1970-1974
Paleontology and Paleoanthropology related Philatelic items issued in the years 1970-1974: prehistoric animals and their footprints, fossils, including petrified wood, Neanderthals, paleontologists and contributors to Paleontology science.
Introduction
From the 1960s through the late 1980s, several small Middle Eastern countries (often referred to by philatelists as “Sand Dunes” states) produced stamps in large quantities covering popular themes such as space, sports, and famous personalities. These issues were primarily intended for collectors rather than for actual postal use and were often not available within the issuing countries for mailing purposes. Covers with postally-used examples of these stamps are exceedingly rare. All such letters known to the author of the website are covers cancelled on the day of issue, which were sent to some Philatelic Agencies or Magazines.
In 1971 and 1972, two such “Dunes” issues featured prehistoric animals, those of Fujeira and Manama, respectively (the exact issue date of the Manama stamps is not recorded in the major stamps catalogues).
These stamps are marked with a grey background below, indicating undesired items.
Postage stamps related to Paleontology or Paleoanthropology
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| 23.09.1974 Dahomey | 13.06.1974 USA | 21.03.1974 Tunisia |
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| 28.01.1974 Mauritania | 22.05.1973 Gibraltar | 06.02.1973 Germany GDR |
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| 01.02.1973 Zambia | 31.07.1972 Mauritania | 31.05.1972 Maldives |
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| 23.04.1972 Fujeira | xx.xx.1971 Manama | 15.06.1971 North Yemen |
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| 29.05.1971 Bulgaria | 15.01.1971 Mozambique | 30.11.1970 Angola |
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| 15.10.1970 Norway | 20.07.1970 Congo | 06.05.1970 USA |
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| 28.04.1970 Madagascar | 05.01.1970 Lesotho | |
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Notes
- If you are aware of any other philatelic items related to Paleontology or Paleoanthropology issued between 1970 and 1974 that are not listed on this page, please inform the author of the website.
- Postmarks and other philatelic materials related to Paleontology or Paleoanthropology from the period 1970–1974 will be added soon.
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.



















