Going Ape

Thanks, Cobie, for sharing the cute gorillas

Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) and Red Leaf Monkey (Presbytis rubicunda), both are native monkeys of Malaysia, issued by Malaysia on December 16, 2003.


The complete set on a commercial cover sent registered from Selangor to Bangladesh.

The Proboscis monkey stamps on a postal stationary aerogram sent from Selangor to the USA. Arrival postmark on the front. The aerogram has printed stamp depicts Orangutan which is also native to Malaysia. I show both sides of the aerogram.

Thanks Laophil! Staying with Malaysia, here is a nice cover:


Special cover, no 00625, with MS 740, M: 752D
Mamalia Yang Dilindungi di Malaysia, "Protected Animals of Malaysia"
RM2
Orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus)

Stamp Exhibition, Philatelic Society of Kota Kinabalu, 2001
Cancels:
1. Philatelic Society of Kota Kinabalu, 29th Sept-01st Oct 2001, Stampex;
2. Two triangular cancels:
• Map of Kota Kinabalu, 29 Sept – Okt 2001, Pos Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu, Stampex;
• 30Sept 2001, Pos Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu
Cachet: Colour illustration of orang-utan stamp, North Borneo, 296, M: 217

Many thanks, Cobie! I will come back to Malaysia

The Common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) is a small New World primate native to the tropical forests of northern South America, including Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, and parts of the Amazon Basin. It is easily recognized by its white facial mask, dark muzzle, and bright yellow-orange limbs. Highly social, it lives in large troops that may include dozens of individuals and feeds mainly on fruits, insects, and small vertebrates. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Saimiri sciureus is currently classified as Least Concern, meaning it is not considered endangered, although habitat loss and deforestation may threaten local populations.

Here is a small selection of stamps depicting the Common Squirrel Monkey. All of the stamps are from American countries.

Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus), issued by Brazil on July 25, 2002 to publicize the SIVAM project ( Amazon Surveillance System), a Brazilian government project developed in the 1990s to monitor and protect the Amazon region.

Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus) on stamps from Bolivia 1993, Nicaragua 1992, Suriname 1969, 1987, 2006.





Squirrel monkey on postal stationary from Germany and on a Somali coin 2017.

Thanks Laophil!

BTW, the monkey in the Chili issue is a capuchin, not a squirrel monkey ...

Not quite done with Malaysia yet:

I really like this FDC with a 2022 issue,"Wildlife". The monkey is the stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides) an increasingly rare species with red-brown fur and a red face, and yes, a very short stumpy tail. The infants are born white. It is also one of the largest macaques, and possesses a rather meek temperament, in contrast to some other macaque species, most notable the Rhesus monkey.
The FDC has the set of 4 and the MS with the tiger and cubs.
Cancels: Tiger face; Hidupan Liar Terancam, 17.03.2022, Kuala Lumpur
Cachets: Colour illustration of pangolins (Manis javanica)






The photo is from https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147040770 and was taken by Ricardo Cavalcante. It possibly shows a set of twins (exceedingly rare in wild monkeys, and reported on in the National Geographic). Even more remarkably, the twins were shown to have different fathers (Mammal Study 2018, DOI: 10.3106/ms2017-0081)

Hi, Cobie! since no Chile stamp was posted in my last post, I assume you meant Brazil. So, thanks for the correction.

Here is a long set from Suriname shows primates from all over the world, issued on December 13, 2006.

- De Brazza's Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
- White Sifaka (Verreaux's sifaka)
- Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

- Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
- Silvery Marmoset (Callithrix argentata)
- Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar)

- Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
- Black Howler (Alouatta caraya)
- Red-shanked Douc (Pygathrix nemaeus)

- Douc Langur (Pygathrix spp.) - I think it is Grey-shanked Douc Langur (Pygathrix cinerea)
- White-headed Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
- Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator)

Thanks Laophil! Surinam, a country with very high biodiversity, has many primate species, and has issued a number of sets, each set usually showing a mix of local and other species:


Different values
Sheetlet of "2x9 Beschermde Primaten" (Protected Primates), with 3 labels in between
SRD1.00
Owl monkey (Aotes trivrigatus)
SRD1.50
Mantled howler (Alouatta pallida)
SRD2.00
White uakari (Cacajao calvus)
SRD2.50
Wooly spider monkey (Lagothrix lagotricha)
SRD3.00
White-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia)
SRD5.00
Maui's marmoset (Callithrix maui)
SRD7.00
Red howler (Alouatta seniculus)
SRD8.00
Gorilla sp (G. gorilla ssp)
SRD9.00
Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana)
Central labels:
White uakari (Cacajao calvus)
Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
Brown capuchin (Cebus apella)




