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Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a bull gaur ( Bos gaurus), the tallest species of wild cattle and the largest extant bovine, designed by Laotian artist Ky Phung Chaleun, engraved by Jean Miermont, and issued by Laos on September 7, 1970, Scott No. C71, plus a photo. Note the error in the genus name (" Bisos"} inscribed on the stamp. The gaur is also called the Indian bison. - nethryk   |
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Dear Member Nethryk, As a new member I have taken some time to look and enjoy topical threads and when I saw your beautiful Gauer, I was reminded of the Kampuchean (1986) World Wide Fund for Nature stamp among my "Cows". Wouldn't it be awful if this magnificent species were to disappear for lack of wilderness! (I very much admire your posts because you have so much information in them.)  |
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Kris Rascher -  Welcome to SCF! And thanks! Here is an image of a stamp depicting cattle and seabirds at a farm, designed and engraved by Jacques Combet, and issued for use in French Southern and Antarctic Territories on January 1, 1990 to publicize rehabilitation of the environment on Amsterdam Island, Scott No. 152. - nethryk  |
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Dear Nethryk, Thanks for your welcome! It's really fun to have contact to others and learn all sorts of details. The topic cattle can be followed way back to the stone age, and artwork from that time is beautiful on stamps. I'm sure you know of Lascaux in France (1968, design C. Durrens). K  |
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Kris Rascher - You bet. Check out the "Cave Stamps" thread for more examples of cave art.  Here is an image of a stamp depicting a bull's head, some chemistry lab equipment, and three chicks, designed and engraved by Claude Durrens, and issued by Mali on February 23, 1963 to publicize the Sotuba Zoological Research Center, Scott No. 42. - nethryk  |
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Hi Nethryk, Thanks for telling me about the Caves thread; I hadn't got that far yet; there is still so much to be seen here! The cute calves from Switzerland are part of a quartet of farmyard youngsters, drawn by Judith Brennwald and issued in August 2013. Too bad it is a very "general" portrait and does not show one of the many very special breeds found in Switzerland.  |
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"Cattle Industry," engraved and printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co., Ltd., and issued for use in (British) Virgin Islands on April 15, 1952, Scott No. 106. - nethryk  |
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Charolais bull, designed and engraved by Jacques Derrey, and issued by Saint Pierre & Miquelon on September 28, 1964 as one of a set of four stamps depicting mammals, Scott No. 375. - nethryk  |
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Here is an image of a stamp depicting Afrikaner cattle from a set of four stamps publicizing agriculture, designed by A.H. Barrett, printed by lithography, and issued by South Africa for use in Bophuthatswana on October 25, 1979, Scott No. 51. - nethryk  |
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Angoni cattle are believed to be descendents of the original zebu introduced through the Horn of Africa. Here is an image of a stamp depicting an Angoni bull, printed by photogravure, and issued by Zambia on October 24, 1964, Scott No. 8, plus a photo. - nethryk   |
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Shepherd, cattle and sheep, printed by lithography, and issued by Afghanistan on March 2, 1985 as one of a set of seven stamps commemorating Farmer's Day, Scott No. 1124. - nethryk  |
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Again, nethryk, thank you for your world-class postings! === WWF Maxicard with Gaur, from Kampuchea.  |
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Here is an image of a stamp designed after a detail from "A Market in Montserrat Plaza" (1840), a painting by Argentine artist Carlos Morel (1813-1894), printed by photogravure, and issued by Argentina on December 19, 1964, Scott No. 768, plus an image of the relevant detail from the original masterpiece. Bonuses: Flags, musical instrument (guitar). - nethryk   |
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Thailand International Letter Writing Week - Water Buffalo October 8, 2005  |
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