Animals With Horns (Or Antlers) And Hooves, Horned, Hoofs

The sitatunga or marshbuck (Tragelaphus spekii) is a swamp-dwelling antelope found throughout Central Africa. Here is a stamp depicting a man and a sitatunga trophy from the village of Sette Cama, designed and engraved by Michel Monvoisin, and issued by Gabon on March 28, 1969 to promote African tourism, Scott No. 239.

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European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), doe and fawn, designed by Swedish artist Staffan Ullström (1949- ), engraved by Lars Sjööblom, and issued by Sweden on January 30, 1992, Scott No. 1927, Facit No. 1718A, plus a photo of a buck and a doe of this species.

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Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), airmail stamp designed and engraved by Albert Decaris, and issued by Cameroun on December 15, 1964 to promote tourism in the area now known as Bénoué National Park, Scott No. C51.

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Muskox (Ovibos moschatus), designed by Greenlandic artist Jens Christian Rosing (1925-2008), combined engraved by Arne Kühlmann and lithography, and issued by Greenland on September 7, 1995 as one of a set of three stamps depicting indigenous mammals, Scott No. 298, Facit No. 276.

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Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), engraved and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., Ltd., and issued for use in Swaziland on February 14, 1961, Scott No. 74a, plus a photo of the head of a male of this antelope species. Note: This stamp is an overprint (surcharge) of 5c. on 6d., a stamp issued in 1956, Scott No. 60.

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Deer standing by a lake in Padjelanta National Park, designed by Swedish artist Anders Gullberg (1927-2000), engraved bu Zlatko Jakuš, and issued by Sweden on January 26, 1990, Scott No. 1779, Facit No. 1602.

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European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), designed by Jacques Derrey, engraved by Jacques Gauthier, and issued by Saint Pierre & Miquelon on September 28, 1964 as one of a set of four stamps depicting mammals, Scott No. 374.

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French Andorra #C1 (1950). Country's first airmail stamp engraved by Gabriel-Antoine Barlangue showing the Chamois, a goat-antelope species native to European mountain ranges like the Pyrenees.

Rhinoceros, designed by French artist Christophe Drochon (1963- ), printed by photogravure, and issued by France on June 20, 2009, Scott No. 3687, Y&T No. 4373.

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At this time of year reindeer deserve special attention. Only caribou and Greenland reindeer have been on the thread so far, but these are reindeer of Lappland and have served the peoples there long before Santa discovered their ability to pull a sleigh, even into the air. Rudolf has very unusual abilities to lead the team.





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Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica), designed and engraved by Marie-Noëlle Goffin, and issued by Andorra (French Administration) on May 3, 1986 as a EUROPA stamp, Scott No. 345, plus photo.

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Here is one of four WWF stamps, on an FDC to also show the animal itself. No more than three photogrpahs exist of the animal in thw wild, all others are of one captured female that died in captivity, now a very poor stuffed specimen in Hanoi (but I think it has been "refigured"). The saola occurs only in the mountains of Laos and Vietnam,is known only from that one female, stories of hunters and some skulls. It probably is the most endangered hoof and horns animal, and certainly one of the most endangered mammals,period.

Gazelles, with an airplane passing overhead, an airmail stamp designed and engraved by Claude Hertenberger, and issued for use in Somali Coast on July 7, 1958, Scott No. C21. Note: Scott (2008 ed.) identifies (I believe erroneously) these animals as "Mountain Reedbucks," an antelope found in mountainous areas of much of sub-Saharan Africa.

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Bhutan 2011 1958 visit by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, with the minister astride a yak. Scott 1464.

Here are images of the three semi-postal (charity) stamps in a set depicting gazelles, designed by Spanish artists R.L. Prieto (2) and V. Vila (1), printed by photogravure, and issued for use in Spanish Sahara on June 21, 1961 to benefit children's welfare funds, Scott Nos. B64-B66.

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