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Post by paleophilatelist on Oct 10, 2013 14:22:20 GMT
On a recent search through my Croatian stamps I found this nice pair showing the Iguanodon. (Note - this Wikipedia article is very detailed and has received a bronze star as one of Wikipedia's feature articles.) Ryan It is indeed а very good stamp. Here you can see some more scans related to it: www.paleophilatelie.eu/description/stamps/croatia_1994.html
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Post by paleophilatelist on Oct 24, 2013 8:03:51 GMT
Looking for some information about prehistoric animals ("dinosaurs") stamps of Iraq. This stamps are issued in 2010, but is a very chaotic mixture of clumsily drawn species from very different periods and locations. Some of the stamps seems to be based on Burian and Zallinger images and represent very outdated scientific reconstruction of the creatures depicted on stamps. Just keen to know what was the motivation of Post of Iraq to issue this stamps ? Are any significant fossil found made in the country in the last time ? The design of this stamps seems to be very unusual for Iraq. Nice but slightly damaged register cover is shown on the following blog: my-philately.blogspot.de/2011/08/registered-cover-and-stamps-from-iraq.html another cover, FDC and MS can be seen on my page: www.paleophilatelie.eu/description/stamps/iraq_2010.html
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Post by paleophilatelist on Nov 5, 2013 13:56:21 GMT
In 1999 Post Authority of Japan issued a set of two stamps depicted two Dinosaurs: Iguanodon (left) Dromaeosaurus (right). Stamps are printed in one MS 4x5 Similar stamp printed in booklet too 2x5 - the booklet stamps don't have perforation by sides Yesterday I came accross a Japanish web site about Geology, Minerals and to some extend about Paleontology too: www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~ma-sa/ With a help of Google Translate I was able to navigate through. The site mention a Dinosaaur of Japan stamps wich are reprinted in 2006 - The only differences are: Name of Issuing Authority/Print Company on the bottom side of a MS; MS layout 2x5 stamps rather than 4x5. Anybody from Japan or other county who is able to help to receive the following dinosaur stamps from 1999 and 2006 ? I need either full Mini Sheets or at least the bottom side of it as on the image above.
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Post by paleophilatelist on Nov 26, 2013 14:41:51 GMT
Some days, may be weeks, the Post Authority of North Korea issued a set of 3 "stamps" depicted some fossils on it: As usual, all posible variations are availanle: imperforated, booklets, mini sheets, aerogramme, post card ..... Just wonder what kind of animal or may be even plant is depicted on the first (left) stamp. Is it bat, frog, fish .... ? What is Ditomopharangia ?
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Post by paleophilatelist on Dec 4, 2013 9:55:16 GMT
Аlmost 100 scans are replaced on the page. There are over 700 images of stamps somehow related to Paleontology. As far I know there images of all stamps depicted prehistoric animals and fossils, paleontologist and Charles Darwin. Scans of some stamps of museums with Paleontologic exhibitions and fossil found sites are still missing. If you have some good scans of missed stamps - please share it wit me. Appreciate your help. P.S. big update of FDC's scans is coming soon.
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Post by paleophilatelist on Feb 14, 2014 13:44:26 GMT
Who knows about feature issues of the "Paleo" stamps this year ? So far I'm aware about dinosaur stamps of Hong Kong are coming end of this month only.
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Post by Ryan on Feb 14, 2014 15:12:07 GMT
Some days, may be weeks, the Post Authority of North Korea issued a set of 3 "stamps" depicted some fossils on it: ... Just wonder what kind of animal or may be even plant is depicted on the first (left) stamp. Is it bat, frog, fish .... ? What is Ditomopharangia ?Did you ever learn what this fossil is? I've been curious, but I was unable to find out anything. I can't tell what it is either! Ryan
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Post by paleophilatelist on Feb 15, 2014 21:54:56 GMT
I received several answers, but nobody can say for sure what is that. Original text on the stamp says "Pterosaur fossil from Dooji valley". "Dooji valley" is located somewhere south in the Ryanggang Province of North Korea.
It is perhaps a new specie found by North-Korean paleontologist, but not known outside of the country.
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Post by paleophilatelist on Feb 17, 2014 15:43:06 GMT
Who knows about feature issues of the "Paleo" stamps this year ? So far I'm aware about dinosaur stamps of Hong Kong are coming end of this month only. On August 31, exactly after 25 year, post authority of Indonesia is going to commemorate "125 years of Indonesian Paleoanthropology".
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Post by paleophilatelist on Apr 8, 2014 20:09:25 GMT
I proud to share with you my interview for Stamp Magazine issued in April 2014, illustrated by images of stamps and covers from my collection. Here is the first page, others can be seen on my site Images on the site have a bigger resolution - more convenient to read. On top of it I also put some comments there as well as some links on big size scan of each stamp and cover used in the article. Enjoy it !
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Post by Philatarium on Apr 8, 2014 20:26:32 GMT
Congratulations, Michael! That's excellent! What an opportunity!
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Post by paleophilatelist on Apr 12, 2014 20:37:12 GMT
On Monday, 14.04.2014, post of Canada is going to issue a stamp with fossil of Dinosaur. Royal Ontario Museum 100th Anniversary Torontonians, display some hometown pride for your beloved ROM, which turns 100 this year! The stamp on the left side of the mini-sheet, features a striking 11th-century Chinese statue in the foreground with the museum’s most famous dinosaur, the Parasaurolophus, in the background. These are just 2 of the more than 6 million items that make up the diverse collections of this world-class museum, one of the largest in North America. Urgently looking for somebody in Toronto, who can send me some covers with these stamps on Monday - first day of issue.
