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animal welfare - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2009 - 55 Euro Cent

Designer: Margreiter, Hannes

animal welfare - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2009 - 55 Euro Cent


Theme: Animals
CountryAustria / II. Republic of Austria
Issue Date2009
Face Value55.00 
Edition Issued650,000
Printing TypePhotogravure
Stamp TypeCommemorative
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number2156
Chronological ChapterOOS-OE2
SID719312
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Hard to imagine: According to scientific studies, the honeybee genus has been around for about 100 million years. The oldest evidence is an amber fossil in the form of a three-millimeter primeval bee enclosed in a fossilized resin drop that was once discovered in a mine in northern Myanmar. The bee eater - he can reach a size of up to 28 centimeters - is one of the most colorful birds in Europe. Due to its striking plumage it is hardly to be confused: While the abdominal and chest area is turquoise, the crest, neck and back are rusty brown; the wings are held in both of these colors, and above the yellowish chin there is a black eye-streak. Also characteristic are the relatively long, slightly curved beak and the extended central control springs.

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Hard to imagine: According to scientific studies, the honeybee genus has been around for about 100 million years. The oldest evidence is an amber fossil in the form of a three-millimeter primeval bee enclosed in a fossilized resin drop that was once discovered in a mine in northern Myanmar. The bee eater - he can reach a size of up to 28 centimeters - is one of the most colorful birds in Europe. Due to its striking plumage it is hardly to be confused: While the abdominal and chest area is turquoise, the crest, neck and back are rusty brown; the wings are held in both of these colors, and above the yellowish chin there is a black eye-streak. Also characteristic are the relatively long, slightly curved beak and the extended central control springs..