Paleophilatelie.eu catalogue is about the representation of Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Philately

What is included here?

Included all kind of philatelic items of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, early mankind, paleontologists, paleontologic and paleoanthropologic museums, fossils and fossil sites, and contributors to Paleoanthropology and Paleoanthropology sciences, such as Charles Darwin.

What is not included here?

• Any kind of unofficial stamp including items that resemble a postage stamp, but were not issued by a postal authority to serve as postage.
• Stamps depicting dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals from cartoons (e.g., Flintstones, Disney, etc.), as objects of humor, as Children's artwork, or as illustrations from fiction (e.g., works of Jules Verne) are also not shown in these catalogs.

How it works?

• Chronology (Date of Issue):
  all stamps and on some pages other philatelic objects such as postmarks and postal stationary issued that year are shown in descending chronological order. Click on the thumbnail to see either a larger image or a description page for that item (if available). Lists of the most recent stamps and announcement of feature issues are shown on the current year page and updated frequently. Click on the country name to be redirected to the country page.
• Country:
  all stamps and other philatelic objects such as postmarks and postal stationary issued by the country are shown by date of their issues. Click on the thumbnail to see either a larger image or a description page for that item (if available). Click on a year to be redirected to the year page.

Printed materials

• MICHEL catalogue and Rundschaue magazines
• "Domphil prehistoric fauna and fossils", 25 edition, ISBN 84-95615-12-6
• "Dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals on stamps - a worldwide catalogue", ISBN 1905723342
• "Fossil fishes worldwide - the world of prehistoric fishes and their reflection in Philately", ISBN 978-3-89937-241-0
• "Nautilids and Ammonites worldwide - the world of Cephalopods and their reflection in Philately", ISBN 978-3-89937-129-1
• "Trilobites worldwide - the world of trilobites and their reflection in Philately", ISBN 3-89937-003-1
• "Dinosaur stamps of the world" by Stuart Baldwin and Beverly Halstead, published in England in 1991, ISBN 0 9508063 4 X
• "Charles Darwin - His Life through Commemorative stamps, Barry Floyd, D.S, Media Resources, 2011"
• "Philatelic Geology" by V.I. Feldman, issued by Ministry of the Natural Resources of Russia, Moscow 2000, ISBN 5-900395-21-9
• The Biophilately magazine of the Biology Study Unit of the American Topical Association
• Glueckauf magazine of the German philatelic club: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bergbau und Geowissenschaften e. V.
• "Fossillen und Saurier in der Philatelie" by Jihan Chr. van Soergen, issued by a German philatelic club in 1979, 1982, 1983

Internet sites

United Postal Service • Michel stamps catalogue • Linn's Stamp News • Stamped Out • Stamperija • Wikipedia • Britannica • Dinosaurs on stamps • Online sites of international post administrations

Check list of American Topical Association