Tunisia

Fossils and prehistoric animals on stamps and postmarks of Tunisia

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Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia is the northernmost country in Africa, covering 165,000 square kilometres. Its northernmost point, Cape Angela, is the northernmost point on the African continent.
It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east.
Tunisia's population was estimated of about 11 million.
Tunisia's name is derived from its capital city, Tunis, which is located on Tunisia's northeast coast.
Tunisia is a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic. It is considered to be the only full democracy in the Arab World.
The French conquest of Tunisia occurred in 1881. Tunisia gained independence and declared the Tunisian Republic in 1957. [R1]

The first stamps used in Tunisia were those of the colonial power, France, from 1888.
Stamps specifically for Tunisia were issued from 1 July 1888. [R2]




Official stamps of Tunisia related to Paleontology: fossils, paleontologists

21.03.1974 "6th African Congress of Micropaleontology" [1] 08.07.1998 "Atlantic Marine Fauna of the Miocene"
Some microfossils and Micropaleontologist on 6th African Congress of Micropaleontology  stamp of Tunisia 1974 Fossils on stamps of Tunisia 1982 MICHEL Dinos - whole world catalog - contain technical details and prices
						of stamps with dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals

Notes:
[1] The stamp of the "6th African Congress of Micropaleontology" issued by Tunisia in 1974 is the only stamp shows Micropaleontologist at work.
The top image next to the micropaleontologist’s head is a sketch of part of a planktonic foraminiferan.
The one in the left corner of the green box seems to be parts of a diatom, followed by a tiny gastropod from the Pteropoda order.
The third from the left is probably a silicoflagellate. The rest are unfortunately not recognizable.



Commemorative postmarks of Tunisia related to Paleontology and Paleoanthropology

Legend is here
21.03.1974 "6th African Congress of Micropaleontology" [FDC]
Micropaleontologist at work on postmark of Tunisia 1974



References:
  •   [R1] Tunisia: Wikipedia, FlagCounter
  •   [R2] Postal History and Philately of Tunisia: Wikipedia
              Links to official website of the Post Authority, stamp catalog and a list of new stamps of Tunisia are here



Acknowledgements:
Many thanks to Dr. Peter Voice from Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, for reviewing the draft page and his valuable comments.


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