Weasels stamp catalogue

130 items

The term weasel is not clearly defined. Different countries give it different meanings. It is proposed to place all species of the subfamilies Mustelinae and Ictonychinae in this section. More

The term weasel is not clearly defined. Different countries give it different meanings. The broadest definition is in England, where all species of the genus Mustela are considered weasels. The most limited definition is in the Netherlands, where only the species Mustela nivalis is considered a weasel. The old definition, in which only the species of the subgenus Mustela are called weasels, turned out to be too complicated. Furthermore, in different languages the word weasel is also used for many other species. The same applies to the word polecat. For stamp collectors we therefore opt for a broad definition of the theme Weasels. All species of the subfamily Mustelinae and the subfamily Ictonychinae may be included in the theme weasels. This concerns the genera Mustela, Neogale, Ictonyx, Poecilogale, Vormela, Lyncodon and Galictis, as well as a number of extinct genera. In practice, these are species that resemble a weasel, polecat or stoat or have a reference to these species in their name.

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Number of stamps

130

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Oldest item

Fauna of the Danube Delta (1957)