The Czech Republic
Paleontology related stamps (dinosaurs, prehistoric animals, fossils and fossil found places, paleontologist, Charles Darwin)
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In the 19th century, the Czech lands became the industrial powerhouse of the monarchy and were subsequently the core of the Republic of Czechoslovakia, which was formed in 1918 following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War I. Czechoslovakia was occupied by Germany in World War II, and was liberated in 1945 by the Soviet and the United States Army. Most of the German-speaking inhabitants were expelled after the war and thus the country lost its sizable minority and its bilingual character. The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia won the 1946 elections. Following the 1948 coup d'état, Czechoslovakia became a one-party communist state under Soviet influence. In 1968, increasing dissatisfaction with the regime culminated in a reform movement known as the Prague Spring, which ended in a Soviet-led invasion. Czechoslovakia remained occupied until the 1989 Velvet Revolution, when the communist regime collapsed and a multiparty parliamentary republic was formed. On 1 January 1993, Czechoslovakia peacefully dissolved, with its constituent states becoming the independent states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004; it is a member of the United Nations, the OECD, the OSCE, and the Council of Europe.
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| 02.02.1994 "Personalities" [1] | 01.06.1994 "Prehistoric animals -Dinosaurs" | 23.06.1999 "Joachim Barrande and Czech Trilobites" |
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| 09.11.2005 "Works of art on postage stamps" [2] | 18.06.2008 "Explorers" [3] | 02.01.2009 "Personalities" [4] |
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| 05.01.2011 "Kaspar Maria von Sternberg" [5] | 04.04.2018 "Eduard Storch" |
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[1] Georg Bauer (1494- 1555), depicted on "blue" stamp with face value of 6 kc
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better known by
the Latin version
of his name Georgius
Agricola, is considered the founder of geology as
a discipline. His work paved the way for further systematic study of
the Earth and of its rocks, minerals, and fossils.In 1544, he published the De ortu et causis subterraneorum, in which he laid the first foundations of a physical geology, and criticized the theories of the ancients. However, he maintained that a certain 'materia pinguis' or 'fatty matter,' set into fermentation by heat, gave birth to fossil organic shapes, as opposed to fossil shells having belonged to living animals. In 1545, he followed with the De natura eorum quae effluunt e terra; in 1546 the De veteribus et novis metallis, a comprehensive account of the discovery and occurrence of minerals and also more commonly known as De Natura Fossilium; in 1548, the De animantibus subterraneis; and in the two following years a number of smaller works on the metals.
Read more on Wikipedia
or Encyclopedia
Britannica
[2] Stamp with face value of 25 CZK of "Works of art on postage stamps" shows Deinotherium picture painted in 1940 by famous Czech Paleoartist Zdenek
Burian for Charles University in Prague. Deinotherium ("terrible
beast") was a large prehistoric relative of modern-day elephants that
appeared in the Middle Miocene and survived until the Early
Pleistocene. During that time it changed very little. In life, it
probably resembled modern elephants, except that its trunk was shorter,
and it had downward curving tusks attached to the lower jaw. More
information about this stamp is here[3] Stamp with face value of 12 CZK from "Explorers" set shows Ferdinand Stolicka, who was Czech geologist, paleontologist and natural scientist of a world significance, who worked in India on paleontology, geology and various aspects of zoology, including ornithology and herpetology. He died of high altitude sickness during an expedition across the Himalayas. More information about this stamp is here
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[4] Stamp with face value of 12 CZK from "Personalities" set shows Charles Darwin.
Distingushed from Michel catalogue, Czrech's Post define these two stamps as a set
[5] Kaspar Maria von Sternberg (born on January 6th, 1761 at Brezina Castle) was one of the leading scientists of the first half of the 19th century, with a special interest in botany, geology and paleontology, and is considered as one of the founders of paleobotany.
| 02.09.2009 "Nature Protection - The Krivoklatsko Region - A UNESCO Biosphere - Eudia pavoniaReserve" [A1] | 04.09.2013 "Nature Protection - Karlstejn Region" [A2] | 12.10.2016 "The Železné hory Protected Landscape Area" [A3] |
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| 10.10.2018 "200 years of the National Museum in Prague" [A4] | ||
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[A1]
"Nature Protection - The Krivoklatsko Region - A UNESCO Biosphere -
Eudia pavonia Reserve" shows various landscapes of the region,
also known as fossil found place. Fossils with well preserved soft
parts
were ascertained in several different levels of two Cambrian
units of the Příbram-Jince Basin as well as in diverse levels of the
Skryje-Týřovice Basin, the area belongs to the region.Some trilobites are depicted on commemorative postmarks used on one FDC of the set.
[A2] The mini sheet "Nature
Protection - Karlstejn Region" shows various landscapes of the region,
also known as fossil found place. The area
boasts many precious,
geologically significant profiles and world-famous fossil deposits
shared with the neighbouring Bohemian Karst area. The prevailing
sedimentary structures contain numerous karst caves. The Koněprusy
Caves, hidden in the Zlatý kůň (Golden Horse) hill about 5 km far from
Beroun, are the best known ones. Visitors can see about 600 meters of
the more than 2 kilometre long caves. Inside, archaeologists found many
animal bones dating back more than half a million years and human bones
about 13 thousand years old. Some trilobites are depicted on
one FDC
of the set.
[A3] Iron Mountains are the key
to geological history of central Europe.
Proterozoic gneisses and volcanosedimentary complexes (subaerial and
submari ne volcanism) are present. The earliest life forms have been
found – stromatolites. The Paleozoic comprises Cambrian siltstones,
Ordovi cian quartzites, Silurian shales, Devonian limestones and
Carboniferous sediments. Ra re fossils include trilobite and graptolite
fauna. The third oldest ichnofossil of Zoophycos type in the world has
been reported. The Mesozoic (Upper Cretaceous) sedimentary cover h
as a unique development, with abundant fauna and flora. Sandstones and
spiculitic marlstones provide excellent conditions for groundwater
accumulation. Tertiary rocks are represented by basalt enclosing
olivine-rich xenoliths. Geological story of the area is completed by
Quaternary loess and sandy gravel. Over a hundred geosites have been
described
from this area. The above facts became grounds for listing the Iron
Mountains as a National Geopark. More info is here.
Fossilized ammonite depicted on a postmark used fro FDC.[A4] On October 10th .2018 Post authority of Czech Republic issued a stamp "200 years of the National Museum in Prague". The stamp depicts the building and expositions of the National Museum. The National Museum is the largest Czech museum. Museum started with donations of large private collections, dedicated mostly to natural science, by a group of local aristocrats led by Count Kaspar Maria Sternberg, who also led an effort to set up a museum.
| 06.01.2016 Commemorative Sheet : "Kaspar Maria von Sternberg" [5] | ||
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There are many personalized
post stationary (post cards with imprinted stamp) issued in Czech, here
are only some of them.
These post stationaries are based standard post stationary produced by
Czech's Post Authority without any image on the left side. | 1998 | 1999 [PS1] | 2005 [PS2] |
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[PS1] Paleontologist Joachim Barrande also depicted on post stamp 1999
[PS2] Famous Czech's paleoartist Zdenek Burian. His illustration can be seen on many stamps, for example Czech 1994
[PS3] PaleontologistKaspar Maria also depicted on post stamp 2011
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