| Issue Date |
15.11.2007 |
| ID |
Michel: 505,
Scott: 605,
Stanley Gibbons: 919,
Yvert et Tellier: 581,
Category: pR |
| Designer |
A. Šemšić |
| Stamps in set |
1 |
| Value |
KM 2.00 - Stegosaurus |
| Emission/Type |
commemorative |
| Issue place |
Sarajevo |
| Size (width x height) |
41.5mm x 34.5mm |
| Layout |
Mini-Sheet of 10 stamps |
| Products |
FDC x1 |
| Paper |
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| Perforation |
13.25 x 13.75 |
| Print Technique |
Offset |
| Printed by |
CPU B&H |
| Quantity |
50,000 |
| Issuing Authority |
Entreprise Publique La Poste de BH |
On November 15
th, 2007, the Post Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued
a stamp depicting the dinosaur
Stegosaurus, even though no fossil remains of
any dinosaurs have been found in the country to date.
Stegosaurus is a genus of herbivorous, four-legged,
armored dinosaur from the Late Jurassic, characterized by the distinctive kite-shaped
upright plates along their backs and spikes on their tails.
Fossils of the genus have been found in the western
United States and in
Portugal,
where they are found in Kimmeridgian- to Tithonian-aged strata, dating to between
155 and 145 million years ago.
Stegosaurus usually grew to a length of about 6.5 metres,
but some reached 9 metres.
The skull and brain were very small for such a large animal.
The forelimbs were much shorter than the hind limbs, which gave the back a
characteristically arched appearance.
The feet were short and broad.
Products and associated philatelic items
| FDC |
Imperforate stamp |
Example of circulated covers |
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| Sauropod and Pteranodon featured on the cachet |
Imperforate stamp under UV light is here |
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| First-Day-of-Issue Postmark |
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References:
Acknowledgement:
Many thanks to
Dr.
Peter Voice from Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, for his help to find an information for this article,
the draft page review and his very valuable comments.
