Stamp: Eyed Cowry (Cypraea argus) (Gilbert and Ellice Islands 1975)

Eyed Cowry (Cypraea argus) (Gilbert and Ellice Islands 1975)

26 May (Gilbert and Ellice Islands ) within release Cowries and Shells goes into circulation Stamp Eyed Cowry (Cypraea argus) face value 4 Australian cent

Stamp Eyed Cowry (Cypraea argus) in catalogues
Michel: Mi:GB-GE 236
Stamp Number: Sn:GB-GE 241
Stanley Gibbons: Sg:GB-GE 247

Stamp is square format.

Various Cowries and Shells

Also in the issue Cowries and Shells:

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Stamp Eyed Cowry (Cypraea argus) in digits
Country: Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Date: 1975-05-26
Print: Offset and Lithography
Perforation: 14
Emission: Commemorative
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 4 Australian cent

Stamp Eyed Cowry (Cypraea argus) it reflects the thematic directions:

A seashell or sea shell, also known simply as a shell, is a hard, protective outer layer created by an animal that lives in the sea. The shell is part of the body of the animal. Empty seashells are often found washed up on beaches by beachcombers. The shells are empty because the animal has died and the soft parts have been eaten by another animal or have rotted out. The term seashell usually refers to the exoskeleton of an invertebrate (an animal without a backbone). Most shells that are found on beaches are the shells of marine mollusks, partly because many of these shells endure better than other seashells.

Stamp, Eyed Cowry (Cypraea argus), Gilbert and Ellice Islands,  , Shells