2017-01-04 Wed

On 11th November 2016, a souvenir sheet of five stamps were issued featuring the works of Brazilian tattoo artists. Ademar Goncalves Rios participated in a post office program that asked for suggestions for stamp subjects and this idea was born.

Tattoos and tattoo art have evolved considerably over time from being simply designs on the human body to depicting ideologies and personal stories that are close to one’s heart.

The souvenir sheet’s selvedge features the hand of tattoo artist Jerson Filho at work. The second stamp features a tattoo by Filho which represents archangel Michael. Other stamps feature tattoo designs by Paulo Tattoo, Ivy Saruzi, and Luiza Fortes. A tribal-style tattoo by Jun Matsu is also included. All the domestic first-class stamps are non-denominated.

Fossilised insects are depicted on a se-tenant pair of non-denominated first-class stamps that were issued on 21st November 2016, to celebrate the UNESCO recognised geopark named Araripe Geopark that was established in 2006. The region has a lot of scientific, environmental, historical and cultural significance related to the evolution of life and Earth. A fossilised dragonfly and a fossilised moth discovered in the park are depicted on the stamps.

22 out of the 3,000 species of butterflies are depicted on a set of stamps that were released on 21st October 2016. The sheet has the shape of butterfly’s wings with six se-tenant 1.70-real stamps. Riodinidae (Aricoris middletoni), Lycaenidae (Evenus gabriela), Pieridae (Melete lycimnia), Nymphalidae (Myscelia orsis), Papilionidae (Parides bunichus), and Hesperiidae (Mimoniades versicolor) are the species of butterflies that are depicted on the stamps. The emblem of Mercosur, the southern common market of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay are also depicted on the stamps. More species of butterflies are featured on a sheet of 16 se-tenant non-denominated first-class stamps.