COVER N. 334 - UK

Postmark: Mechanical: Royal mail Lancashire South Lakes (?) 16.10.2023; Manual Illegible.

Posted on the 16th October; received on the 23rd October 2023

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River fauna on a poshy First Day envelope. Thanks a lot Muhammad.

Rivers are very susceptible ecosystems and a lot of times we do our best to ensure they have the worst time of their lives.... rivers are also biodiversity concentrators for many are the animal and plant species that thrive in and around them, from grasses to trees, from insects to large mammals and, of course, fish.

Recognising the role rivers play in support of wildlife, Royal Mail issued on a ten stamp set (5 x 1st class + 5 x 2nd class)  illustrated with photographs of notorious river dwellers of the UK.

The cover Mohamed kindly sent me is graced with two of the 1st class stamps, illustrated with images of  an European otter (Lutra lutra) an inhabitant of all Europe, parts of Asia and Northern Africa, and a brown trout (Salmo trutta), the most common member of the genus Salmo, which nowadays can be found almost in all latitudes given its introduction as game fish in non-original habitats.

Further to these two stamps the set includes stamps illustrated with photographs of  the following animals:  (2nd class) beaver; atlantic salmon; kingfisher; beautiful demoiselle; water vole; (1st class) grey wagtail; common mayfly; dipper.