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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"
Modern and prehistoric animals on stamp of Libya 1976 Fossils on stamp of Libya 1985 Dinosaurs and prehistoric animals on stamp of Libya 1995
25.11.1996 "Fossils of Libya" 11.12.2013 "Prehistoric animals"
Dinosaurs and prehistoric animals on stamp of Libya 1996 Dinosaurs and prehistoric animals on stamp of Libya 2013

Notes:

Reconstruction of Tetralophodon on stamp of Uganda 1992Fossil of Tetralophodon on stamp of Libya 1976 [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.
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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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