Turkey 2012 "World environment day (Dinosaurs)"
| Issue Date | 05.06.2012 |
| ID | Michel: Scott: Stanley Gibbons: Yvert: UPU: Category: pR |
| Design | Graphic Design: Bulent Ates |
| Stamps in set | 4 |
| Value |
50 Kurus - Carnotaurus 1 TL - Pteranodon 1 TL - T-Rex 2 TL - Triceratops |
| Size (width x height) | Mini-Sheet 116x86mm |
| Layout | 4 stamps in Block |
| Products | FDC x4 |
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| Print Technique | Digital |
| Printed by | PTT Printing House |
| Quantity | 250.000 |
| Issuing Authority | PTT |
No fossils of any dinosaur or pterosaur found in Turkey to date of the stamps issue.
The following text is a quote from the official brochure
Many of the creatures living in the world are decreasing in numbers and their species are facing extinction. Some of the extinct species that people wonder about the most are dinosaurs.
The dinosaurs that ruled life on land 230 millions years ago, became completely extinct 65 million years ago. There were herbivorous, carnivorous and omnivorous dinosaur species. In 1841 Richard Owen combined the Greek worlds "deinos" (terrible), "saurus" (lizard) to name these creatures Dinosauria (Dinosaur). No answer has been found yet as to how the dinosaurs, which lived on the earth a very long time, became extinct. The generaly accepted idea is that a meteor about 10km in diameter collided with the earth.
The subject of World Environment Day (Dinosaurs) has been devoted by our organization (PTT) to create a commemorative block, action stamp, first day envelope and an introductory booklet which have been presented for circulation.
Carnotaurus on stamp of Turkey 2012, MiNr.: ; Scott: . Carnotaurus (Carnivorous Bull)
Pteranodon on stamp of Turkey 2012,
Carnotaurus had a hallower scull and horns directly above its eyes. It was 9.0 meter in legth and could reach 3.5 meter in heigh when standing erect. It lived in South America.
Pteranodon (Winged and Toothless)
Pteranodon was one of the biggest pterosaurs (Winged Lizard). Its wing span was over 5 meters. It had a long a bony plume behind its head. Pteranodon lived in the same period as the dinosaurs.
Tyrannosaurus Rex on stamp of Turkey 2012, MiNr.: ; Scott: . T-Rex (King of the Reptiles)
Triceratops on stamp of Turkey 2012,
Tyrannosaurus Rex was the most terrifying carnivorous that ever lived. It had 20 cm teeth. It was 14 meter long and could reach 5-6 meters when erect. It lived in North America and China 67 millions years ago.
Triceratops (Three Horned Face)
A species of herbivore. It was 9 meter long and could reach 3 meters tall when standing erect. It lived in North America 65-70 million years ago. Triceratops had a large bony collare and three hirns.
Products and associated philatelic items
| FDC | Example of Circulated Covers | |
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| Dual language book about dinosaurs in Turkish and in English, contain some post cards and hologram stamp without any gum on its reveese side. | ||
References
Wikipedia, Info Brochure
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to fellow stamp collector Özkan Ipek from Turkey, for his help to find some some information about these stamps and nice covers he made and sent to me.