FDCS (2) with split set
1. With 6 of set of 9
Cachet: Colour photograph of red uakari head
2. With 3 of set of 9
Cachet: Colour photograph of owl monkey head
Cancels for both: Orangutan (!) outline; Paramaribo 04 November 2009, Eerste Dag van Uitgifte

Many thanks, Cobie! I will post more Suriname stamps.

Primate of West Africa, issued by Togo on March 1, 2013.

- Diana Monkey(Cercopithecus diana)
- Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas)
- Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
- Olive Baboon (Papio anubis)

Thanks Laophil. Togo has issued quite a few stamps with primates over the last couple of years, including the following, early this year, showing the common chimpanzee:

Very beautiful stamps you are posting Cobie and thanks for sharing

Primates of Laos, issued by Laos on November 22, 1992:

- Black Gibbon (Hylobates concolor)
- Douc Langur (Pygathrix nemaeus)
- Pileated Gibbon (Hylobates lar pileatus)
- Francois Langur (Presbytis francoisi)
- Pygmy Loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus)

It is very rare to see Lao stamps from that years on commercial covers.

Thanks laophil!

Here is an issue from a country that seems to have only a limited nr of issues but they are rather nice compared to its earliest communist rule ones, Romania.



It shown the silvery langur, with its bright orange infant - all grey langurs seem to like that colour in their babies ...

Thanks, Cobie, for sharing this lovely and attractive set from Romania.




Crab-eating Macaque (Macaca fascicularis), issued by St. Vincent in 2015 to publicize the Singapore 2105 Stamp Exhibition.

Thanks LaoPhil_- I like crab-eating macaques and how you can observe their beach boy and beach bum habits around South East Asia's mangrove forests.I got some of my best views on excursions by boat from Kuching, the capital of Malaysian Borneo's Sarawak area, going along the coast and up the rivers (also good for Irrawaddy dolphins) and in the other Malaysian area, Sabah, up the Kinabatang river. In Srawak, there is the close by Bako National park where the monkeys roam the beach digging for marine delicacies.

But back to Suriname, with a new issue:



It shows the Santarem or black and white tassel ear marmoset (Callithrix humeralifer). the common marmoset (Saguinus oedipus), the brown mantled or saddle back tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis) and the yellow handed tamarin (Saguinus midas) as two sets of 4, tete a beche, in a MS - a rather expensive one, two, like most Suriname issues.

Thanks, Cobie! I didn't know about this Suriname new issue.

Here are more Crab-eating Macaque (Macaca fascicularis) stamps in addition to the stamps I posted above.

Vietnam, 1984, Palau and Equatorial Guinea (I'm not sure the EG stamp actually depicts a crab-eating macaque).



Guinea, 2010.


Mauritius,1994 (bottom right). The Crab-eating Macaque is not native to Mauritius; it was brought there from Southeast Asia several centuries ago, probably by sailors or traders and has established wild populations there.

Thanks for the crab-eating macaques Laophil (although I have always taken the Equatorial Guinea one for a Rhesus monkey?).

Here are some recent gorilla issues:





A new issue from Guinea and a MS of one of the set of "Treasures of Biodiversity of Central Africa".

Thank you very much Cobie for sharing the attractive Gorilla stamps!

July 14, 2026 - World Chimpanzee Day

World Chimpanzee Day, observed annually on July 14 to mark Dr. Jane Goodall's 1960 arrival in Gombe, celebrates humanity's closest relatives while highlighting the critical threats of poaching and habitat loss facing these endangered animals. Established by organizations like the Jane Goodall Institute, the day emphasizes the importance of individual actions—such as reducing deforestation-linked product consumption—in protecting chimpanzee populations. Visit the Jane Goodall Institute's website to learn more about how to help protect chimpanzees.

Here is a group of all my favorite Chimpanzee stamps.





And my most favorite Chimpanzee stamp was designed and engraved by Georges Bétemps and issued for use in French West Africa (AOF) on May 2, 1955 to promote nature conservation.