Stamps featuring the Endemic Land Snails of the Philippines
The following endemic land snails of the Philippines are featured:
| Se-tenant Blocks of 4: |
25,000 6p – Cochlostyla imperator 6p – Helicostyla turbinoides 6p – Helicostyla lignaria 6p – Amphidromus dubius |
| Miniature Sheets of 16: | 6,250 |
| Se-tenant Blocks of 4: |
25,000 6p – Chrysallis fischeri (25,000) 6p – Helicostyla bicolorata (25,000) 6p – Helicostyla dobiosa (25,000) 6p – Helicostyla portel (25,000) |
| Miniature Sheets of 16: | 6,250 |
| 24p Souvenir Sheets of 4 (8,000) |
6p – Calocochlia depressa 6p – Cochlostyla sarcinosa 6p – Calocochlia schadenbergi 6p – Helicostyla pulcherrina |
| Photographer: | Joseph Wu |
| Design Coordinator: | Dr. Ngo Tiong Tak |
| Designs: | From the collection of Victor Dan |
Land snails, relatives of seashells, are well-known for their beauty, vivid colors and exquisite patterns. About 35{1104248511d637c6a51014dcaacb77de829b1de96a4faa7392b7bed9a15aa427} of the world's land snails are found in the Philippines, and almost all of them are endemic to the country. Due to their extreme sensitivity, many have become extinct in their rain forest environments as a result of deforestation. Most land snails will not survive when transferred to other environments, so it is only by saving our forests will we be able to save our land snails.
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