Share your Paleontology on stamps and covers

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 27 Feb 2012 21:14

Anybody collect Paleontology related stamps: paleontologists, fossils, prehistoric animals, dinosaurs, early man, museums ?

Let's share some stamps there ! (Cinderellas, illegal or commercial items are NOT welcome).

best regards,

PaleoPhilatelist

http://www.paleophilatelie.eu - is a focal point between Paleontology and Philately

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 27 Feb 2012 21:25

Thailand 1992

Sweden 1992

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 27 Feb 2012 21:56

Australia 2008 Megafauna:

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 27 Feb 2012 22:35

Nice MS

Do you have any description or technical details of these stamps ?

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http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/stamps_overview.html - list of all paleontology related stamps since 1965 year and even earlier.

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 27 Feb 2012 22:47

Germany 2008 For the Youth - Dinosaurs - Block issue

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On September 4, 2008, the German Post AG has released in their stamp series "For the Youth 2008" is now 4 stamps with dinosaur motifs. The four illustrated dinosaur Plateosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Diplodocus sin all together in Frankfurt's Senckenberg Museum to see.

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 27 Feb 2012 22:50

USA 1997 The World of Dinosaurs
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http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/description/stamps/usa_1997.html

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 27 Feb 2012 22:58

Hi all !

Some time is very tricky to identify Paleontologist or Paleontology contributor on stamp.
(Cinderela, illegal or commercial stamps are NOT welcome).
I have a list of all known to me Paleontologists: http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/stamps_paleontologist.html
Lit of Paleontology contributors: http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/stamps_paleontology_fellow.html

Will be really appreciate for a help to complete these lists.

best regards,
PaleoPhilatelist
http://www.paleophilatelie.eu - is a focal point between Paleontology and Philately

aethelwulf · Post by **aethelwulf** » 28 Feb 2012 00:33

[Mod Hat On]
Merged "Paleontologists & Paleontology" thread with the "Paleontology" thread.
[Mod Hat Off]

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 28 Feb 2012 00:40

I am not a paleophilatelist, I am a macropodidaephilatelist.

Some of Australia's megafauna provides a small area of overlap.

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 28 Feb 2012 00:41

Hi aethelwulf

I prefer to keep it in separate threads, if possible.
Depends on user activity "Paleontology on stamps" can grow much faster as the "Paleontologist on stamps"
I like to have a help of the community to identify more Paleontologists on stamps, as it's not always easy.
If you keep it merged my request for help to identify Paleontologists might be overseen

Can you split these threads back, please ?

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 28 Feb 2012 00:56

Hi muruk !

Do you have description of the set ? I'm not sure if these stamps are related to paleontology or cryptozoology.

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 28 Feb 2012 03:04

paleophilatelist wrote:Hi muruk !

Do you have description of the set ? I'm not sure if these stamps are related to paleontology or cryptozoology.

The mini sheet is on my first post on this thread.

Our Megafauna is recent paleontology, NOT cryptozoology.

I will try to get the specifications, but not tonight.

We also have some dinosaur stamps, but I didn't collect those. I will see if I can get enough information to add for you.

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 28 Feb 2012 04:22

Hi muruk,

I'm aware about another stamps depicted dinosaurs:
1993 - http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/images/sets/Australia_1993.jpg
1997 - http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/images/sets/Australia_1997.jpg

Prehistoric animals
2005 - http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/images/sets/Australia_2005.jpg

Fossil found site:
1996 - http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/images/sets/australia_1996.jpg

but there no doubt about their relation to Paleontology topic.

HalfpennyYellow · Post by **HalfpennyYellow** » 28 Feb 2012 07:54

The €0.01 (lowest value) from Malta's 2009 Maltese History definitive issue shows a Pleistocene dwarf elephant fossil found at Għar Dalam (literal translation: Cave of Darkness), Birżebbuġa in the south of Malta.

If you want technical detalis:

Date of issue: 29 December 2009, reprinted 19 October 2011 (The reprint has the new red and blackMaltaPost logo while the original had the old blue and yellow one)
Set: Maltese History definitive issue (17 values)
Designers: Edward Pirotta and Paul Psaila
Printer: Printex Limited, Malta
Printing Process: Offset
Size: 31 x 44mm
Perforation: 14
Watermark: Multiple Maltese Crosses
Sheet: 10 stamps
Number printed:1,600,000 (160,000 sheets)

29.12.09 - 400,000 stamps (40,000 sheets)
19.10.11 - 1,600,000 stamps (160,000 sheets)

(all the above except info. regarding reprints is taken from The Malta Stamp issue 279 - November 2009)

The whole set of 17 plus a miniature sheet containing all 17 values (issued with the set but reprinted 23 May 2011 with new MaltaPost logo) are available from the new MaltaPost Philatelic Bureau website (at €11.99, the total face value is €11.42):
https://www.maltaphilately.com/en/Issues/Issue/I09019?returnU ... ode%3DGrid

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 28 Feb 2012 08:21

Great ! Thanks !

