Stamp 1968 Panama MiNr1056 pm B002

Panama · 1968 ·

Stamp of Panama; 1968, commemorative stamp of the iss)ue "Butterflies, 1968"; stamp motive with a butterfly of the species "Apodemia albinus" (English name of this family: "Metalmark butterfly", one distingiushes 1532 "metalmark"-species, ordered in 146 Genera).; Called is this species after "Albinus von Angers" which lived in the time period 469-554 AD. The Saint Albinus is seen as the Saint Patron of all sick children.; His holy day is the 1st March of an each year.; It exist the old German paysant rule: "If it's raining on the "St.Albinus Day" (= 1st March) "...than it's giving neither hay nor straw (in that year)."; stamp postmarked with CEO ("Cancallation-by-order") Stamp : Michel: No. 1056; Yvert & Tellier: No. 471; Scott: No. 483 Color : multicolored on blue background Watermark : none Nominal value : 1/2 c (Centavos) Postage validity : from 23 February 1968 date QS:P,+1968-02-23T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1968-02-23T00:00:00Z/11 Stamp size (printed area of a single stamp without signature line): 45.5 x 36.0 mm