Monkey - Cuba Mint Stamps

Monkey - Republica da Guine Bissau Stamps

Macacos Africanos
1983 stamps

Monkey - Republique De Guinee Cancelled Stamps

Monkey - Benin Stamp Souvenir Sheet

Postes 1995
COTONOU POSTES

Monkey - Ajman State Stamp Souvenir Sheet

Ajman State and its Dependencies

Monkey - DPR Korea Stamp Souvenir Sheet

DPR KOREA
PYONGYANG
1992

Monkeys on Stamps - Souvenir Sheets Issued on the Year of the Monkey

Japan
Nippon 1992

Philippines - Pilipinas
2004 Year of the Monkey

MONKEYS on STAMPS

A monkey is any member of either the New World monkeys or Old World monkeys, two of the three groupings of simian primates, the third group being the apes. There are 264 known extant species of monkey.

The New World monkeys are classified within the parvorder Platyrrhini, whereas the Old World monkeys (superfamily Cercopithecoidea) form part of the parvorder Catarrhini, which also includes the apes. Thus, scientifically speaking, monkeys are paraphyletic (not a single coherent group), and Old World monkeys are actually more closely related to the apes than they are to the New World monkeys.



Because of their similarity to monkeys, apes such as chimpanzees and gibbons are often called "monkeys" in informal usage, though they are not monkeys. Conversely, due to its size (up to 1 m) the Mandrill is often thought to be an ape, but it is actually an Old World monkey. Also, a few monkey species have the word "ape" in their common name.

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Elephants - STAMPS from different countries

A page of Elephants on Stamps from different countries

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India; Ruanda-Urundi; Royaume du Laos; Ceylon
R.P. Kampuchea (2 diff); Mocambique; Monaco
Vietnam Dan Chu Cong Hoa (5 diff)
Thailand (3 diff)
Czechoslovakia; Sweden; Bophuthatswana; Russia
Rwanda (3 diff); Romania
Laos (2 diff); Cuba; Nicaragua
Congo (4 diff)

Elephants - China MINT Stamps and First Day Cover (FDC)

1995 - 20th Anniversary of the Diplomatic Relations between China and Thailand
Joint Issue with Thailand

Technical details:

Scott No: 2579-80
Serial number: 1995-11
Values in set: 2
Date of issue: July 1, 1995
Designers: Vina(Thailand)
Size: 52*31mm
Perforation: 11.5
Sheet composition: 40
Printing process: gravure
Background info

Thailand, or Siam in ancient times, is situated in the middle of the central-south peninsula of southeast Asia, bordering Myanma, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia, with the Gulf of Thailand in the south and the Andaman Sea in the southwest. It has a territory of 514,000 square kilometers.

In Thailand, 95% of the people are Buddhists and 4% believe in Islamism. Bangkok is the capital and Thai is the official language of the country. The Menam River valley is the cradle of the Thai culture and the economic center of Thailand. The Mun River is the longest that cuts through the northeastern part of the country. Most places of the country enjoy a tropical monsoon climate, with the average monthly temperature ranging from 23¡æ to 32¡æ and an annual precipitation of 1,000 mm to 2,000 mm, or more than 5,000 mm in mountainous areas.

Some 65% of the population is engaged in agriculture in Thailand, which abounds with rice, rubber, cassava and sugarcane, with well-developed inland river and sea fishery, and famous for handicrafts. Its export volume of cassava powder, rice, rubber and tin bar is among the biggest in the world.

China and Thailand established diplomatic relations in 1975, and bilateral exchange has since been increasingly frequent. While supporting each other and keeping good cooperation in international affairs, the two countries have strengthened economic, scientific and technological ties. China and Thailand have signed agreements on trade, scientific and technological cooperation, civil aviation, ocean shopping and investment protection.

The Mekong River in Thailand originates from the Lancang River in China. The two rivers are the haunt of elephants. The scene of elephants coming from China and Thailand for water in the "same river" symbolizes the friendship between the two countries from generation to generation.


1995-11 20th Anniversary of the Diplomatic Relations between China and Thailand - Commemorative Stamps

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications put into circulation on 1st July 1995 a set of two commemorative stamps with a total face value of 2.00 yuan to feature Asian elephants.
With a long history of exchange of friendly visits, the two peoples of China and Thailand have kept a deep friendship. Since the founding of the diplomatic relations on 1st July 1975, the friendly relations between the two countries have undergone a comprehensive and smooth development and successful cooperations have been achieved in politics, economy, trade, science, technology, military affairs and culture. Both in China and Thailand live groups of Asian elephants which are considered aa symbol of luck in both countries. The stamp show two groups of elephants coming from China and Thailand toward the same river for water so as to symbolize the long standing friendship between the two peoples.
Designer of FDC and cancellation: Vina (Thailand)

Elephants - Thailand MINT Stamps, Souvenir Sheet and First Day Cover (FDC)

20th Anniversary of the Diplomatic Relationship between the Kingdom of Thailand and the People's Republic of China

Date of Issue: 1 July, 1995
Purpose: To publicize and to promote cooperation and cordial relations between the Kingdom of Thailand and the People's Republic of China on the 20th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Design: Printed in se-tenant format, a continous design separated by a vertical perforation. The left side depicts a Thai elephant herd drinking water in a river; whereas the right side depicts Chinese elephants drinking water in another part of the river originating from the same source.
Designer: Mrs. Veena Chantanatat (The Communication Authority of Thailand)
Printer: Joh. Enschede en Zonen Grafische Inrichting B.V., Netherlands
First Day Cover: 7.00 Baht

Philatelic Division, The Communications Authority of Thailand, Bangkok 10002