Monaco 2010 "Institut de paleontologie humaine 1910-2010" (joint issue with France)
| Issue Date | 01.06.2010 |
| ID | Michel: 3000; Scott: 2597; Stanley Gibbons: 2950; Yvert et Tellier: 2743; Category: pP |
| Design | Claude Andreotto |
| Stamps in set | 1 |
| Value | €0.56 |
| Emission/Type | commemorative |
| Issue place | Monaco |
| Size (width x height) | 60mm x 25mm |
| Layout | Mini-Sheets of 10 stamps |
| Products | FDC x2 |
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| Perforation | 12.75 x 12.75 |
| Print Technique | Recess |
| Printed by | Phil@Poste |
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| Issuing Authority | Office des Emissions de Timbres-poste, Principauté de Monaco |
On June 1st 2010, the Post Authority of Monaco issued a joint issue stamp with France "Institut de paleontologie humaine 1910-2010" (Monaco issued their stamp one day earlier on June 1st).
Both countries produced FDC's with both countries' stamps and postmarked with both countries' postmarks.
The background of the stamp shows the building of the Institute of Human Paleontology (HPI). In the foreground on the left are portraits of the founders of the Institute, Prince Albert the I of Monaco and Abbe Breuil. In the foreground on the right is a sketch of the Grimaldi caves with a family of prehistoric people.
The Institute of Human Paleontology is a research foundation devoted to the study of human paleontology and prehistory. In 2010, HPI was a hundred years. It was created in 1910 mainly by Albert I, Prince of Monaco and Abbe Breuil (both were depicted on the left side of the stamp). This commemoration was an opportunity for a joint issue with France.
The HPI Headquarters in Paris is a building built in 1912 by architect Pontremoli and decorated with bas-reliefs by sculptor Constant Roux.
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| Decoration on the building of the Institute of Human Paleontology in Paris. The photos were made by the author of this website in 2020. | |||
The Institute's research mission is to study field sites, conserve the artifacts and specimens collected, disseminate results (through scientific meetings and publications, exhibitions, public lectures, and international exchanges), and training future paleontologists and anthropologists.
Products and associated philatelic items
| FDC of Monaco | Joint FDC with stamps and postmarks of Monaco and France | Mini-Sheets |
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| First-Day-of-Issue Postmark | CTO Mini-Sheets | |
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| Regular rather than the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark was used to Cancel To Order stamps |
References
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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 valuable comments.