Checklist of Paleontology and Paleoanthropology related stamps

The Check-List of official, local and some personalized postage stamps and associated philatelic objects related to Paleontology and Paleoanthropology topics.
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Abbreviations Mn: - MICHEL stamps catalog (Germany) number. Sn: - Scott stamps catalog (USA) number. NAY - The catalog number is not available yet. Set - stamps set or an individual stamp,   mnh - mint never hinged,   cto - cancelled to order,   pf - perforated,   im - imperforate,   sa - self-adhesive,   bk - booklet,   gp - gutter pair,   ms - mini-sheet,   sh - stamps sheet. FDC - First Day Cover,   c - clean,   m - mailed / gone through the post Cover - mailed cover(s) or postcard(s) with the stamps on it. MC - Maxi Card. PP - Presentation Pack.

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The Status Legend "-"     Don't have - Looking for "--"    Don't have it, but not interested "+"     Have it "++"    Have it and have some spares for trade.      e.g. "++2"   have 2 items for trade "*"      Ordered/swapped it, but not received it yet

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Undesired stamps marked by the gray background.

The check list was created on October 25^th, 2023.
Last time updated: October 31^st, 2023.




Countries index:

A Abkhazia Afars and Issas Afghanistan Aland Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Ascension Island Australia Austria Azerbaijan	B Barbados Barbuda BAT Belarus Belgium Benin Bequia island Bhutan British Antarctic Territory (BAT) British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Bolivia Bophuthatswana Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Burundi	C Cabo Verde Cambodia (Cambodge) Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic (CAR) Chad (Tchad) Chile China Christmas Islands Cocos Islands Colombia Comoros Islands Congo Brazzaville Congo Kinshasa Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus Cyprus Northern Czech Republic Czechoslovakia	D Dahomey Denmark Djibouti Dominica The Dominican Republic E Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Ethiopia F Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Finland France The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) Fujeira (Fujairah)
G Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Germany (Berlin West) Germany (GDR) Ghana Gibraltar Great Britain (UK) Greece Greenland Grenada (Grenadines, Carriacou,Petite Martinique) Guernsey Guinea (Conakry) Guinea-Bissau Guinea Equatorial Guyana	H Hong Kong Hungary I Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Ivory Coast J Japan Jersey Jordan Jugoslavia	K Kazakhstan Kenya Kampuchea Kiribati Korea North (DPRK) Korea South (Republic of Korea) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan L Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg	M Macedonia Madagaskar Malawi Maldives Mali Malta Man Isle of Manama Marshall Islads Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique
N Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Nevis New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Niuafoou (Tonga) Norway O Oman P Palau Papua new Guinea Paraguay Peru Pitcairn Islands Poland Portugal Q Quaiti State of Hadhramaut	R Romania Russia S Saint Helena Saint Kitts Saint Vincent Salvador (el Salvador) San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon islands Somalia Soviet Union (USSR) South Africa South West Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland	T TAAF (French Southern and Antarctic Territories) Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Tchad (Chad) Thailand Togo Tonga Transkei Transnistria Tristan da Cuhna Tunisia Turkey Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos islands Tuvalu	U Uganda UK Ukraine Union island(Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) United Nations(UN) Uruguay United States of America (USA) USSR (Soviet Union) Uzbekistan V Vanuatu Vietnam W Wallis and Futuna Y Yemen Yugoslavia Z Zaire (Congo Kinshasa) Zambia Zimbabwe

A

Abkhazia - a disputed territory of Georgia and partially recognized state controlled by a separatist government.
Abkhazia, 29.11.1994, "Prehistoric Mammals of Caucasus"	Abkhazia, 10.05.1996 "Asian Philatelic Exhibition Hong Kong’96"	Abkhazia, 22.12.1998 "Botanist A.A. Kolakovsky"
Mn: 41-44 ; Sn: N/A	Mn: 102-104 ; Sn: N/A	Mn: 281; Sn: N/A
Set: + ; FDC: - ; Cov: - ;	Set: + ; FDC: - ; Cov: - ;	Set: + ; FDC: - ; Cov: - ;
Notes:	Notes:	Notes: Looking for the stamp with fossil on tab.
Abkhazia, 12.09.2019 "Archaeology of Abkhazia"
Mn: 1003; Sn: N/A
Stamp: pf: + im: +, both MS+ ; FDC: pf+, im+, clean and used ; Cov: + ;
Notes:

Afghanistan
Afghanistan, 1988, "Prehistoric Animals"
Mn: 1581-1587; Sn: 1279-1285
Set: + ; FDC: - ; Cov: - ;
Notes:

Aland
Aland, 1996, Fossils"
Mn: 117-118; Sn: 85, 106
Set: mnh+, cto+, gp+ ; FDC: c++, m+ ; Cov: -
Notes:

Albania
Albania, 1987, "Famous Personalities"
Mn: 2330-233; Sn: 2242-2245
Set: + ; FDC: - ; Cov: - ;
Notes: Charles Darwin on stamp 9q.

Algeria
Algeria, 11.08.1952, "XIX International Geological Congress"	Algeria, 21.09.1994, "Minerals"	Algeria, 25.01.2020, "Archeologic sites"
Mn: 308-309; Sn: 247-248	Mn: 1113-115; Sn: 1029-1031	Mn: NAY; Sn: 1800-1802
Set: + ; FDC: c-, m+ ; Cov: - ; MC + ;	Set: + ; FDC: * ; Cov: + ;	Set: + ; FDC: c+. m+ ; Cov: + ;
Notes: Looking for the corner stamps with the date different from 18.07.1952	Notes:	Notes: Fossils and petrified wood on the first stamp.

Andorra (French Postal Administration)
Andorra, 12.11.2007, "Prehistoric Humans"
Mn: 667-668; Sn: 630-631
Set: + ; FDC: - ; Cov: - ;
Notes:

Angola
Angola, 31.10.1970, "Fossils and Minerals"	Angola, 16.08.1994, "Dinosaurs"	Angola, 28.12.1998, "Dinosaurs"
Mn: 563-574; Sn: 551-562	Mn: 964-967, Bl. 18; Sn: 906-910	Mn: 1297-1305. 1306-1314, Bl. 51, Bl. 52; Sn: 1054, 1055, 1056
Set: + ; FDC: - ; Cov: + ;	Set: + ; FDC: + ; MC: + ; Cov: - ;	Set: + ; FDC: - ; Cov: - ;
Notes: The FDC set is very rare. I have only 1 FDC with Angolasaurus.	Notes: FDC with black Postmark and Circulated Covers are wanted.	Notes:
Angola, 21.09.1998, "Dinosaurs"	Angola, 15.05.2018, "Dinosaurs and minerals"	Angola, 28.12.2019, 1- "Prehistoric water animals", 2- "Charles Darwin and Dinosaurs"
Mn: 1293-1296, Sn: 1050-1053	Mn: 1936-1939, Bl. 153; Sn: 1524-1527, 1566	1 - Mn: 2101-2104, Bl. 186; Sn: 1632-1634, 1702 2- Mn: 2106-2109, Bl. 187; Sn: 1636-1639, 1703
Set: + ; FDC: - ; Cov: - ;	--	--
Notes:	Notes: Undesired	Notes: Undesired