Suriname 2022 "Dinosaurs"

Issue Date	02.11.2022
ID	Michel: ; Scott: ; Stanley Gibbons: ; Yvert: ; Category: pR
Designer	Studio Labranda
Stamps in set	5
Value	C (SRD 66.50) - Brachiosaurus SRD 40.00 - Stegosaurus SRD 50.00 - Triceratops SRD 60.00 - Tyrannosaurus rex SRD 100.00 - Velociraptor
Size (width x height)
Layout	Mini-Sheet of 10 (2 sets)
Products
Paper	Stamp paper without watermark
Perforation	13¾ x 14
Print Technique	4 colours offset
Printed by	Oostenrijkse Statsdrukkerij
Quantity
Issuing Authority

On November 2^nd, Post Authority of Suriname issued their first stamps set of "Dinosaurs".
These stamps were issued as mini-sheets consisting of 2 rows of 5 stamps. One interesting quirk of these stamps is the second row is flipped. The total face value of the stamps set is 316.50SRD equivalent to €11 about. It seems too expensive for such a poor country as Suriname, with per income of approximately $8,323.

Moreover, none of these dinosaurs depicted on these stamps have been found in Suriname:

• Brachiosaurus - fossils of the genus have been found in North America
• Stegosaurus - fossils of the genus have been found in the western United States and in Portugal
• Triceratops - fossils of the genus have been found in USA and Canada
• Tyrannosaurus rex - fossils of the genus have been found in western North America
• Velociraptor - fossils of the genus have been found in Mongolia and China

Most of the rock record of Suriname is Precambrian in age - much too old for Dinosaurs. In the northern part of the country, there are some Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic rocks - the Late Cretaceous rocks could host dinosaurs - but they would likely be more closely related to South American dinosaurs and not the animals found in western North America and Mongolia.

References

• Technical details: Suriname stamps

Dinosaurs
• Brachiosaurus: Wikipedia
• Stegosaurus: Wikipedia
• Triceratops: Wikipedia
• Tyrannosaurus rex: Wikipedia
• Velociraptor: Wikipedia

Acknowledge

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.