Lebanon 2003 "Sightseeings:
Lebanese Amber"
Isue Date |
08.01.2003 |
ID |
Michel: 1434 Scott: 571 Stanley Gibbons:
1406 Yvert: 384 UPU: N/A Category: pF |
Author |
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Stamps in set |
1 |
Value |
5 000 - Amber with insect (Libanobythus
milkii) inside |
Size (width x height) |
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Layout |
25 stamps per sheet |
Products |
FDC x 1 |
Paper |
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Perforation |
13,25x13,5 |
Print Technique |
Offset, multicolor
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Printed by |
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Quantity |
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Issuing Authority |
LibanPost |
Between 11.10.2002 and 08.01.2003 post authorithy of Lebanon
issued 10 definitive stamps shows various Sightseeings of the country.

The first 8 stamps are issued on 11.11.2002 and 20.11.2002 are
"traditional" sightseeings stamps shows some famous buildings and
landscapes.
The last two stamps of the serie are Fish fossil
(Nematonotus longispinus), issued on 22.11.2002 and Amber with insect
(Libanobythus milk) inside, issued on 08.01.2003
The amber found in Lebanon is very old,
perhaps the oldest, from the Cretaceous period or some 100 million
years old. it may hold insight into environments of the past with the
study of the inclusions of flora and fauna trapped inside the amber.
The organisms found in Lebanese amber date back to the Cretaceous
period; a time when flowering plants and insects were co-evolving.
The Insect in piece of Lebanese amber is
Libanobythus milkii - specie of small wasps of archaic Scolebythidae
family of Cretaceous sediments. The only species of the genus
Libanobythus.
The
specie name milkii is given to commemorate professor R. Milka,
one of the authors of the article describing the genus and species
Products
FDC |
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