Bolivia

Dinosaurs and their tracements, fossil found places, paleontologists on stamps and postmarks of Bolivia

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Bolivia, officially known as the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. It is bordered to the north and east by Brazil, to the southeast by Paraguay, to the south by Argentina, to the southwest by Chile, and to the northwest by Peru.
Although only one-third of the country is located in the Andean mountain range, its largest city and principal economic centers are in the Altiplano. Bolivia was formerly known as Upper Peru and became an independent republic on 6 August 1825. [R1]

It has produced its own stamps since 1867. Stamps from Bolivia are marked as Correos de Bolivia. Tensions between Chile and Bolivia have influenced both country's stamps and postal history. [R2]
So far dinosaurs appears on stamps of Bolivia only twice in 1997 and 2012. Nowadays Bolivia issues FDC in very limited quantity. For example, only 200 pieces FDCs of dinosaur stamps from 2012 are produced.


Official stamps of Bolivia related to Paleontology: dinosaurs, fossils, paleontologist

30.01.1997 "Tourism in Chuquisaca" [1] 26.09.2002 "Bicentenary of the birth of Naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny" [2] 08.07.2012 "Paleontological Deposits of Chuquisaca" [1]
Chuquisaca, fossil-found place on stamps of Bolivia 1997 Naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny on stamps of Bolivia 2002 Dinosaurs on stamps of Bolivia 2012

Notes: Dinosaur's footprint on FDC of Bolivia 1997
[1] Chuquisaca is a department of Bolivia located in the center south. It borders on the departments of Cochabamba, Tarija, Potosí, and Santa Cruz. The departmental capital is Sucre, which is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia. Many dinosaur's footprint found there. The footprints and dinosaurs who leaved these footprints are depicting on stamps in 1997 and 2012 as well as on illustration of FDC Tourism, Tourist destinations, Tourist Departments - Chuquisaca" stamps issued in 2007 (see on the right side).

[2] Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropology. [R3]



Other stamps to consider: fossil found places

14.12.2007 "Tourism,Tourist destinations, Tourist Departments - Chuquisaca" [1] 06.09.2013 "Conservation Association of Torotoro, 25th Anniversary" [A1]
Chuquisaca fossil-found place on stamps of Bolivia 2007 fossil-found place Torotoro on stamp of Bolivia 2013

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[A1] The Conservation League Torotoro (ACT), was founded on June 10, 1988, in order to promote the conservation, protection and proper management of flora and fauna, paleontological and speleological resources and natural beauty of the area Torotoro. Some dinosaurs are depicting on FDC and commemorative postmark.



Commemorative postmarks and meter franking of Bolivia related to Paleontology: dinosaurs, contributors to Paleontology

Legend is here
26.09.2002 "Bicentenary of the birth of Naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny" [2] [FDC] 08.07.2012 "Paleontological Deposits of Chuquisaca" [1] [FDC] 06.09.2013 "Conservation Association of Torotoro, 25th Anniversary" [A1] [FDC]
Naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny on postmark of Bolivia 2002 Dinosaur on postmark of Bolivia 2012 Dinosaurs on postmark of Bolivia 2013



References:
  •   [R1] Bolivia: Wikipedia, WikiTravel, FlagCounter.
  •   [R2] Postal History and Philately of Bolivia: Wikipedia,
              Links to official website of Post Authority, stamp catalog and list of new stamps of Bolivia are here.
  •   [R3] Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny: Wikipedia



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