2022

Some Books about Dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, issued this or previous year

"Mesozoic Art: Dinosaurs and Other Ancient Animals in Art" Amazon: USA, UK, DE.	"The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us" Amazon: USA, UK, DE.	"Paleontology: An illustarted History" Amazon: USA, UK, DE.	"The Evolution of Paleontological Art"

More Paleophilately related books can be found on the Books page of this site.

Official stamps directly related to Paleontology: dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, fossils, paleontologists

15.11.2022 Hong Kong		14.11.2022 Peru
02.11.2022 New Zealand	05.09.2022 Australia (mint stamps)
05.09.2022 Australia (self-adhesive stamps)	09.09.2022 Slovakia	16.06.2022 Japan
05.06.2022 Greece [2]	30.05.2022 Mongolia	23.05.2022 Poland [1]
06.05.2022 Russia [boycott]	06.05.2022 Portugal	19.04.2022 French Polynesia
08.04.2022 Armenia

Paleontology related stamps of countries who issue too many stamps per year, stamps with prehistoric animals or their fossils without any relation to the issuing country or stamps with inaccurate reconstruction of prehistoric animals. These stamps are not recommended for serious collectors and are Undesired at serious philatelic exhibits.
Central African Republic	Chad	Djibouti
Guinea	Guinea Bissau	Liberia
Niger	Mozambique	Sierra Leone
Suriname [3]	Togo

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[1] Aleksander Piotr Czekanowski (12 February 1833 – 30 October 1876) was a Polish geologist, paleontologist and explorer of Siberia.
After graduating in 1857 he returned to Kiev where he started working at Siemens and Halske, which was at the time engaged in the construction of a telegraph line from Russia to India.
The work was involved frequent trips which gave him the opportunity to conduct scientific research. In addition to his main work, he also systematised the paleontological collections of the University of Kiev, Ukraine.
For more details, please click here.


[2] One of the stamps from the "World Environment Day: Geoparks of Greece" set shows some trunks of petrified trees from Lesvos Petrified Forest.

[3] In 2022, Suriname issued more than 120 stamps, including the dinosaur stamps. These stamps were issued in the Mini-Sheets of 2 sets: tow rows with flipped stamps. The total face value of the stamps set is 316.50SRD equivalent to €11 about. It seems too expensive for such poor country as Suriname, with Per capita of US $8,323 about.
Moreover, any fossils of the dinosaurs depicted on the stamps were found in Suriname:

• Brachiosaurus - fossils of the genus have been found in North America
• Stegosaurus - fossils of the genus have been found in the western United States and in Portugal
• Triceratops - fossils of the genus have been found USA and Canada
• Tyrannosaurus Rex - fossils of the genus have been found western North America
• Velociraptor - fossils of the genus have been found in Mongolia and China

Some personalized stamps related to Paleontology: dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals

11.09.2022 Germany [SP3]	05.09.2022 Australia [SP2]	14.06.2022 Australia [SP1]

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[SP1] There are 12 stickers and 12 $1.10 MyStamps in this licensed stamp pack, which focuses on Jurassic World: Dominion, the next chapter in one of the biggest franchises in the history of cinema.
The film again stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, who are joined by Academy Award® winner Laura Dern, Golden Globe nominee Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum, who reprise their roles as Dr Ellie Sattler, Dr Alan Grant and Dr Ian Malcolm, and an impressive international cast.

[SP2] To celebrate both the movie Jurassic World and Australia Post Collecting Month Australian Post released a licensed stamp pack that contains 12 $1.10 self-adhesive MyStamps, featuring ferociously exciting dinosaurs such as Triceratops and T. Rex, and presenting stats for each.

[SP3] On September 11, 2022 UNESCO Global Geopark Thuringia Inselsberg – Drei Gleichen, in cooperation with Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bergbau und Geowissenschaften e. V., (Mining and Geosciences Working Group), issued the Mini-Sheet of 10 personalized stamps ("Briefmarken individuell" of Deutsche Post).
These stamps were issued in th occasion of 20^th anniversary of the Geopark. Every stamp have unique design related to the Geopark.
Although the UNESCO Global Geopark Thuringia Inselsberg – Drei Gleichen is one of the smaller German geoparks with an area of about 700 km2, it is a place where big things happened in the past: here you can explore Pangaea, the supercontinent which existed for around 100 million years. You can also get to know some of the inhabitants of this continent, the tetrapods, on the Sauria Discovery Trail for example.

