About Paleophilatelie.eu website
Welcome to Paleophilatelie.eu — an online resource where
Paleontology and
Paleoanthropology and
Philately come together.
Whether you are a collector, researcher, student, or simply curious, you are invited to explore, learn,
and enjoy this growing online resource.
The website regularly participates in international
competitions of philatelic websites in the Electronic Literature category,
with the aim of popularizing the topic and attracting new collectors, especially younger philatelists.
The purpose of the website
The website explores how prehistoric life, early humans, fossils, and the scientists who studied them have
been represented through postage stamps and related postal materials issued around the world.
At its core, the website functions as an online reference and
thematic catalogue.
It documents thousands of philatelic items, including
postage stamps,
first day covers,
commemorative postmarks,
postal stationery, — each linked to
paleontological or
paleoanthropological subjects.
The material is carefully organized by
country and
date of issue,
allowing visitors to trace the global and historical development of these themes within postal history.
Paleophilatelie.eu goes beyond simple cataloguing by providing contextual and educational content.
Many entries are accompanied by
background information
on the depicted organisms, fossil sites, scientific discoveries, and prominent researchers,
helping bridge the gap between philately and the natural sciences.
In this way, the site serves not only collectors, but also educators, students, and anyone interested in the cultural representation
of prehistoric life.
The website also promotes
Paleophilately as a distinct topical collecting field, encouraging deeper
appreciation of how stamps have been used to communicate scientific knowledge and national heritage.
By combining documentation, visual material, and accessible explanations, Paleophilatelie.eu helps preserve
this niche area of collecting and makes it available to a broad international audience.
The Main pages of Paleophilatelie website
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Stamp Catalogue -
available in two variants: by country name or by
chronology (date of issue), as well as with two interfaces
“flat” and
“frames”.
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Illustrated Checklist of official, personalized and imprinted on postal stationaries stamps
related to the topic of this website.
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Description pages of philatelic materials related to the topic of the website
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Image galleries
contains scans of almost 7.500 philatelic items, mostly in high resolution, related to Paleontology or Paleoanthropology.
- Official stamps directly related to Paleontology or Paleoanthropology
- Other official stamps to consider - stamps depicting fossil-found places,
Natural History Museums with significant collection of fossils, contributors to Paleontology or Paleoanthropology
- First Day Covers directly related to Paleontology or Paleoanthropology
- Other First Day Covers to consider - stamps depicting fossil-found places,
Natural History Museums with significant collection of fossils, contributors to Paleontology or Paleoanthropology
- Commemorative Postmarks directly related to Paleontology or Paleoanthropology
- Other Commemorative Postmarks to consider - commemorative postmarks depicting fossil-found places,
Natural History Museums with significant collection of fossils, contributors to Paleontology or Paleoanthropology
- Postal Stationeries directly related to Paleontology or Paleoanthropology
- Other Postal Stationeries to consider - postal Spellling - stationeries depicting fossil-found places,
Natural History Museums with significant collection of fossils, contributors to Paleontology or Paleoanthropology
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Exhibits Room - philatelic exhibitions of
fellow collectors of topics related to Paleontology or Paleoanthropology.
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Topical Articles written by the author of this
website or shared by the visitors.
Together, these articles explore a wide range of topics connected to the Paleophilatelie.eu website
and invite readers to discover and share their interests in paleontology and philately.
Many of these articles were published in full or short forms in the international philatelic magazines,
such as Stamp Collector and Gibbons Stamp Monthly in Great Britain and Stamp News AUSTRALASIA in Australia.
Today, Paleophilatelie website contains over 750 pages and over 16.000 images.
For the full list of the pages of this website, please refer to
the Sitemap.
Aid in Philatelic Research
The stamps checklist and the gallery pages of this website can be used to compile a
personal topical list.
By slowly scrolling through the
"Postage Stamps" gallery
or the
"Illustrated Checklist of Paleontology and Paleoanthropology related stamps"
pages, visitors can easily identify and compile all stamps related to a specific subject,
such as carnivorous dinosaurs, mammoths or fossils of birds, etc.
In the same way, by scrolling through these galleries, visitors can locate and group together philatelic items related
to particular themes, species, or geological periods.
The same exploratory approach can be applied to the
first day cover (fdc),
postmarks and
postal stationeries galleries.
In this way,
the galleries and
the checklist encourage active engagement with the material,
allowing visitors to construct their own thematic collections according to their personal interests or research needs.
The website also contains numerous
articles about Postal History, such as
The first stamps and postal stationery and the beginning of Philately
as well as articles related to the website’s thematic focus, including
The Discovery of the Woolly Mammoth and
Charles Darwin in Philately.
Some of these articles include lists of philatelic items related to the subject discussed.
Display
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The Paleophilatelie website is best viewed on a wide screen.
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The Paleophilatelie website can be explored on all types of electronic devices, including desktop computers,
laptops, tablets, and smartphones.
However,
the website is best viewed on a wide screen, where images, galleries, and text
layouts can be displayed more clearly and comfortably.
If a computer or laptop is not available, visitors can still enjoy the website on a tablet or smartphone.
For the best experience on smaller screens, it is recommend rotating your device to
landscape mode.
This allows images to appear larger and helps prevent pages from looking crowded or difficult to navigate.
Using landscape mode on mobile devices will make browsing galleries, reading articles, and viewing detailed
philatelic images easier and more enjoyable.
Search through the website
The integrated
search bar can be used to find pages and articles on the website that
contain the word or phrase a visitor is looking for.
For example, when the word
belemnites
is entered into the search bar, a list of
articles and pages on the website in which the word “belemnites” is mentioned will be displayed.
However, the search results will not include all images of postage stamps, and other philatelic materials,
featuring belemnites.
If the goal is to obtain a complete list of stamps depicting belemnites, it is recommended to browse the
postage stamp gallery, as described above in the
Aid in Philatelic Research
chapter .
Updates
To keep updated about latest modifications of the website please look at the pages
News and
Current Year
(announcements of new and upcoming issues are here).
Visitors are welcome to
follow the Author on X” formerly “Twitter” or join
"
Paleophilately"
group on Facebook, associated with this website to be able to chat with him and provide their feedback.
The Language Barrier
If English is difficult to read, you can easily view the website in your own language using the built-in
Google Translator.
Simply click
Select Language at the top of any page and choose your preferred language.
The Team
| This website is administered and owned solely by
Mr. Michael Kogan from Germany,
a member of the International Association of Philatelic Journalists and
several international philatelic clubs.
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Dr. Peter Voice of the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
at Western Michigan University in the USA provides scientific advice and editorial support
for the website, since 2019.
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Mr. Michael Kogan, the Author and Admin of Paleophilatelie.eu website
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Dr. Peter Voice, Scientific Advisor and Editor of Paleophilatelie.eu website
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Feedback
If you spot any display or content issues on this website, or if you’d like to
add or correct something, feel free to email
the Author in English, German, or Russian.
You can also join the
Paleophilately group on Facebook
linked to this website to chat, share ideas, and connect with fellow enthusiasts.
Link exchange
I’m open to exchanging links with other Philately or/and Paleontology related websites.
In case you like to add a link to Paleophilatelie website you might like to use one of the
logo images or
QR Codes.
Preferred description text is:
"Paleophilatelie is the most comprehensive resource about Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Philately,
the place where Paleontology and Paleoanthropology meets Philately".
Acknowledgements:
Many thanks to Dr.
Peter Voice from Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University,
for reviewing the draft page and his valuable comments.
