Liberia

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

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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, USA, until the firm went into liquidation in 1972. [R2]
Since the end of the 1990’s, Liberia has issued many stamps per year. According to Michel-online catalog, almost 500 stamps were issued by this country in 1999 - many of them showing 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"
Dinosaurs and prehistoric animals on stamp of Liberia 1970 Dinosaurs and prehistoric animals on stamp of Liberia 2005 Charles Darwin on stamp of Liberia 2009
27.06.2012 "Prehistoric animals"
03.01.2020 "Dinosaurs"
26.03.2020 "Extinct species"
26.10.2020 "Flying dinosaurs" [1]
26.10.2020 "Prehistoric humans"
30.11.2020 "Dinosaurs"
30.11.2020 "Fossils"
01.02.2021 "Prehistoric water animals"
01.02.2021 "Extinct species"
Dinosaurs and prehistoric animals on stamp of Liberia 2012 Dinosaurs and prehistoric animals on stamp of Liberia 2020 Dinosaurs and prehistoric animals on stamp of Liberia 2021
05.01.2022 "Fossils"
05.01.2022 "Dinosaurs"
22.06.2022 "Extinct animals"
22.06.2022 "Flying dinosaurs" [1]
20.04.2023 "Dinosaurs"
20.04.2023 "Prehistoric humans"
20.04.2023 "Extinct mammals"
Dinosaurs, prehistoric animals and their fossils on stamp of Liberia 2022 Dinosaurs, prehistoric animals and their fossils on stamp of Liberia 2022

Notes:
[1] "Flying dinosaurs" is not a correct term to apply to the animals shown on these stamps. The animals pictured are pterosaurs.
Pterosaurs are a group of flying reptiles in the Archosauria. Reptiles in the archosaurs include crocodiles, dinosaurs, and pterosaurs.


Other stamps to consider: amber, cave painting

24.07.2020 "80th anniversary of the discovery of cave paintings in Lascaux, France"
Prehistoric animals on paintig of Lascaux cave on post stamps of Liberia 2020



References:
  •   [R1] Liberia: Wikipedia, WikiTravel, FlagCounter.
  •   [R2] Postal History and Philately of Liberia: Wikipedia, Philib
              Links to official website of the Post Authority, stamp catalog and a list of new stamps of Liberia are here



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.


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