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Story: Fungi

Mushroom on stamp

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Mushroom on stamp

The bright blue Entoloma mushroom was also featured on an 80c postage stamp, released for sale in March 2002.

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New Zealand Post

Reference: 2002 Native Fungi stamp issue

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Peter Buchanan, Fungi – New Zealand fungi, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/postage-stamp/11562/mushroom-on-stamp (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Peter Buchanan, published 1 March 2009.