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Afars and Issas / Djibouti
Flint tool and prehistoric animals of stamps of Afars and Issas
Fossils, dinosaurs, prehistoric animals on stamps and postmarks of Djibouti
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Contents:
- Country overview
- Philately of Afars and Issas / Djibouti
- Some stamps of Afars and Issas to consider
- Official stamps of Djibouti related to Paleontology and Paleoanthropology
- Commemorative postmarks of Djibouti related to Paleontology
- References
- Acknowledgements
The French Territory of Afars and Issas (French: Territoire français des Afars et des Issas) was the name given to present-day Djibouti between 1967 and 1977, while it was still a colony of France.
In antiquity, the territory was part of the Land of Punt.
Nearby Zeila (now in Somalia) was the seat of the medieval Adal and Ifat Sultanates. In the late 19th century, the colony of French Somaliland was established following treaties signed by the ruling Somali and Afar sultans with the French.
The railroad from the city of Djibouti to Dire Dawa (and later Addis Ababa) allowed French Somaliland to quickly supersede Zeila as the port for southern Ethiopia and the Ogaden. It was subsequently renamed to the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas in 1967.
A decade later, the Djiboutian people voted for independence. This officially marked the establishment of the Republic of Djibouti, named after its capital city. [R1]
There are no stamps of Afars and Issas that directly feet to Paleontology thematic, but the following three issues might be of interest for some collectors. The first two sets are archaeology-themed and show some flint tools. The third set shows some modern shells. Stylized Trilobite and Ammonite are shown on stamp with face value of 10F (top-right stamp). [R2]
Some stamps of Afars and Issas to consider: flint tools, stylized fossils
| 16.03., 07.09. 1973 "Archeologic discovery" (flint tools) | 21.01.1975 "Shells" [1] | |
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Notes:
[1] Stylized ammonite and trilobite are depicting on stamp with face value of 10F. Mi.Nr.: 119, Scott: 384
Official stamps of Djibouti related to Paleontology: fossils, dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals
| 12.11.1990 "Fossils" | ||
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| 05.05.2017 "Dinosaurs" | ||
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Notes:
[D1] "Flying dinosaurs" is not a correct term to apply to the animals shown on these stamps. The animals pictured are pterosaurs.
Pterosaurs are a group of flying reptiles in the Archosauria. Reptiles in the archosaurs include crocodiles, dinosaurs, and pterosaurs.
Commemorative postmarks of Djibouti related to Paleontology: fossils of prehistoric animals
Legend is here| 12.11.1990 "Fossils" [FDC] | ||
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References:
- [R1] Afars and Issas and Djibouti: Wikipedia.
- [R2] Postal History and Philately of Afars and Issas and Djibouti:
Wikipedia,
Links to official website of the Post Authority, stamp catalog and a list of new stamps of Djibouti are here.
Acknowledgements:
Many thanks to Dr. Peter Voice from Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, for reviewing the draft page .
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