Some stamps to consider: contributors to Paleontology and Paleoanthropology

11.11.2022 Romania [O7]	06.09.2022 Monaco [O4]	22.07.2022 Russia [boycott] [O5]
25.06.2022 T.A.A.F [O6]	26.02.2022 Monaco [O1]	22.02.2022 Australia [O3]
14.02.2022 USA [O2]	02.02.2022 Monaco [O1]

Notes:

[O1] This year the Post Authority of Monaco dedicate two stamps to Prince Albert I.

• February 2^nd - "Admission Of The Prince Albert I To The Institut De France".
  On 29 March 1909, Prince Albert I was admitted to the Institut de France as a foreign associate member of the Paris Academy of Sciences.
  The stamp was issued on the date on which a multidisciplinary symposium opened in Monaco on the theme “The careers of a Prince: lives and lands of Albert I of Monaco (1848 - 1922)”.
  The Institut de France will hold a series of lectures on 29 March 2022 as part of its annual cycle.
• February 26^th - "Centenary Of The Speech On The Ocean From Prince Albert I".
  On 25 April 1921, Prince Albert I gave his Speech on the Ocean at the Smithsonian Museum in the USA, in front of the members of the Washington Academy of Sciences.
  It was a visionary speech, predicting some of the problems that affect the oceans today, such as the overexploitation of resources caused by new technology – at the time represented by steam trawlers.
  During this trip, Prince Albert I was awarded the Agassiz Medal in honour of his significant contribution to oceanography.

Prince Albert I was interested not only in oceanography, but also in the origins of man.
He founded the "Institute for Human Paleontology" (IPH) in Paris that was responsible for a number of archeological digs.
The first scientific establishment of this type in the world, the IPH, situated in Paris, came into being in 1910 under the patronage of Prince Albert I. Establishment of the Institute was the result of Prince Albert I meeting with two of the most famous founders of contemporary prehistoric archaeology, Professor Marcellin Boule and Abbe Henri Breuil.

[O2] Geologically, Monument Valley is a combination of rock layers formed during the Permian and Triassic Periods several hundred million years ago that have been subjected to differential erosion (by which hard rocks erode more slowly than soft rocks). The results can be quite complex and stunningly beautiful. The first time Permian vertebrae remains of prehistoric animals who lived on the territory of Monument Valley more than 300 million years ago, were reported in 1936.
For more details, please click here.

[O3] Two stamps from the "Our Beautiful Continent" stamps set of Australia can be considered as stamps with fossil sites landscapes..
The Flinders Ranges is a semi-arid mountainous landscape. It has rich biodiversity and an exceptional geological record of the dawn of animal life on Earth.
The Gondwana Rainforests are so-named because the fossil record indicates that when Gondwana (ancient continent) existed it was covered by rainforests containing the same kinds of species that are living today.
For more details, please click here.

[O4] "120^th Anniversary of The Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology".
Following the Grimaldi cave digs (1895-1902) which he ordered and funded, Prince Albert I founded in the Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology in 1902, on the site of the former Government building, to preserve and display all of the finds unearthed in a single location. In 1959, the Museum moved to a new building in the Exotic Garden. The collections displayed tell the story of the major milestones in the evolution of humanity, through the glacial and interglacial periods.

Robert Falcon Scott among other Antarctic Explorers on stamp of TAAF 2022. MiNr.:, Scott: 685

Attached to the Government and supported by an international scientific panel, the Museum’s team conducts archaeological digs and laboratory research, and publishes scientific articles, in addition to organising exhibitions and mediation activities.

[O5] Mammoth sculpture deppicted on the bottom side of the margin of the Souvenir Sheet. The statue located at the entrance of the Permafrost Institute in Yakutsk. ^[boycott]

[O6] Robert Falcon Scott among other Antarctic Explorers on stamp of TAAF 2022.

[O7] ] Emil Racovita (1868-1947) was a Romanian biologist, zoologist, speleologist and explorer of Antarctica.
On the stamp of the issue with the face value of Lei 10, the portrait of the scientist at the age of adulthood is illustrated in the foreground, and on the background the ship of the Belgica Expedition, anchored between the shores of Antarctica.
On the stamp with the value of Lei 10.50, the portrait of the scientist Emil Racoviță at the age of senescence is reproduced, and in the background a image specific to caves.
Together with Grigore Antipa, Racovita was one of the most noted promoters of the natural sciences in Romania. Racovita was the first Romanian to have gone on a scientific research expedition to the Antarctic, more than 100 years ago, as well as an influential professor, scholar and researcher. He found and described several fossils in caves he was observing, for example Ursilor Cave which is depicted on stamp of 2011.
For more details, please click here.

Attention: Fake!

An illegal stamp is defined by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) as a stamp that carries the name of a legitimate country or territory but was not produced or printed by the postal administration of that country and is not valid for postage anywhere in the world.

