This collection of stamps of mushrooms, fungi and lichens, started around 2012, is one of the largest in the world and the only one in original plate form available online.

Last updated: january 1, 2026

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The collection: more than 1,790 issues of fungi stamps.

The set shows more than 9,800 different fungi stamps from 249 countries, or political entities, and a total of more than 13,500, as some collections are composed of the same stamps in different formats: single, indented and unindented, in blocks or block sheets, first day envelopes, whole-postcards, booklets, etc. This stamp collection shows more than 2,180 different species of mushrooms.

The collection is built in the form of unique and original sheets elaborated by Miguel Angel Ribes (more than 2,500 sheets).

Each sheet of mushroom stamps consists of:

  • Flag of the country or political entity.

  • Name of the country or political entity.

  • Year of issue of the stamp.

  • The name of the stamp collection.

  • Images of the stamps.

  • Scientific names of the species of mushrooms, fungi or lichens that compose the issue.

Mushroom, fungi and lichen stamp sheet example - Mushroom Stamps

In addition, most of the sheets include one or more photographs of fungi, taken by Miguel A. Ribes, of some of the species that appear in the set of stamps of that issue.

The sheets are arranged alphabetically by country and year.
Hydnellum peckii Banker. First Prize, 13th Photography Contest, Madrid Mycological Society, 2004
Hygrocybe psittacina (Schaeff.) P. Kumm. First Prize, 19th Photography Competition, Madrid Mycological Society, 2010
Marasmiellus virgatocutis Robich, Esteve-Rav. & G. Moreno Ranked in the WorldFungi 2007 Mycological Photography Competition
Mycena corynephora Maas Geest. Third Prize XIV Photographic Competition Mycological Association of Navaleno 2010
Gomphus clavatus (Pers.) Gray. First Runner-up in the Third Piloña Mycological Photography Competition 2007
Pilobolus crystallinus v kleinii. First prize. Navaleno 2009
Phaeomarasmius erinaceus (Fr.) Scherff e Romagn. First prize in the 17th Photography Competition organised by the Madrid Mycological Society, 2008
Ascobolus furfuraceus Pers. Second Prize for the collection Albacete Mycological Society Photography Competition 2010
Phlebia radiata FR. vs. Phlebia rufa (Pers.) M.P. Christ. Second Prize for the collection Albacete Mycological Society Photography Competition 2010
Mycena crocata (Schrad.) P. Kumm. Third Prize in the 2009 Siles Mycological Photography Competition

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