Madagascar

Scott No.: 534
Date of Issue: September 16, 1975
Species: Otton Frog (Babina subaspera)

The logo in the upper right corner is from Expo '75, a World's Fair held in Okinawa Japan from July 20, 1975, to January 18, 1976. The theme was oceans (or "the sea we would like to see"), and it was held, at least in part, to commemorate the 1972 handover of Okinawa from the US to Japan. Pictures here show the Aquapolis, a kind of floating city, and other scenes from the Fair. There are some good publicity photos here as well.

The Otton Frog is native to Japan, and the set--which also contains a stamp depicting a Ryukyu Box Turtle--is titled "Animals of the Ryukyu Islands."

And now for a little political geography. The Republic of Madagascar was called the Republic of Malagasy. According to Wikipedia, purveyor of all knowledge, the Malagasy word for the Island is Madagasikara, and the first use of Madagascar was by Europeans in the Middle Ages.

*Scott No.: 842
Date of Issue: April 18, 1988
Set: Rotary International, Birds. Minisheet with frog in left-hand corner
Species: Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiata)

*Scott No.: 1367
Date of Issue: July 22, 1998
Set: Nature--Insects. Frog in left bottom corner of minisheet.

*Scott No.: 1407, 1409
Date of Issue: April 7, 1999
Set: Animals of the World
Species: Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates pumillo), Splashback Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates galactonotus)

*Scott No.: 1411d
Date of Issue: April 7, 1999
Set: Animals from Around the World
Species: Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychinis callidryas)

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