THAILAND
March 15, 2001
Marine Life
These
stamps were only issued in this nine stamp sheetlet, depicting tropical
reef life. The coral reef is a marine eco-sysem in its own right,
made up of a hard calcareous substance secreted by caertain marine
coelenterates as an external skeleton often forming vast reefs.
Reefs are also the habitat of many varieties of fish, anemones,
turtles, urchins and other sea creatures. Today many are
threatened with destruction by pollution, global warming and
exploitation by man.
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| Manta Ray, Turtle,
Jellyfish, Eel, Pufferfish, Various other fishes. Types of Coral. Designs by Udorn Niyomthum Photogravure by House of Questa, England Number printed 1,000,000 sheetlets Printed on unwatermarked paper with fluorescent fibres Perforation 13.75 x 14 |
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Miniature Sheets (1
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