Wolfgang Beyer , Germany
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Showing posts with label Dinosaurs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dinosaurs. Show all posts
Monday, September 5, 2011
My recent cards and Covers
Monday, August 15, 2011
New stamps on Dinosaurs…
Date of Issue : 11 August 2011
South Korea Post issued a set of four stamps and Miniature sheet on 11 August 2011 as the second installment of the "Age of Dinosaurs Series," Jurassic dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era .
Jurassic Period of the Mesozoic Era, which spanned about 50 million years from about 199.6 million years ago to 145.5 million years ago, refers to the period that followed the Triassic Period. In this period, giant reptiles such as dinosaurs thrived on the land, and ammonites, in the sea. In the latter part of the Jurassic Period, birds appeared for the first time, with gymnosperms like cycads and Ginkgo thriving.
Scelidosaurus
As an herbivorous dinosaur, it had a rather small head and small body, being 250 kg in weight and about 4m in height. It walked on four legs. With its hind legs being longer than the front legs, it is thought to have run with its hind legs and to have walked with its hind legs to reach and feed on the leaves of tall trees. Its most prominent body feature is the oval-shaped dermal scutes on both its back and tail. It was discovered both in the U.K. and U.S.A.
Stegosaurus
As an herbivorous dinosaur during the Late Jurassic Period spikes on its tails. Compared to its large body, its head was relatively very small, with its long hind legs and short, crooked front legs making its back crook forward. With its large body, it moved very sluggishly. It is 9 m in height and 2 tons in weight. It was discovered in the western part of the U.S.A.
Allosaurus
As a carnivorous dinosaur flourishing in the latter part of the Jurassic Period, it is known to be the fiercest predator in the North American continent. Its feature is the crests just in front of its eyes. It also had a sturdy jaw and teeth made for killing herbivorous or other carnivorous dinosaurs, as well as the hand that had sharp claws. It was 3.6 tons in weight and 14m in height. And it was discovered in the western part of the U.S., Portugal and Australia.
Dilophosarurus
As a carnivorous dinosaur during the Early Jurassic Period, it had two crests split in the shape of a V on top of its head. Its razor-sharp teeth, long and strong legs, and long claws were perfect for hunting. Its first toe on its hand was shaped in the way to hold a prey, functioning like a thumb. It was 330~450 kg in weight, and 6~7 m in height. It was first reported in the U.S., with the possibility of having been discovered in the southern part of China being raised.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Pictorial Cancellation on Archaeopteryx…
Here are some very nice pictorial cancellation to be issued in Germany at different places. Mr. Wolfgang Beyer has sent details about them. Those interested in these cancellations, may write to Mr Beyer.
On August 11th a pictorial cancellation will be provided featuring the prehistoric bird ARCHAEOPTERYX at the post office Eichstätt , Germany.
A pictorial Cancellation will be provided on Dinosaur park at Munchehagen, Germany featuring Dinosaur on 30 July 2011.
These pictorial postmarks are available from Mr. Wolfgang Beyer Member of Staff from the Philatelic group ArGe ZOOLOGIE . Email : Wolfgang.Beyer1@polizei.sachsen.de
Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx is the earliest bird in the fossil record, coming from the Late Jurassic lithographic limestone near Solnhofen, Germany. The first specimen was found in 1891, almost coincident with Darwin's publication of Origin of Species two years later, and ten more have since been found.
Archaeopteryx was about the size of a crow with short, broad wings and a long tail. While its feathers were similar to those of living birds, it had jaws lined with sharp teeth, three fingers ending in curving claws, and a long bony tail, in stark contrast to modern birds.
Archaeopteryx's many features of dinosaurs such as the jaws with teeth, tiny forelimbs with three claws, a long tail and a head covered with scales while body, wings and tail were covered with feathers as in a bird provides strong evidence of the dinosaur ancestry of birds, and, more generally, of the validity of the Theory of Evolution.
Club News
New Stamp from India
India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp on 28 July 2011 on Shri Kasu Brahmananda Reddy.
: Mansoor B.,Mangalore
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, noted leader is credited with creating the Industrial infrastructure in and around Hyderabad. During his long regime of seven years (Longest for any Congress chief minister in the state of Andhra Pradesh), many major industries like BHEL, HMT, IDPL, Hindustan Cables and several defense establishments like MIDHANI, Bharath Dynamics were established.Kasu Brahmananda Reddy also held the key positions, such as Home Minister of India (1974–1977) and the Governor of Maharastra (February 20, 1988 to January 18, 1990).The famous Chiran Palace was named after Kasu Brahmananda Reddy. National Park in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, was named in his honor.
