Afars and Issas / Djibouti
Flint tool and prehistoric animals of stamps of Afars and Issas
Fossils, dinosaurs, prehistoric animals on stamps and postmarks of Djibouti
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The French Territory of Afars and Issas
(French: Territoire français des Afars et des Issas)
was the name given to present-day
Djibouti between
1967 and 1977, while it was still a colony of France.
In antiquity, the territory was part of the Land of Punt.
Nearby Zeila (now in Somalia) was the seat of the medieval Adal and
Ifat Sultanates. In the late 19th century, the colony of French
Somaliland was established following treaties signed by the ruling
Somali and Afar sultans with the French.
The railroad from the city of Djibouti to Dire Dawa (and later Addis Ababa) allowed French Somaliland
to quickly supersede Zeila as the port for southern Ethiopia and the Ogaden.
It was subsequently renamed to the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas in 1967.
A decade later, the Djiboutian people voted for independence. This
officially marked the establishment of the
Republic of Djibouti, named after its capital city.
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There are no stamps of Afars and Issas that
directly feet to Paleontology thematic,
but the following three issues might be of interest for some collectors.
The first two sets are archaeology-themed and show some flint tools.
The third set shows some modern shells.
Stylized Trilobite and Ammonite are shown on stamp with face value
of 10F (top-right stamp).
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Some stamps of Afars and Issas to consider: flint tools, stylized fossils
16.03. , 07.09. 1973 "Archeologic discovery" (flint tools) |
21.01.1975 "Shells" [1] |
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Notes:
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Stylized ammonite and trilobite are depicting on stamp with face value of 10F
Official stamps of Djibouti related to Paleontology: fossils, dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals
12.11.1990 "Fossils" |
05.05. 2016 "Dinosaurs"
26.09. 2016 "Extinct animals"
26.09. 2016 "Prehistoric aquatic animals"
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30.01. 2017 "Dinosaurs
15.03. 2017 "135 anniversary of Charles Darwin"
05.07. 2017 "Extinct animals"
11.12. 2017 "Prehistoric water animals"
11.12. 2017 "Dinosaurs"
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05.05.2017 "Dinosaurs" |
15.03. 2018 "Extinct animals"
12.06. 2018 "Dinosaurs"
27.07. 2018 "Prehistoric water animals"
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14.03. 2019 "Prehistoric water animals"
12.06. 2019 "Dinosaurs"
27.08. 2019 "Flying Dinosaurs"
12.12. 2019 "Dinosaurs"
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27.02.2020 "Dinosaurs" |
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Other stamps to consider: cave painting
12.06.2020 "80th anniversary of the discovery of cave paintings in Lascaux, France" |
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Commemorative postmarks of Djibouti related to Paleontology: fossils of prehistoric animals
Legend is here
12.11.1990 "Fossils" [FDC] |
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References:
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Afars and Issas and Djibouti:
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Postal History and Philately of Djibouti:
- Postal history of Djibouti: Wikipedia
- Links to catalogue of Djibouti's stamps are here
Acknowledgements:
Many thanks to
Dr.
Peter Voice from Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University,
for the draft page review.