Portugal
2015
"Dinosaurs of Portugal" (Dinossurios em Portugal)
Issue Date |
04.05.20015 |
ID |
Michel: Scott:
Stanley Gibbons: Yvert:
UPU: N/A Category: pR |
Author |
Fernando Correia |
Stamps in set |
4 self-adhesive ATM labels |
Value |
Ceratosaurus
Allosaurus europaeus,
Torvosaurus gurneyi,
|
Size (width x height) |
55x30 mm |
Layout |
stripe of 3 self adhesive labels |
Products |
FDC x3 Presentation Pack x1 |
Paper |
|
Perforation |
none |
Print Technique |
Offset |
Printed by |
Litho Formas Portuguesa, Portugal |
Quantity |
N/A |
Issuing Authority |
CTT Correios de Portugal |
On May 4 of 2015 Post Authority of
Portugal introduced 3 new self adhesive ATM stamps. Similar to stamps
from
1999-
2002 they are sold at
Newvision E-Post 2000 stamp machines with
predefined
values. However, it was possible to obtain stamps
with other values from the E-Post 2000M stamp machine. These kiosks are
fitted with a scale, and users can buy stamps according to weight,
destination, and type of shipping required.
stamps
of Portugal 2015 |
![different machine of Portugal which issued dinosaur ATM stamps in 2002 different machine of Portugal which issued dinosaur ATM stamps in 2002](../../images/details/stamps/official/portugal/epost.jpg) |
Year
of issue
|
Correio
normal (regular mail) |
Correio
Azul (priority mail) |
Domestic,
up to 20 g. |
Domestic,
up to
100 g. |
Spain,
up to 20 g. |
Europe,
except Spain,
up to 20 g. |
Rest
of the world,
up to 20 g. |
Domestic,
up to 20 g |
International
up to 20 g. |
2015 |
€0.45 |
€0.60 |
€0.62 |
€0.72 |
€0.80 |
€0.55 |
€2.35 |
Two special commemorative post marks
designed for stamps presentations in Lisbon and Porto on the day of
stamps issue (nowadays, Post of Portugal is always made two post marks
one for Lisbon and another for Porto , the second big city of Portugal,
to provide an possibity to more philatelist to cancel some covers and
stamps ). Addition commemorative post mark is design on request of
Lourinha city community. Lourinha is the place where fossils of all 3
dinosaurs found and where it can be seen in
“Museu Da Lourinha”
![](../../images/details/stamps/official/portugal/2015/preview/portugal_2015_pm1.jpg) |
![](../../images/details/stamps/official/portugal/2015/preview/portugal_2015_pm2.jpg) |
![](../../images/details/stamps/official/portugal/2015/preview/portugal_2015_pm3.jpg) |
An extra postmark designed for 47º
Expo National stamp fair in Madrid, which took place only 3
days after the stamps issue, where Portuguese Post was invited for the
first time and presented their dinosaur stamps along other philatelic products.
On the first day of the fair Spanish post present their first ever stamps set
dedicated to dinosaur.
This year, the main theme of the fair was linked
to these prehistoric animals, with the intention of attracting the
children and young people in addition to those interested in philately
The Spanish stamps uses special printing techniques for the stamps
(phosphorescence, flaky texture and 3D), but the dinosaurs looks like a
cartoon or children drawing. |
There are three
dinosaurs on the stamps:, including Allosaurus europaeus, Torvosaurus
gurneyi and
Ceratosaurus sp. The stamps were
illustrated by Fernando Correia who has been one of the paleontological
illustration promoters in Portugal and a member of the International
Competition Jury of Dinosaur Illustration (IDRC) sponsored by GEAL -
Museu da Lourinhã.
Fernando Correia is
a Biologist and holds a Master degree in Animal Ecology (Coimbra
University). He works as professional scientific illustrator freelance
since 1988 and teaches Sc. Illustration in several Portuguese
Universities. Presently is the Laboratory of Scientific Illustration
director, and the coordinator of post-graduation course “Specialization
Course in Scientific Illustration”
Torvosaurus gurneyi named in honor of the
famous American paleoartist James Gurney –
creator of the utopic world of Dinotopia, who also designed dinosaur
stamps for USA in 1997
and Australia 2013
Torvosaurus
is the largest land predator that lived in Portugal and throughout
Europe. His skull average is more than a meter long and a whole would
weigh
between 4-5
tons and was abiot 10m long. Despite its colossal size, also know it
is their embryos, rare
findings that
can be seen at the Museum of Lourinhã.
Om March 2014, Sky-News
reported about two paleontologists from Portugal who
described a
new species of giant dinosaur. Fossilized bones of this dinosaur were
unearthed from the Lourinha Formation near Lisbon, Portugal.
They
were originally believed to be Torvosaurus tanneri, a dinosaur species
that lived in what is now North America during Jurassic, 153 to 148
million years ago. But closer comparison of the shin bone,
upper
jawbone, teeth, and partial tail vertebrae suggest to the
paleontologists that it may be a previously unknown Torvosaurus
species. The number of teeth, as well as size and shape of the mouth,
may differentiate the European and the American Torvosaurus.
The fossil of the upper jaw of Torvosaurus tanneri has 11 or more
teeth, while Torvosaurus gurneyi has fewer than 11, and the mouth bones
have a different shape and structure. Fossilised remains of other
closely related dinosaurs suggest Torvosaurus gurneyi may have been
covered with "protofeathers" – the precursors of bird feathers.
“With a skull of 1.15 m, Torvosaurus gurneyi
was however one of the largest terrestrial carnivores at this epoch,
and an active predator that hunted other large dinosaurs, as evidenced
by blade shape teeth up to 10 cm.” said lead author Dr Christophe
Hendrickx from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa and the Museu da
Lourinha, Portugal.
|
Ceratosaurus ,
was a large predatory theropod dinosaur, about
5-7 meters long and weighed up to 980 kilograms, from the
Late Jurassic Period (about 150
million years ago), found in the Morrison Formation of North America,
and the Lourinhã Formation of Portugal. In Portugal,
there are no known element of his skull. Still, it is known that the
anatomy of various elements of the members are
very similar to those known in North America. It was characterized by
large
jaws with blade-like teeth, a large, blade-like horn on the snout and a
pair of hornlets over the eyes. The forelimbs were powerfully built but
very short. A row of small armors was present down the middle
of the
back.
|
Finally, one of the great predators best known in Portugal: the
Allosaurus (appeared on stamps from 1999-2002 too).
It
is known the skull, teeth, vertebrae and many other elements of its
skeleton. Its also lived in North America, however, there are
some differences
between American and the Portuguese species who have been
justified
by some experts. |
Similar ATM
stamps:
Portugal
1999-
2002 "Dinosaurs of
Portugal"
Products
Stamps
variations (long set, all possible values)
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Blank labels
(distingushed from 1999,
with stamp number in roll on the back)
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Maxi Cards |
Commemorative booklet
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Used covers |
FDC canceled with postmark of
Lourinha |
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References:
Sci-News
The Guardian
Mental Floss
Museum Lourinha
Dinosauros de Portugal
Ateeme
Wikipedia
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[2]
[3]
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