Special Covers
Rajasthan
State animal of Rajasthan - Chinkara ( Rajpex –2007 )
: Ashwani Dubey - Gorakhpur
Monday, July 18, 2011
Pictorial Cancellation on Fossils from Germany..
A pictorial Cancellation will be provided on Dinosaur park at Munchehagen, Germany featuring Dinosaur on 30 July 2011. It is Germany's largest outdoor dinosaur park.The footprints of huge prehistoric creatures can be found in the park with over 200 full size dinosaur reconstructions.
Pictorial Cancellation on prehistoric bird ARCHAEOPTERYX
On August 11th a pictorial cancellation will be provided featuring the prehistoric bird ARCHAEOPTERYX at the post office Eichstätt , Germany. The pictorial postmark is available from Mr. Wolfgang Beyer Member of Staff from the Philatelic group ArGe ZOOLOGIE .
Archaeopteryx (“original bird” or “first bird”) is the earliest and most primitive bird known.
The first specimen was found in 1891, almost coincident with Darwin’s publication of Origin of Species two years later, and ten more have since been found.
Archaeopteryx was about the size of a crow with short, broad wings and a long tail. While its feathers were similar to those of living birds, it had jaws lined with sharp teeth, three fingers ending in curving claws, and a long bony tail, in stark contrast to modern birds.
Archaeopteryx’s many features of dinosaurs such as the jaws with teeth, tiny forelimbs with three claws, a long tail and a head covered with scales while body, wings and tail were covered with feathers as in a bird provides strong evidence of the dinosaur ancestry of birds, and, more generally, of the validity of the Theory of Evolution.
Pictorial Cancellation on Bird
Mr Wolfgang Beyer may be contacted for all above cancellations email : Wolfgang.Beyer1@polizei.sachsen.de
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Karel Hynek Macha – Poet of Love
Date of Issue 10 March 2010
Hi ! In today’s Post a beautiful Souvenir Sheet, issued by Czech Republic to commemorate 200 years of birth of Great Romantic Poet of all times Karel Hynek Mácha who died at a very young age of 25 years. When I searched details about this great poet it made me very sad to know that he died at such an early age. But at that age what he wrote is still remembered all over the world….His poem May is the masterpiece and very touching…..This post is a philatelic tribute to the great Poet who left a milestone in the field of literature. This is all for Today…….Till Next Post ….Have a Great Time !
Karel Hynek Mácha (1810 - 1836) was a great Czech Romantic poet and author of the epic poem Máj (May). Karel Hynek Macha was born in Prague in 1810, studied law and worked as a trainee in a law office.The poem, written in a remarkably beautiful style, tells about the tragic love of two young people and has become a poetic masterpiece of the Czech Romantic period and Czech literature in general.Among his best known works include the poem Maj.
A Souvenir sheet is issued By Czech Post to commemorate the 200 years anniversary of the birth of romantic poet Karel Hynek Macha. This souvenir sheet illustrates Macha behind a rock and luminous full moon.
Mácha grew up in Prague, the son of a foreman at a mill. He learned Latin and German in school. He went on to study law at Prague University; during that time he also became involved in theater, where he met Eleonora Somkova, with whom he had a son out of wedlock. He was fond of travel, enjoying trips into the mountains, and was an avid walker. Eventually he moved to Litoměřice, a quiet town some 60 km from Prague, to prepare for law school exams and to write poetry. Three days before he was to be married to Somkova, just a few weeks after he had begun working as a legal assistant, Mácha, in helping put out a fire, overstrained himself, and died after a short period of illness, due to pneumonia. The day after his death he was expected in Prague to marry his mistress.
Mácha was buried in Litoměřice in a pauper's grave. Recognition came after his death: in 1939, his remains were exhumed, and they were given a formal state burial at the Vyšehrad cemetery in Prague. A statue was erected in his honor in Petřín Park, Prague. In 1937 a biographic film, Karel Hynek Mácha, was made by Zet Molas (a pen name of Zdena Smolová). Máchovo jezero (English Mácha's Lake) was named after him in 1961.
On May 1st, couples gather at the statue of Karel Hynek Mácha, the Czech Romantic "poet of love", in Prague's Petřín Park where they lay flowers and spend a few moments. The park is a particularly romantic place in May when its cherry trees are in bloom. Since May 1st is a national holiday in the Czech Republic, lots of people come to Petřín for a stroll if the weather is nice.
Karel Hynek Mácha: Máj (May)
May First, the Time of Love
Late evening, on the first of May -
The twilit May - the time of love.
