Thematic : Elephants.

By the time I scrolled through 10 pages of elephants, I'd forgotten what was on the earlier pages so I hope you have not seen it before, Scott #129, Ethiopia 1919

Malaysia has issued several stamps with elephants. This one is Scott#975 2004, 4v set mammals.
The cover is rather special as it was cancelled in the small town of Batu (rock) Gajah (elephant)

I have some

Great registration receipt Akeela

Got a few more

rod222 - Glad you liked the India stamp. Here's another for you:

Indian elephant, designed by Russian graphic artist and illustrator Alexei Mikhailovich Laptev (1905-1965), printed by photogravure, and issued by Russia (USSR) on June 18, 1964 as one of a set of seven stamps commemorating the centenary of the Moscow Zoo, Scott No. 2905, Zagorski No. 2949.

- nethryk

Elephants and rhinos in Australia? I just read an article, that according to a biologist these creatures could combat the spread of a large grass (Andropogon ischaemum) responsible for bushfires. Is this real? After rabbits&foxes, camels....hmmmm....no, it`s not a joke, I found several articles in english too...the funniest opinion(statment):"If we did go down the road of introducing elephants to Australia, we had better develop the technology to clone saber-tooth tigers to eventually control the elephants,"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environme...a-wild-grass

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a "trainee" at the Api Elephant Domestication Center, Congo, engraved by the Institute de Gravure, Paris, printed at Malines (Mechlin), Belgium, and issued for use in Belgian Congo in 1932, Scott No. 147, SG No. 188.

- nethryk

Hi Friends!
I am new to this community.. very happy to see you guys collecting elephants.. I collect only elephant..

The Maxim card from our_elephant

our_elephant - Welcome to SCF! We eagerly look forward to your further contributions.

Somdet Phra Naresuan Maharat (1555-1605), a king of the Ayutthaya kingdom, was one of Siam's most revered monarchs, known for his campaigns to free Siam from Burmese rule. During his reign (1590-1605) numerous wars were fought against Burma, and Siam reached its greatest territorial extent and influence. Here is an image of a stamp depicting King Naresuan riding a royal war elephant while on the march with his troops, engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued by Thailand on February 15, 1955, Scott No. 275, SG No. 468.

- nethryk

An error postcard with "Kiss error"

Welcome to the family Our_Elephant


I am cataloguing East Germany, hence

Musawarat es Safra (also spelled Al-Musawarat Al-Sufra) is an archaeological site in Sudan, 20 miles from Meroë. It has ruins of a large Kue building dating back to the 1st century. It has been suggested that the building may be a royal palace or a temple. The ruins comprise part of the foundations, of the walls, and about 20 columns. According to the scholar Basil Davidson, at least four Kue queens—Amanirenas, Manaishakhete, Naldamak and Amanitere—probably spent part of their lives in Musawarat.

Elephant Frieze :

SGE1305 (1970) War Elephants and prisoners.

A reaching African elephant, designed by French artist Pierrette Lambert, printed by lithogravure (Cartor), and issued by Cameroun as one stamp in a set of five depicting protected animals, Scott No. 658.

- nethryk