Catfish on stamps

Post by **Silurus** » 20 Aug 2003, 17:55

Wondering if anyone else out there collects catfish on stamps. I have a fairly decent collection, but am not exactly sure I have everything that's out there. Wouldn't mind getting in touch with someone else with a collection to swap notes (sorry, don't have any duplicates for swapping).

Post by **Silurus** » 10 Nov 2005, 17:52

I am reaching the point where the collection is almost complete (once a few more orders are in).

All of what I have to date are already in the Cat-eLog.

Anyone knows where I can get this?

This is priced fairly cheaply in many internet sources, but many of them require me to purchase in excess of my needs.

JoseAngelBarro · Post by **JoseAngelBarro** » 10 Nov 2005, 22:57

Silurus check this post http://aav.com.ve/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=292

This collection is of a aquarist friend; not all the stamps are of fish cat but some

Hi

Caol_ila · Post by **Caol_ila** » 10 Nov 2005, 23:13

Dyou have any ID number or series number/name for these? You could check german ebay for this and I could try buy them.

Thats Ukraine right?

Post by **Silurus** » 11 Nov 2005, 01:46

Bit hard to search ebay.de for me, especially since I don't know enough German philatelic terms to optimize the search. I briefly searched "Ukraine" in stamps (briefmarken), but it didn't turn up what I was looking for. Thanks anyway.

Caol_ila · Post by **Caol_ila** » 11 Nov 2005, 07:54

We have a stamp catalogue called "Michel" here and they have series numbers for stamps which is the standard here. Dunno if you have this in the states. Ukraine should be easily available here in a stampshop.

Post by **Silurus** » 11 Nov 2005, 09:35

The Michel catalog numbers for that set are 115â??118 and 125-128.

Caol_ila · Post by **Caol_ila** » 11 Nov 2005, 10:21

ebay
just found this quick checking, maybe he has the others too

Post by **Silurus** » 15 Nov 2005, 02:18

Also looking for this

I thought these two would've completed my collection, but as it turns out I am missing more than just these two (because I was using the Gibbons "Collect Fish on Stamps" as a guide, I am only aware of issues up to 1999...there have been quite a number more since then).

Post by **Silurus** » 19 Nov 2005, 15:59

Another one I'm missing.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 18 Dec 2005, 10:29

Quite impressive. It's just now that I can reply to this somewhat older subject, but after checking both my father's and late father-in-law's stamp collection I should say you have a lot.
My father, who has been collecting for many years, was very impressed as well. He could find five, which you already have.
The collection of my father-in-law had one, which is not in the Cat-eLog. It's a stamp from Thailand, with 2 Kryptopterus apogon on it.
I'll send you a scan via email (pls send the address via PM to me. For some reason the emailbutton in your profile doesn't work).

Post by **Silurus** » 18 Dec 2005, 10:54

Marc,

I already have that stamp.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/si ... 1049_2.PHP

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 18 Dec 2005, 11:39

Check. I didn't look any further than K.
Btw: I came across this one in the synonyms list: according to FB Micronema apogon is invalid and should be replaced by Kryptopterus apogon (Bleeker, 1851).
And according to CoF it is valid.
So, shall I follow CoF?