I was aware about the stamp, by the way it was reprinted in 2011, but I didn't knew Malta Post has Philatelic Bureau website.
I'm going to add a page about this stamp on my web site soon. So far I have more than 110 described stamps there: http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/description/stamps/index.html

HalfpennyYellow · Post by **HalfpennyYellow** » 28 Feb 2012 09:10

Just a note on the reprints. The reprints still have a date of 2009 on the stamp, but the logo on the margin is different.

Just for interest, these reprints of the 2009 definitive values were made until now (all with the new logo):
€0.01 - 19 October 2011
€0.19 - 14 May 2011
€0.37 - 19 October 2011
miniture sheet - 23 May 2011

The €0.01 and miniature sheet reprints:

paleophilatelist wrote:...but I didn't knew Malta Post has Philatelic Bureau website.

The website was launched on 9 February.

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 28 Feb 2012 09:19

thanks for scans, but I can not find the MS with the elefant there

HalfpennyYellow · Post by **HalfpennyYellow** » 28 Feb 2012 09:32

It is available from the MaltaPost website:
http://www.maltaphilately.com/en/Products/Product/PMS0909?re ... e%253DGrid

However if you want the original one (blue & yellow logo) it is quite difficult as even in Malta they are unavailable.

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 28 Feb 2012 15:23

Paleophilatelist, are you working to a timeframe?

Australia's megafauna is from the Pleistocene epoch. Its extinction most likely started after the arrival of Homo sapiens, about 46,000 years ago. It is only known from fossil records. I assume that would qualify?

The Thylacine is on the same set of stamps. It became believed extinct about 80 years ago and is known from recorded history. I assume that is not included.

Megafauna in other places became extinct as recent as 250 years ago (Moa in New Zealand). In or out?

Where is your dividing line between paleo and recently extinct?

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 28 Feb 2012 20:13

Hi muruk,

the boarder between paleontology and cryptozoology is not always clear to me.
I would say (but may be I'm wrong), what ever animal is known to modern human from fossils only are belong to paleontology. The animals are killed by "modern man" are belongs to cryptozoology.
Now is the question how to define "modern man" ?

Homo sapience was hunting on mammoth for example, but everybody agrees mammoth are belong to paleontology

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 28 Feb 2012 20:20

Hi HalfpennyYellow,

I like to have both variations. In addition I need MS of the elefant only in both variations.
Can you get the "old" one , which is not on sale by Malta Post anymore ?
Any wish of German stamp ? If so me may exchange some.

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 28 Feb 2012 21:29

some stamps and FDC for exchange or sale:

Germany 2011 - 150 years of discovery prehistoric bird Archaeopteryx

https://www.paleophilatelie.eu/description/stamps/germany_2011.html

Germany 1998 - Fossil of Messel Pit

have it in Mint and CTO conditions
https://stamps.delcampe.net/page/list/cat,647,id_member,00517024,language,E.html

Morocco 2004

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 29 Feb 2012 00:07

Cryptozoology is usually connected with such creatures as yeti, bigfoot, unicorn, pegasus.

But using the broader definition of "Hidden Creatures" there will be overlap with paleontology:

Cryptozoology refers to the search for animals whose existence has not been proven. This includes looking for living examples of animals that are considered extinct, such as dinosaurs; animals whose existence lacks physical evidence but which appear in myths, legends, or are reported, such as Bigfoot and Chupacabra and wild animals dramatically outside their normal geographic ranges, such as phantom cats.

Cryptids are found on stamps and would be an interesting thematic area.

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 29 Feb 2012 00:28

Hmmmmmmmmmm,
I was always thinking Cryptozoology is a sceience about extinct animals

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 29 Feb 2012 03:14

BTW, muruk

do you know any web site which contain technical details and some description of Australian stamp ?

HalfpennyYellow · Post by **HalfpennyYellow** » 29 Feb 2012 04:18

Hello paleophilatelist

I will check if the miniature sheet with the old imprint is still available, however I can make no promises as although it is supposed to be definitive, neither the miniature sheets nor some of the stamps are available at the PO (since the rates rose to €0.20 (local) and €0.69 (local registered)last June, the €0.19 and €0.68 values are useless, and the lowest value readily available is €0.37).

