Show Your "Fossilized Stamps" - Fossils On Stamps And Covers

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Please share your stamps, covers, maxicards and any philatelic items show fossils, both animal and plant fossils.

Archaeopteryx (I)

Archaeopteryx is a genus of bird-like dinosaurs. The name derives from the ancient Greek archaios, meaning "ancient", and pteryx, meaning "feather" or "wing". Between the late 19th century and the early 21st century, Archaeopteryx was generally accepted by paleontologists and popular reference books as the oldest known bird. Older potential birds have since been identified, including Anchiornis, Xiaotingia, and Aurornis.

To commemorate 150th anniversary of the first Archaeopteryx fossil discovery 1861, Germany issued on November 18, 2011 a single stamp shows one of the famous Archaeopteryx fossil discovered in Solnhofen limestone in Bavaria and described by Hermann von Meyer. It is now in the Natural History Museum of Berlin:

I have the stamp on covers, each has different commemorative postmark shows Archaeopteryx applied in Archaeopteryx fossil discovery sites in Germany:



The Berlin Archaeopteryx specimen:

Archaeopteryx (II)

The Berlin Archaeopteryx fossil specimen shown on previous post, was discovered in 1875 on the Blumenberg near Eichstatt, Germany, by farmer Jakob Niemeyer. It was described in 1884 by Wilhelm Dames, it is the most complete specimen, and the first with a complete head. In 1897 it was named by Dames as a new species, Archaeopteryx siemensii; though often considered a synonym of Archaeopteryx lithographica, several 21st century studies have concluded that it is a distinct species which includes the Berlin, Munich, and Thermopolis specimens.

The Berlin Archaeopteryx fossil specimen appears also on stamp issued by DDR on February 6, 1973:


FDC with commemorative postmark shows the Berlin specimen of Archaeopteryx lithogrphica:

Geology of the land of Israel, SS issued by Israel on June 18, 2002.

Stamps shows fossils and mineral discovered in Israel on a backgroud of physical map of Israel:
- Ammonite fossil (Proeucalycoceras haugi)
- Copper mineral
- Fish fossil (Aipichthyoides galeatus)

"Paleontological Tunisia", a set of fossil stamps discovered in Tunisia, issued by Tunisia on September 20, 1982. In my opinion, the most attractive and spectacular set of fossil stamps in my album.

- Triobit (Pseudophillipsia azzouzi)
- Bivalve (Mediterraneotrigonia cherahilensis)
- Fish (Numidiopleura enigmatica)
- Gastropod (Micreschara tunisiensis)
- Ammonite (Mantelliceras pervinquieri)
- African Elephant (Elephas africanavus)

Joachim Barrande (1799 – 1883) was a French geologist and paleontologist. In 1831 he accompanied the French royal exiles to Prague. Settling in that city, his attention was attracted to the fossils from the Lower Paleozoic rocks of Bohemia. For ten years (1840–1850) he made a detailed study of these rocks, and obtained upwards of 3500 species of graptolites, brachiopoda, mollusca, trilobites and fishes. Barrande published many books and articles including his great work Système silurien du centre de la Boheme appeared in 1852;

On June 23, 1999, the Czech Republic issued a set of two stamps, designed by Jan Kavan, engraved by Milos Ondracek, honoring Joachim Barrande and his work on fossils of Bohemia:

Joachim Barrande:

Fossils discovered and described by Barrande: Deiphon forbesi barrandei (Trilobite), Ophioceras simplex barrande (Nautilus) and Carolicrinus barrandei:

Issued in a mini sheet contains two tabs show different fossils:

Two different FDC's with commemorative postmarks show trilobite and ammonite fossils and cachet shows trilobite and Barrande tools:

Fossil drawings from old nature books, designed by Keith Bassford, engraved by Arne Kühlmann and issued by Denmark on November 5, 1998:

3.75Kr Parapuzosia Ammonite, by Ole Worm, 1655
4.50Kr Glossopetre Shark Teeth, by Niels Stensen, 1669
5.50Kr Echinocorys Sea Urchin, by Søren Abildgaard, 1759
15.00Kr Pleurotomaria Snail, by Erich Pontoppidan, 1763
Souvenir Sheet: in background, Turritella, Pontoppidans Danske Atlas, 1763