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Post by paleophilatelist on Apr 27, 2014 20:53:07 GMT
Two personalized self adhesive stamps of Slovenia 2013, shows fossil and reconstruction of Mammoth found in 1938 near Kamnik city. First one issued by philatelic community of Kamnik on 29. 3. 2013 , the second one is issued by Prirodoslovni muzej Slovenije (Natural science museum of Slovenia) on 19. 9. 2013
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Post by paleophilatelist on Jun 21, 2014 20:35:12 GMT
Today I received Nepal 2013 set. There are some blue lines on front and back of each samp. I was thinking there are some pencil tracks, but seller claim it is security protection. "Please note that the marks are not pencil marks but visible fiber security marks that were placed on the stamps as a security measure. These fiber marks appear on most all stamps, both on the front and back. You can view this information on the Technical details on the back of the FDC ( Point No.5)." Technical details on a back side of FDC have the follow statemen ( Point No.5)t: "Paper: security stamps paper UV dull with visible & invisible fibres & phosphorescent dots." What is your opinion ?
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Post by rod222 on Jun 21, 2014 20:42:45 GMT
Today I received Nepal 2013 set. What is your opinion ?Sounds reasonable, and backed up by print media. Stamps from many countries have used coloured fibres within the paper. Commonly referred to as "Granite Paper". A Google may assist there.
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Post by rod222 on Jun 21, 2014 21:15:17 GMT
US Stamp featuring "Granite Paper"
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Post by Philatarium on Jun 22, 2014 0:55:55 GMT
I agree with Rod that those stamps look like more recent examples of granite paper. (And he also showed you an extreme example of granite paper of a stamp from my childhood!)
Speaking from my little corner of the philatelic world, earlier stamps of Japan and Korea also used granite paper (although Korea was still using that kind of paper in the 1950s/1960s(?), and the distribution of colored threads was more like the modern example you showed.
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Post by Ryan on Jun 22, 2014 15:21:15 GMT
I was sorting through a pile of stamps from Romania a while back, and it included a full set of the 1993 dinosaur issue. Here are a couple of them. As it turned out, the stamps closely matched a set of plastic toy dinosaurs I had when I was a kid! My favourite models in my set were Triceratops and Ankylosaurus. Anky looked kind of like the Stegosaurus shown here except he wasn't quite as spiky (well, not on plastic dinosaurs anyway). He had a club on his tail instead of pointy spikes. He had the same tiny walnut-sized brain, though .... Ryan
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Post by paleophilatelist on Jun 23, 2014 13:56:13 GMT
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Post by Ryan on Jun 24, 2014 9:31:16 GMT
Archaeopteryx is seen on one of the Romanian FDCs that Michael just posted. He can be seen on stamps from many other nations as well; he is often considered to be the first bird. Plus maybe he has a good publicity agent. Cryptoclidus, on the other hand, can only be seen on this Polish stamp from 1965. Note that he has flippers rather than legs. Ryan
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Post by paleophilatelist on Jun 24, 2014 9:43:17 GMT
Archaeopteryx is seen on one of the Romanian FDCs that Michael just posted. He can be seen on stamps from many other nations as well; he is often considered to be the first bird. Plus maybe he has a good publicity agent. Cryptoclidus, on the other hand, can only be seen on this Polish stamp from 1965. Note that he has flippers rather than legs. Ryan Cryptoclidus is indeed rare "guest" on stamps, but according to StampedOut web site, it appears on some more stamps: www.stampedout.nl/species1/crypclid.htmlMany Archaeopteryx stamps can be seen here www.birdtheme.org/mainlyimages/index.php?spec=2812
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Post by Ryan on Jun 24, 2014 10:19:18 GMT
Excellent - I hadn't done my homework very well, I was lazy and just looked at Google Images. I was familiar with the birdtheme.org link, thanks for posting the StampedOut link. Ryan
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Post by paleophilatelist on Jun 30, 2014 9:30:36 GMT
Just finished to sort out all Paleontology related stamps of my site at Chronological order: www.paleophilatelie.eu/phil_catalogue.html / www.paleophilatelie.eu/year/index.html All thematic catalogs I know, order stamps at country order. This is also on my to do list, but to me a chronological order is even more interesting as it shows development of the topic during the time. Feedback is welcome, enjoy it !
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Post by paleophilatelist on Jul 19, 2014 20:42:54 GMT
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Post by paleophilatelist on Jul 29, 2014 6:59:13 GMT
Most recent Dinosaur stamps of Mongolia:
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Post by Ryan on Jul 30, 2014 7:06:20 GMT
Fascinating, a dinosaur with hair on his neck! (800t value)
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Post by paleophilatelist on Aug 28, 2014 8:50:53 GMT
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Post by paleophilatelist on Aug 31, 2014 21:18:03 GMT
Just received these very rare stamps of Congo 1998, overprint multiple 'AUTORISÉ' on stamps of 1993. (MiNr. 1524 & A1530) According to stampedout.nl : "The late nineteen were chaotic times in the Congo. Rebels / warlords took control over parts of the country, and seized significant quantities of valid stamps. To prevent these from being sold or used, the central government had their stock of stamps overprinted, and declared stamps without overprint invalid." In total almost 50 stamps from various stamp sets are overprinted. two of them are from prehistoric animals set from 1993. Michel add - short time after, also in 1998, another overprinted stamps with "LEGAL" text, are issued all stamps with previous overprint declared invalid too. However it were still on sale for collectors. Curious about its catalogue values. In my Michel copy (2007) price is not provided.
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Post by Admin on Aug 31, 2014 21:40:43 GMT
Just took a look at my Scott's and they don't list a price
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Post by rod222 on Sept 1, 2014 13:35:11 GMT
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