I read the page on your website, and it is very good.

About your missing information:
Author: Edward Pirotta and Paul Psaila
Layout: You might include that the sheet was of 10 stamps
Paper: Maltese Cross watermarked
Print Technique: Offset
Quantity:
€0.01 - 1,600,000 (160,000 sheets)

29.12.09 - 400,000 stamps (40,000 sheets)
19.10.11 - 1,600,000 stamps (160,000 sheets)

miniature sheet - 11,500

29.12.09 - 7500 sheets
23.05.11 - 4000 sheets

You might include info on the reprints (you can use my images as well if you wish) in the 'Variations' section.

Just for your information, Malta never issued any other stamps related to paleontology. However the Scenery set of 16 September 2009 featured Reqqa Point (on the €0.02) and Xwejni Bay (on the €0.37), which are both good fossil sites on Malta's sister island of Gozo.

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 29 Feb 2012 07:42

Thanks for a great help HalfpennyYellow !
I made an update already.
http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/description/stamps/malta_2009.html

Separate thanks for a hint about the Scenery set. I'll look on it and probably add to my stamp list.

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 29 Feb 2012 09:25

paleophilatelist wrote:BTW, muruk

do you know any web site which contain technical details and some description of Australian stamp ?

No, I'm still looking.

We have a visual catalogue of all Australian stamps right here: http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=8394

It's in bulletin board thread format, so difficult to navigate to a specific stamp ... you need to guess what page it might be on.

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 29 Feb 2012 19:07

Any body have description and/or technical details of the following stamps ?
I like to complete description of these stamps.

Azerbaijan 1994 "Prehistoric animals"
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http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/description/stamps/Azerbaygan_1994.html

Czech 1994 "PREHISTORICAL ANIMALS - DINOSAURS"
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http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/description/stamps/czech_1994.html

China 1958 "Early fossils of China"
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http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/description/stamps/china_1958.html

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 01 Mar 2012 01:32

muruk wrote:
paleophilatelist wrote:BTW, muruk

do you know any web site which contain technical details and some description of Australian stamp ?
No, I'm still looking.

We have a visual catalogue of all Australian stamps right here: http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=8394

It's in bulletin board thread format, so difficult to navigate to a specific stamp ... you need to guess what page it might be on.

Hi muruk,

I just been told about:
http://australianstrampcatalogue.com/Decimal-1966-1999.php Australian Online Stamp Catalogue
http://www.stamparena.com/australian/index.php AUSTRALIAN STAMPS 1966-1975 and 2006

Enjoy it !

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 06 Mar 2012 02:53

Fossils from Aland

Anybody has any details of these stamps ? Some description about fossils found in Aland is also welcome.

pitronix · Post by **pitronix** » 06 Mar 2012 06:40

Here is one set depicting fossils issued in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federal postal authority, year 2001.22.03, FV about 1.5 Eur, issued in MS of 20 (10 of each) representing trias period snails fossils. Hope you like it!

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 06 Mar 2012 07:14

Sure

Just in case you have some more details please send me on: admin@paleophilatelie.eu
I still miss description page of these stamps

pitronix · Post by **pitronix** » 06 Mar 2012 19:32

Only other info I could provide on mentioned set is issued quantity of 50.000 sets, as mentioned issued in 20 pieces MS containing 10 of each or 5000 MS printed. Printer was famous Swiss company Courvoisier and they printed lot of stamps of ex-Yugoslavia and some other Bosnian stamps too.

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 06 Mar 2012 22:33

It's already something

- thanks for the info.

Can you also try to find some info the following stamps of Bosnia and Herzegovina ?
http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/images/sets/bosnia_herzegovina_2007.jpg
http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/images/sets/bosnia_herzegovina_2008.jpg
http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/images/sets/bosnia_herzegovina_2009.jpg

Do you know if any fossil of dinosaur found in Bosnia and Herzegovina ?

pitronix · Post by **pitronix** » 07 Mar 2012 00:01

Issued under Bosnia and Herzegovina Federal authority
Motif: Stylized dinosaur drawing
Issued date: 15.11.2007
Format: MS of ten stamps
Issued quantity: 50.000
FV: about 1 Eur

Issued under Bosnia and Herzegovina Federal authority
Motif: Shell fossil from city of Tuzla (well known city due to its rich salt and coil deposits, I suppose this came from some of few mining sites)
Issued date: 18.08.2008
Format: MS of 8 stamps plus vignette
Issued quantity: 30.000
FV: about 0.75 Eur

Issued under Bosnia and Herzegovina Poste Srpske authority
Motif: Dinosaurs (triceratops, diplodocus)
Issued date: 13.03.2009
Format: MS of 8 stamps plus vignette
Issued quantity: 20.000 each
Perforation: 13 3/4
FV: about 0.35 Eur and 0.75 Eur

Hope you like it!