Ammonites are the extinct relatives of sea creatures such as the modern Nautilus. Ammonites lived during the periods of the Jurassic and Cretaceous, 140 to 66 million years ago. They became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Period, at roughly the same time as the dinosaurs disappeared. Ammonites are commonly found as fossils, formed when the remains or traces of the animal became buried sediment that later solidified into rock. Here are engraved stamps show Ammonite fossils:

Berbericeras sekikensis, issued by Algeria on August 11, 1952 to publicize the 19th International Geological Convention, Algiers:

Ammonite fossil, issued by Cuba on August 29, 1958 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of De La Torre, Cuban natural scientist:

Ammonite fossils, designed by M. Siegel, engraved by Wolfgang Seidel and issued by Austria on November 12, 1999 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Federal Geological Institute:

....and several postmarks from Germany show Ammonite fossils:

Inauguration of the Geological-Paleontological museum in Aalen, Ammonite fossil on both postmark and cachet, 1977:

Altmuhltal nature park, 1989:

Fossil market (?) in Koblenz, 1978:

Ammonite fossil on postmark from Konigswinter which I don't know the connection, 1996:

Trilobites (meaning "three lobes") are extinct sea creatures that lived millions of years ago in the Early Cambrian period (520 million years ago). They had hard, segmented shells and looked a bit like modern-day horseshoe crabs. Trilobites were one of the first animals with eyes and came in many shapes and sizes. They lived on the ocean floor, where they crawled, burrowed, or swam. Trilobites went extinct about 250 million years ago during the Permian-Triassic extinction event and today, their fossils are important for studying Earth's early history.

Different trilobites during the Cambrian, issued by Niuago'ou on June 6, 1989 to publicize the 20th UPU Congress:

Trilobite fossils, issued by North Korea on July 5, 1997:

- Redlichia chinensis
- Ptychoparia coreanica

Trilobite fossils on two postmarks from Germany:

- Mineral market?, Bergheim Erft, 1982:

- 100th anniversary of governmental geological services, Krefeld, 1977:

Prehistoric Life in Canada (I), designed by Rolf Harder, engraved by Yves Baril and issued by Canada on July 12, 1990:

- Stromatolites, Fossil Algae, Precambrian Eon:
- Opabinia regalis, Soft Invertebrate, Cambrian Period:
- Paradoxides davidis, Trilobite, Cambrian Period:
- Eurypterus remipes, Sea Scorpion, Silurian Period:

The 23rd International Geological Congress was held in Prague in 1968. Czechoslovakia issued this engraved set of stamps, shows local geological phenomenona and fossils. The stamps were designed by Lukavsky Jaroslav, engraved by Bedrich Housa and issued on August 8, 1968.

30h. - Ammonite fossil (Hypophylloceras bizonatum) and Adrspach Rocks
60h. - Frog fossil (Palaeobatrachus grandipes) and Basalt Columns
80h. - Bohemian Paradise and Agate
1K. - Shell fossil (Chlamys gigas) and Tatra Landscape
1.6K. - Trilobite fossil (Selenopeltis buchi buchi)

A set of three FDC's of the above 1968 Czechoslovakian fossil stamps. Each with different cachet shows engraved image of a fossil:



Nice commemorative postmark shows trilobite fossil:

Fossils, exhibited in the Natural History Museum, Berlin, issued by German Democratic Republic (East Germany, DDR) on February 6, 1973:

- The Oldest Conifers (Lebachia speciosa)
- Carboniferous Seed Fern (Sphenopteris hollandica)
- Pterosaurs (Pterodactylus kochi)
- Permian Fern (Botryopteris)
- The famous Archaeopteryx lithographica fossil
- Trilobite (Odontopleura ovata)

A set of two FDC's of the above 1973 DDR fossil stamps sent by airmail to Israel:


Commemorative postmark shows the Archaeopteryx lithographica fossil:

Same FDC's with regular post office postmark sent registered to Israel. Arrival postmark on the back of the first cover:

Fossils and minerals, issued by Hungary on September 1, 1969 to commemorate the The 100th anniversary of the National Geology Institute:

- Fossilized Zelkova Leaves from Fuzerradvany
- Fossilized Fish (Clupea hungarica) from Rakos
- Ammonite Fossil from Villany
- Fossilized Turtle (Placochelys placodonta) from Veszprem


FDC's of the complete set contains mineral stamps:


A commemorative postmark shows Ammonite fossil: