Rats stamp catalogue

288 items

In the narrow sense of the word, rats are rodents of the genus Rattus. However, the word is also linguistically used for much larger mouse-like rodents. The term rat can therefore be used differently from country to country. More

In the narrow sense of the word, rats are rodents of the genus Rattus. However, the word is also linguistically used for much larger mouse-like rodents and occurs in several taxonomic groups. The term rat can therefore be used differently from country to country. The true rats (Rattus) are found in Europe, Asia and Australia. They were imported to America. A number of species are culture followers, such as the brown rat and the black rat. These species can feast on human food supplies and are therefore labeled as harmful species. The black rat was also notorious as a carrier of the plague, a disease that killed many in Europe. Maybe that's why rats aren't popular on postage stamps. Most rat stamps are still issued in the context of the year of the rat. True-to-life reproduction is not a high priority for these stamps.

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Christmas and Chinese New Year (1959)