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Libya
Fossils, dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals on stamps of
Libya
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Contents
- Country overview
- Philately at Libya
- Official stamps of Libya related to Paleontology
- References
Libya, officially the State of Libya is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. The three traditional parts of the country are Tripolitania, Fezzan and Cyrenaica. With an area of almost 1.8 million square kilometres, Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa. Libya has the 10th-largest proven oil reserves of any country in the world. The largest city and capital, Tripoli, is located in western Libya and contains over one million of Libya's six million people. The other large city is Benghazi, which is located in eastern Libya. [R1]
In 1949 the British authorities recognised Amir Mohammed Idris Al-Senussi as Emir of Cyrenaica, giving him internal autonomy. On 24 December 1951 Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and Fezzan were unified as the Kingdom of Libya. The first stamps of modern Libya were issued on 24 December 1951 and were overprinted stamps of Cyrenaica. Three different types of overprint were used, for the three provinces of Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and Fezzan. The first stamps inscribed Kingdom of Libya were issued on 15 April 1952. A variety of inscriptions were used until 1969 including Libye, Libya, Libia and United Kingdom of Libia or Libya.. [R2]
Official stamps of Libya related to Paleontology: fossils, dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals
| 20.06.1976 "Natural History Museum" [1] | 01.03.1985 "Fossils" | 20.11.1995 "Prehistoric animals" |
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| 25.11.1996 "Fossils of Libya" | 11.12.2013 "Prehistoric animals" | |
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Notes:
[1] Skull,
Tetralophodon
longirostris shown on stamp with face value 40 D. Tetralophodon was an
elephant-like animal which existed through the late Miocene to the
Middle Pleistocene epochs, approximately 10.9 million
years. Tetralophodon had four tusks and a trunk. In
fact, also this animal had
two further tusks protruding from the jaw. Their fossils have
been found from the late Miocene to the Middle Pleistocene epochs of
Europe, Asia, and Africa. More info is on Wikipedia
References:
[R1] More information about Libya are on Wikipedia WikiTravel Flag Counter[R2] Some information about postal history of Libya on Wikipedia
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