Thematic : Elephants.

Liberian Issues of 1892 and 1904

Elephant Ahmed :(SG 379 & SG 381)



Ahmed was the most important elephant in kenya. Jomo Kenyatta (Kenya's President) started his own crusade to protect elephant when he saw Ahmed. Known as the King of Marsabit, Ahmed posessed enormous tusks, and in 1970, in order to protect him from poachers, former president of Kenia, Jomo Kenyatta, placed the elephant under his protection by presidential decree

Ahmed Died in 1974 at age of 55 and this stamp was issued in 1975 , After his death , his remains are stored in Nairobi National Museum, Kenya.
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50c Stamp shows the image of Ahmed being protected by wildlife wardens.
2s Stamp shows the image of statue of Ahmed in Museum.

I noticed this little elephant very late... (was real fun to find it)
1972 Mauritania issue SG 416

Guyana 1992 issue MS , SG-3338
The MS Shows temple festival in Kerala (south India), but it is written as "Elephants of maharajah or Benares ". Benares is a town in North India. These mistakes happen when countries issue stamps , just for the sake of issueing..

India 2011 issue elephant used (11-11-11) on registered envelope sent to Libya , returned to sender as "SERVICE SUSPENDED".
If you are a thematic collector , try posting one mail to Libya, you can get a "SERVICE SUSPENDED" stamped envelope to your collection.. (i am not sure how much worth it is, but I like it)

our_elephant - Interesting story about Ahmed the Elephant; thanks for sharing it!

- nethryk

Elephant and mahout, engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued for use in the State of North Borneo in 1909, Scott No. 141, SG No. 165.

I think this African Elephant hasnt appeared here yet.
Swaziland 1969 definitive from set of 15, design & litho by De La Rue, SG No.165

I did not realise Elephants were so popular, I have saved them for some time.

A "PAQUEBOT" cover with elephant stamp of south africa, cancelled "Paquebot, posted at sea" , 25-sep-1959 , Southampton, sent to Rhodesia.



Any idea about how the South africa stamp is used in Southampton..

Elephant and letter, printed by photogravure, and issued by Japan on July 23, 1987 for the annual Letter Writing Week set of stamps, Scott No. 1752.

- nethryk

These are four different permanant pictorial cancellation available in India on theme "ELEPHANT"

South Africa Pre stamped postcard.. really like this one

An FDC sent from Rhodesia to UK, on the first day of issue, possibly effected by the famous British postal strike.. see "Emergency mail service" post mark.

This is not a stamp of elephant, but an elephant made of stamps.. see "Baby Emily" of singapore philatelic museum .


"Baby Emily", an elephant made of postage stamp designed by local sculptor and artist Mr. Sun Yu-Li. This was in conjunction with the Elephant Parade held in Singapore last year to raise awareness and funds for the dwindling elephant population. 161 elephants were auctioned and the proceeds donated the Asian Elephant Foundation.

The makers says :"In this immense and at times lonely planet, man is fortunate to have living creatures like animals and plants to accompany us. The elephant is one such special example. Like us, elephants can see, hear, smell, taste and feel.They are truly magical animals. We use postage stamps to dress up Baby Emily because postage stamps have helped man to communicate for centuries. I use dots and lines as basic elements and a set of universal grammar as string rules to produce a resplendent web that envelops Baby Emily: a coat that protects Baby Emily and also represents our hope of spreading the message of caring for the elephants, far and wide to all corners of the world."

see:http://www.spm.org.sg/exhibition/el...tampede.html

Bangladesh has some issue that showing Elephants