Copyright:

These images are copyrighted by Paul F Hamlyn, all rights reserved, on behalf of the Isle of Man Post Office and are used here with their permission. In addition, the original drawings of fungi which appear on the stamps are copyrighted by the Isle of Man Post Office.



[Amanita muscaria] Amanita muscaria or the Fly Agaric is the most colourful yet dangerous of the species featured here.
[Boletus edulis] Boletus edulis, known as the Penny Bun or Cep is one of the most commercially important species collected from the wild.
[Coprinus disseminatus] Coprinus disseminatus also known as Fairies Bonnets because of the hundreds of tiny caps that form each colony.
[Pleurotus ostreatus] Pleurotus ostreatus or the Common Oyster mushroom now cultivated commercially and widely available in supermarkets.
[Geastrum triplex] Geastrum triplex is one of the Earth Stars.
[Coprinus comatus] Coprinus comatus known either as the Shaggy Ink Cap or Lawyer's Wig.  Click here to view the £1 miniature sheet (Size = 84K).


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