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 07 Mar 2012 00:11

absolutely !

pitronix · Post by **pitronix** » 07 Mar 2012 00:18

Issued in Croatia
Motif: 100 years of discovery of man from Krapina caves, stylized neanderthal, Dragutin Gorjanovic Kramberger, paleoantropologist)
Issued date: 23.08.1999
Format: MS of 20 stamps (10 of each=
Issued quantity: 350.000 each
Perforation: 14
FV: about 0.25 Eur and 0.50 Eur

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 07 Mar 2012 00:45

very good !

This one is known to me: http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/description/stamps/croatia_1999.html

Do you know the motivation to print some dinosaurs on stamps by Bosnia and Herzegovina post authority ? As far I know there no single fossil of dinosaur is found so far. Am I wrong ?

pitronix · Post by **pitronix** » 07 Mar 2012 00:56

Well I'm not geologist or paleontologist but as far as I know there has been no discovery of dinosaur fossils in Bosnia and Herzegovina except recent discovery of something that they suspect to be footprints of some kind of small dinosaur.

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 07 Mar 2012 01:53

This exactly what I found in Google. Do you know any reason why dinosaurs stamps are printed ?

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 07 Mar 2012 19:40

Some dinosaurs from Germany, 2008
https://www.paleophilatelie.eu/description/stamps/germany_2008.html

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 09 Mar 2012 02:57

Germany 2011, "150 years of discovery prehistoric bird Archaeopteryx"

In 2011 the discovery of an eleventh specimen was announced. It is said to be one of the more complete specimens, but is missing the skull and one forelimb. It is privately owned and has yet to be given a name or described scientifically.

The owner kindly agreed to have it included in the list of German National Cultural Heritage and gave it on loan to the Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie for scientific study. The specimen was on exhibit during the Mineralientage Munich from October 28 to 30 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiFm1sS7jvs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIFZXQX0wRw

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 26 Apr 2012 07:20

https://www.Paleophilatelie.eu is selected as Website of the Month https://aps.informz.net/aps/archives/archive_2312165.html by The American Philatelic Society https://stamps.org on May 2012.

trabz · Post by **trabz** » 26 Apr 2012 09:36

From Lebanon:

Lebanese Amber 5000L.L
Lebanese Fossil 10,000L.L

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paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 26 Apr 2012 17:24

Very nice stamps ! Do you have any description of it ?

trabz · Post by **trabz** » 26 Apr 2012 18:32

paleophilatelist wrote:Very nice stamps ! Do you have any description of it ?

Lebanese Amber:

The amber found in Lebanon is very old, perhaps the oldest, dating back to the Cretaceous period or some 100 million years old. it may hold insight into environments of the past with the study of the inclusions of flora and fauna trapped inside the amber. The organisms found in Lebanese amber date back to the Cretaceous period; a time when flowering plants and insects were co-evolving . Biting insects found in Lebanese amber might even contain dinosaur DNA! (I don't know if you have watched Jurassic Park before, they used this story in their film!).
Scott number for this stamp is 570 (year 2002) cat value 10.5$

Lebanese Fossils:
The Cretaceous sublithographic limestone deposits of Lebanon is a rich Lagerstatten with an amazing diversity of fauna.
The sublithographic limestone deposits of Lebanon are dated to the Cenomanian Stage of the Middle Cretaceous, some 93 to 97 million years ago, and are most famous for exquisitely fossil fish preservation, but also produces a diversity of other well preserved invertebrate fossils such as shrimp and lobsters.

Scott number of this stamp is 571 (2002) cat value 21$

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 26 Apr 2012 18:54

Many thanks ! I'll add a page about these stamps on my web-site soon.
Do you have some technical details about these stamps too ?

paleophilatelist · Post by **paleophilatelist** » 29 Apr 2012 05:44

Hi trabz,

I just add a page about the Lebanese stamps: http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/description/stamps/lebanon_2002.html
Do you have something to add ?

trabz · Post by **trabz** » 29 Apr 2012 09:20

The sheet is composed of 25 stamps

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Concerning the FDC, I am not sure that it exists but once I know I will let you know.