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Liberia
Dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, Charles Darwin on stamps of Liberia

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• Country overview
• Philately of Liberia
• Official stamps of  Liberia related to Paleontology
• References

Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. Liberia means "Land of the Free" in Latin. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its west, Guinea to its north and Ivory Coast to its east. It covers an area of 111,369 square kilometres and has a population of 4,5 million people. English is the official language and over 20 indigenous languages are spoken, representing the numerous tribes who make up more than 95% of the population.

Liberia is the only African republic to have self-proclaimed independence without gaining independence through revolt from any other nation, being Africa's first and oldest republic.
About 85% of the population live below the international poverty line. ^[R1]

The first stamps of Liberia were issued in 1860. The set consisted of three stamps, one each of 6c, 12c and 24c in red, blue and green, respectively, and all with the same allegorical design of Liberty. From 1945 onward, nearly all stamp issues were printed by the E.A. Wright Company, Philadelphia, until the firm went into liquidation in 1972.  ^[R2]
Since end of 1990s Liberia issue too many stamps a year. According to Michel-online catalog, almost 500 (!) stamps issued by this country in 1999, many of them shows dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals.

Official stamps of Liberia related to Paleontology: dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, Charles Darwin

18.01.1999 "Prehistoric animals I" 18.01.1999 "Prehistoric animals II" 22.11.1999 "Prehistoric animals III"	26.01.2005 "Prehistoric animals"	10.12.2009 "200th anniversary of Charles Darwin"
27.06.2012 "Prehistoric animals"	03.01.2020 "Dinosaurs" 26.03.2020 "Extinct species" 26.10.2020 "Flying dinosaurs" 26.10.2020 "Prehistoric humans" 30.11.2020 "Dinosaurs" 30.11.2020 "Fossils"	01.02.2020 "Prehistoric water animals" 01.02.2020 "Extinct species"

Other stamps to consider: amber, cave painting

24.07.2020 "80th anniversary of the discovery of cave paintings in Lascaux, France"

References:

 [R1] More information about Liberia are on Wikipedia WikiTravel Flag Counter  
 [R2] Some information about postal history of Liberia is on Wikipedia and Philib
Links to Liberia post authority and stamps catalog websites are here

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