A postage stamp from Bosnia and Herzegovina showing a ladybug on a leaf.

A postage stamp from Canada showing a ladybug on a leaf.

A postage stamp from the Denmark showing a red and black drawing of a ladybug seen from above on a plain white background. The ladybug takes up almost the entire area of the stamp. In the upper left is a black spade image (as used on playing cards) with a death’s head skull within it. The stamp was issued to call attention to the need to reduce the use of poisons and insecticides which can also kill beneficial insects.

A semi-postal (or, charity) stamp from Switzerland showing a photo-realistic image of a ladybug (as viewed from above) crawling on a blue-green background with a simple line drawing of a leafy rose bush twig.

#InsectsOnStamps
#Ladybugs
#Ladybirds
#LadybirdBeetles
#Philately
#StampCollecting

Bosnia & Herzegovina (Serb admin.), Scott #370 (2009)
Canada, Scott #2234 (2007)
Denmark, Scott #1091 (1998)
Switzerland, Scott #B218 (1952)

A postage stamp from Australia showing four ladybugs sitting on a large leaf with their heads in a close circle all facing each other.

A triangular postage stamp from Finland showing three ladybugs crawling on a plain green background.

A postage stamp from the United States showing a lady bug on a plain white background The image takes up most of the design area of the stamp. At the top is inscribed, Lady beetle.

A pair of coil stamps from Sweden. Each shows a large image of a ladybug on a background of a simple line drawing of a leafy twig. A smaller ladybug is seen at the upper right crawling up the frame line that surrounds the image.

#InsectsOnStamps
#Ladybugs
#Ladybirds
#LadybirdBeetles
#Philately
#StampCollecting

Australia 2196 2003
Finland 940 1994
USA 3351c 1999
Sweden 2581a 2008