Malawi

Dinosaurs and their fossils, paleontologists on stamps and postmarks of Malawi

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Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west.
Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi, which occupy about a third of Malawi's area.
Malawi is over 118,000 km2 with an estimated population of 16.8 million. Its capital is Lilongwe. The name Malawi comes from the Maravi, an old name of the Nyanja people that inhabit the area.
The country is also nicknamed "The Warm Heart of Africa".
Malawi is among the smallest countries in Africa. [R1]

The first stamps of Malawi were issued on 6 July 1964. Stamps had previously been issued under the names of the British Central Africa Protectorate from 1891 and later Nyasaland and the Nyasaland Protectorate from 1908. [R2]



Official stamps of Malawi related to Paleontology: dinosaurs and their fossils, paleontologists at work

30.12.1993 "Discovering Prehistory"
Dinosaurs and paleontologists at work on stamp of Malawi 1993



Commemorative postmarks of Malawi related to Paleontology: dinosaurs

Legend is here
30.12.1993 "Dinosaurs" [FDC]
Dinosaurs on postmark of Malawi 1993



References:
  •   [R1] Malawi: Wikipedia, WikiTravel, FlagCounter.
  •   [R2] Postal History and Philately of Malawi: Wikipedia,
              Links to official website of the Post Authority, stamp catalog and a list of new stamps of Malawi 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 very valuable comments.


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