 centimetres (1.2–2.0 in) long, with large beady eyes and shovel-like forelimbs highly developed for burrowing and swimming. They can also fly: the adult mole cricket may fly as far as 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) during mating season, is active most of the year, and spends the winter in hibernation. Younger insects can have shorter wings, and their appearance varies by species, with some resembling grasshoppers or very large ants or dark-colored "termites" when wings are short.
Face value 43 Pence
Catalog code (Scott) 1789
Series Endangered Species
Place in series 5
Stamp colour Multicoloured
Watermark None
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Issue date 20/01/1998
Designer Robert Maude
Print technique Offset Lithography
Printed by The House of Questa
Perforation 14 1/2 x 14
Height 41.00 mm
Width 30.00 mm
Catalog prices Used stamp $1.40   Unused stamp $1.70  

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