2022 Haiti [F1]

Notes:
[F1] In February 2022, this "stamp" of Haiti appeared on the Internet.
However, according to the Haiti Philatelic Society, due to the dire situation in the country, both political and economical, the Haiti postal service hasn't issued any stamps since 2003.
The image on the stamp was, was used without permission of the UK artist, Louise Goalby, who painted it in 2018 and published it on his page on Devianart webiste.

Commemorative postal statioanaries and special covers related to Paleontology and Paleoanthropology: fossils, dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, Natural History Museums

15.11.2022 Hong Kong	30.06.2022 India COV1	20.04.2022 Russia [boycott] PS1

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[PS1] Amurosaurus riabinini in the front of the Darwin Museum in Moscow.

[COV1] On 30.06.2022, Department of Posts India, Rajasthan Postal Circle, issued a dozen commemorative covers and postmarks - "Geo Heritage Parks of Rajasthan", each one in quantity of 1.000. Four of these covers and their postmarks shows some fossils. The following short description provided on the reverse sides.

Fossils on commemorative postmarks of India 2022.

• Akal Fossil Wood Park, Jaisalmer.
  The 21 hectare Fossil Park contains about a dozen fossil wood logs lying horizontal in random orientation. This park is situated in the western part of Rajasthan, near Jaisalmer, a part of the Thar Desert.
  During the Lower Jurassic period (180 million years ago) the area was bordering the sea and covered with luxuriant forests in a warm and humid climate.
  Commemorative postmark depicts star fish recover from fort member Jaisalmer formation.
• Stromatolite Park, Bhojunnda, Chittofarh.
  Excellent stromatolites of different species are exposed within the massive Bhagwanpura Limestone of the Lower Vindhyan age (1600 million years ago), around Bojunda in Chittorgarh District, Rajasthan.
  Stromatolites are structures produced by blue-green algae, which through their filaments, attract and bond carbonate particles forming a mat.
  They are stratiform, columnar and nodular structures in carbonate rocks resulting from the combination of life activity and sediment trapping and binding ability of algal assemblages and preying bacteria.
  Commemorative postmark depicts plant fossil.
• Barr Conglomerate, Pali.
  The Barr Conglomerate is composed of pebbles of quartzite and rarely granite gneiss, set up in a fine grained pelitic matrix.
  Conglomerates are important in geology as they aid in subdividing geologic history on the basis of sedimentary breaks.
  Commemorative postmark depicts tertiary fossils of Himalaya.
• Stromatolite Park, Jhamarkotra, Udaipur.
  Jhamarkotra Stromatolite Park is the largest & richest deposit of phosphorite associated with stromatolite.
  Stromatolites are structures produced by blue-green algae, which through their filaments, attract and bond carbonate particles forming a mat. The stromatolites occur over a strike length of 15 km in rock phosphate within Precambrian Aravalli Supergroup of rocks.
  On account of its crocodile Skin like appearance, local people call it 'Magar Machhi Bhata'. Commemorative postmark depicts Gondwana plant fossils.

Commemorative Postmarks directly related to Paleontology and Paleoanthropology: dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, fossils, human ancestors, paleontologists

Legend is here

30.12.2022 Czech Republic [Sp]	29.12.2022 Czech Republic [Sp]	xx.xx.2022 Czech Republic [Sp]
15.11.2022 Hong Kong [FDC]		14.11.2022 Peru [FDC]
09.09.2022 Slovakia [FDC]
05.09.2022 Australia [FDC]	30.06.2022 India [Sp] COV1
30.06.2022 India [Sp] COV1		30.05.2022 Mongolia [FDC]
23.05.2022 Poland [FDC]	19.04.2022 French Polynesia [FDC]	08.04.2022 Armenia [FDC]

Commemorative Registered Letters lables (R-labels) directly related to Paleontology and Paleoanthropology: dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, fossils, human ancestors, paleontologists

Since 2019 "Flora and Fauna" philatelic club in Czech Republic start to produce its own commemorative R-labels with permission of Czech Post.
Commemmorative R-Labels from other countries are uknown to the author of this website.

30.10.2022 Czech Republic	17.10.2022 Czech Republic	05.10.2022 Czech Republic
06.06.2022 Czech Republic	14.05.2022 Czech Republic	13.04.2022 Czech Republic
13.04.2022 Czech Republic

Commemorative postmarks of associated topics: contributors to Paleoanthropology

Legend is here

26.02.2022 Monaco [FDC] [O1]	02.02.2022 Monaco [FDC] [O1]	01.02-05.02.2022 Monaco [Sp] [O1]

Notes

• If you are aware of any other philatelic items related to Paleontology or Paleoanthropology issued in 2022 that are not listed on this page, please inform the author of the website.

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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.