Slovenia 2002 "Fossils - Insect from the Oligocene"
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| Issue Date | 21.03.2002 |
| ID | Michel: 394; Scott: 485; Stanley Gibbons: 546; Yvert et Tellier: 363 Category: pF |
| Design | Design: Matjaz Ucakar, Photo: Marjan Grm |
| Stamps in set | 1 |
| Value | C-rate (95 T.) - Hairfly |
| Emmision | commemorative |
| Places of issue | Trbovlje |
| Size (width x height) | 28.80 x 40.32 mm |
| Layout | Sheet of 25 stamps |
| Products | FDC x1 |
| Paper | Chancellor oba free L.S.PVA GMD 102g, gummed |
| Perforation | 14 x 14 |
| Print Technique | Offset lithography, 4 colours |
| Printed by | DELO - TISKARNA d. d., Ljubljana |
| Quantity | 100.000 |
| Issuing Authority | Posta Slovenije |
On March 21st, 2002, the Post Authority of Slovenia issued the next stamp in their multi-year set "Fossil of Slovenia". The stamp show a Hairfly fossil.
The following text was written by Jernej Pavsi, it was published on the website of Slovenia in 2002.
Hairfly (Bibio): Insect remains are preserved only under exceptional circumstances in an environment with no air present because their exoskeleton (a hard outer casing) usually decomposes immediately after death. That is why every new discovery of a fossil insect in Slovenia is a special experience.
The fossil insect depicting on the stamp was discovered together with other fossils in grey marl slabs in the Zasavje region and it belongs to the Diptera. The body is relatively well preserved. One can see the thorax and head, the shape of which is not very clearly recognisable. Also preserved is the front right leg. Veins in the wings are clear, even though the wings are a little damaged.
Hairfly (Bibio) is an aquatic Diptera. It ended up in the mud with little oxygen, which prevented effective bacterial decay and promoted fossil preservation. Aquatic insects served as the most important additional food for fish and are therefore their fossil remains are frequently found in these layers. The fossil depicting on the stamp forms a part of the Private Paleontological collection Matija Kriznar in Skofja Loka.
Products and associated philatelic items
| FDC | First-Day-of-Issue Postmark | Mini-Sheet |
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References
- Technical details and short description: Posta Slovenije, colnect.
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