Meltingly called the turtle-dove,
Where rich and sweet pinewoods lay.
Whispered of love the mosses trail,
The flowering tree as sweetly lied,
The rose's fragrant sigh replied
To love-songs of the nightingale.
In shadowy woods the burnished lake
Darkly complained a secret pain,
By circling shores embraced again;
And heaven's clear sun leaned down to take
A road astray in azure deeps,
Like burning tears the lover weeps.
His lyrical epic poem Máj (May), published in 1836 shortly before his death.Mácha's genius was discovered and glorified much later by the poets and novelists of the 1850s generation and Máj is now regarded as the classic work of Czech Romanticism, and is considered one of the best Czech poems ever written. He also authored a collection of autobiographical sketches titled Pictures From My Life, the 1835–36 novel Gypsies, as well as several individual poems.
Read full poems http://www.lupomesky.cz/maj/may.html
Club News
3-D Dinosaurs stamps Souvenir Sheet with the special viewer. These stamps were issued by South Africa on 2 November 2009.
Courtesy – Sundar L. Bansal, New Delhi
Views & Comments
Suraj Jaitly, Editor - ITS Stamp News
Thanks a lot for re-printing my “Editorial”, which was published on 3.3.2010 in quarterly magazine “ITS Stamp News”, January-March 2010 issue no.49 of Indian Thematic Society. But now the website of Indepex-2011 has been launched, without any information to leading magazines and press. But I am sorry to point out it provides very limited information yet. Design and layout of the same is also not attractive & appealing at first sight. First Bulletin of the same World Philatelic Exhibition is also still awaited.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
The Dinosaurs
Date of Issue : 4 September 2008
1. Triceratops on 45 + 20 cent
2. Tyrannosaurus on 55 + 25 cent
3. Diplodocus on 55 + 25 cent
4. Plateosaurus on 145 + 55 cent
Dinosaurs were the dominant vertebrate animals of terrestrial ecosystems for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period (about 230 million years ago) to the end of the Cretaceous period (65 million years ago), when most of them became extinct in the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event. Since the first dinosaur fossils were recognized in the early nineteenth century, mounted dinosaur skeletons have become major attractions at museums around the world. Dinosaurs have become a part of world culture and remain consistently popular among children and adults. They have been featured in best-selling books and films (notably Jurassic Park), and new discoveries are regularly covered by the media.The term "dinosaur" was first coined in 1842 by Sir Richard Owenand derives from Greek δεινός (deinos) "terrible, powerful, wondrous" + σαῦρος (sauros) "lizard". It is sometimes used informally to describe other prehistoric reptiles, such as the pelycosaur Dimetrodon, the winged pterosaurs, and the aquatic ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and mosasaurs, although none of these were dinosaurs.
Hi ! In Today's Post a beautiful Miniature sheet from Germany depicting Dinosaurs . The most interesting thing is that its issue date is 4 September 2008 which means it has been issued just today. You can see the cancellation.Dinosaurs were the giant huge animals of Jurassic age. These are the part of some Zoological Parks which attract children and people of all age groups. The famous film Jurassic Park on these Giant Creatures are well known to every one. In second part of this Post a beautiful se-tenant from the album of Mr. Shrikant Parikh. This is for today ! Have a Nice Time !.....
The Miniature sheet depicts following Dinosaurs
The Miniature sheet depicts following Dinosaurs
1. Triceratops on 45 + 20 cent
2. Tyrannosaurus on 55 + 25 cent
3. Diplodocus on 55 + 25 cent
4. Plateosaurus on 145 + 55 cent
Dinosaurs were the dominant vertebrate animals of terrestrial ecosystems for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period (about 230 million years ago) to the end of the Cretaceous period (65 million years ago), when most of them became extinct in the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event. Since the first dinosaur fossils were recognized in the early nineteenth century, mounted dinosaur skeletons have become major attractions at museums around the world. Dinosaurs have become a part of world culture and remain consistently popular among children and adults. They have been featured in best-selling books and films (notably Jurassic Park), and new discoveries are regularly covered by the media.The term "dinosaur" was first coined in 1842 by Sir Richard Owenand derives from Greek δεινός (deinos) "terrible, powerful, wondrous" + σαῦρος (sauros) "lizard". It is sometimes used informally to describe other prehistoric reptiles, such as the pelycosaur Dimetrodon, the winged pterosaurs, and the aquatic ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and mosasaurs, although none of these were dinosaurs.
From the Se-tenant Album of Shrikant Parikh
Theme - Tourism
Himalayan Lakes
Date of Issue : 6 November 2006
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