The Jewish Animal Philatelic Flora and Fauna 1 | 2 | 3 | NEXT Still another source of flora and fauna named for Jews, is the list of 250 species and sub-species named by Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937). For example, the Ancistrochilus (rothschildianus) flower appeared on a Sierra Leone stamp issued in 1991. Others include orchids from Guyana issued in December 1990 (#1230 and 1235), a moth on a 1983 Nicaragua stamp (#1236), butterflies in a l984 Thailand set (#1076 and 1078), and a bird on a 1972 stamp from Jersey (#66). Animals mentioned in the Bible are another "sub-species" of a Jewish animal topic or exhibit. These include a set of animals issued by Israel in 1971 (#436-9) and two sets of birds issued in 1985 and 1987 (#896-9 and 956-9). These sets include citations from the Bible on the tabs. The citations on the two bird sets do not refer exactly to the bird depicted. For example in the earlier set, #899 depicted a griffon vulture but the tab cited Ezekiel 17:3, which reads "...A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers, which had diverse colors." The griffon vulture qualifies as it has a wing span that can reach 2.4 meters. The 1987 set contained several almost mysterious "misfits" between the bird depicted on the stamps and the biblical citation on the tab. But the apparent discrepancies were cleared up by some research -- an experience that can be even more satisfying than merely adding the stamp to one's collection or exhibit. (Thus ends my commercial for engaging in research). Why a Ferret? 1 | 2 | 3 | NEXT © 2002, J-Stamps/Murray Frost. All Rights Reserved. froststamps@yahoo.com