Kazakhstan 1994 "Prehistoric animals"
| Issue Date | 24.11.1994 |
| ID | Michel: 62-67, Bl.3 (68); Scott: 90-95, 96; Stanley Gibbons: 60-65, MS66 ; Yvert et Tellier: 35-40, BF2 Category: pR |
| Design | A. Yackevich |
| Stamps in set | 6 + 1 Block |
| Value |
1 T. - Entelodon 1.20 T. - Saurolophus 2 T. - Plesiosaurus 3 T. - Sordes pilosus 5 T. - Mosasaurus 7 T. - Megaloceros giganteus Souvenir-Sheet: 10 T. - Coelodonta antiquitatis. |
| Emission/Type | commemorative |
| Issue place | Almaty |
| Size (width x height) | stamps: 42 x 30mm, Souvenir-Sheet: 91mm x 70mm |
| Layout | 25 stamps (5x5) per sheet |
| Products | FDC x1 |
| Paper | coated paper |
| Perforation | 12.5 x 12 |
| Print Technique | Multicolor, offset |
| Printed by | Goznak, Moscow, Russia |
| Quantity | stamps: 1.500.000,
1.100.000,
900.000,
650.000,
550.000,
200.000. Souvenir-Sheet: 100.000 |
| Issuing Authority | Kazpost (JSC Kazpost,Kazpost) |
On October 24th, 1994, the Post Authority of Kazakhstan issued a set of 6 stamps and a block dedicated to prehistoric animals that once roamed the territory of modern Kazakhstan. Fossils of these animals are on show in Museum of Nature.
Names of some animals are misspelled Megaloceros giganteus is Megaloceros giganteum, Coelodonta is misspelled Koelodonta. Moreover, Saurolophus and Sordes are shown with tails that are too flexible.
Products and associated philatelic items
| FDC | First-Day-of-Issue Postmark | |
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| Example of Stamps Sheet | Example of circulated covers | |
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References
- Technical details and official press release:
Online store of Kazpost (the article doesn't exist anymore), StampedOut, colnect. - Prehistoric Fauna of Kazakhstan:
caravan.kz (Russian)
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Dr. Peter Voice from Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, for review of a draft of this article.