Animal Stamp of Madagascar

Since Madagascar is the island country distant from the Africa continent, including the mammals, such as a monkey, there are many unique things and many insects of a specialty are also looked at by the ecosystem of an animal.
In Madagascar there are many unique insects and mammalia such as monkeys and a lot of peculiar things are seen in ecosystem of an animal.
Madagascar of a former French possession achieved independence in 1966. 1970's began, and the domestic administration was confused, and the government which aimed at socialism was born in 1975, and the name of a country was changed by the Democratic Republic of Madagascar. It switched a policy to free economy from deadlock of economy after 1980's began and changed the name of a country in the Republic of Madagascar in 1992.
Three kinds of normal stamps of the beautiful zanmel intaglio on which it drew a monkey in 1961 and three kinds of aviation stamps were published by this African big island Madagascar which floated southeast.
One kind of small seat including the stamp on which it drew coelacanth called "a living fossil" and five kinds of fish stamps in 1990 year was issued.
The fish stamp on which it drew eight kinds of sharks in 1993 was issued afterwards. Only seven kinds are finished with collection, and one kind of 2000FMG of maximum amount is non-collection.

French Community of Madagascar
1961.12.9 Monkey Stamp
Gray Gentle Lemur
Hapalemur griseus
(Lemuridae)
Ruffed Lemur
Varecia variegata
(Lemuridae)
Mongoose Lemur
Eulemur mongoz
(Lemuridae)
Diademed Sifaka
Propithecus diadema
(Lemuridae)
Indri
Indri brevicaudatus
(Lemuridae)
Verreaux's Sifaka
Propithecus verreauxi
(Lemuridae)


Malagasy Republic
1990.4.26 Fish Stamp
Pugnose Eel
Simenchelys dofleini
(Synaphobranchidae)
Guitarfish
Phinobatos perceli
(Rhinobatidae)
Pennant Coralfish
Heniochus acuminatus
(Chaetodontidae)
Blacktip Grouper
Epinephelus fasciatus
(Serranidae)
Smooth Hammerhead
Sphyrna zygaena
(Sphyrnidae)
Coelacanth
Latimeria chalumnae
(Latimeriidae)


Republic of Madagascar
1993.9.22 Fish Stamp
Tiger Shark
Galeocerdo cuvieri
(Carcharhinidae)
Japanese Sawshark
Pristiophorus japonicus
(Pristiophoridae)
Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus
(Rhincodontidae)
Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna eysacna
(Sphyrnidae)
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Carcharhinus longimanus
(Carcharhinidae)
Zebra Shark
Stegostoma tigsinum
(Stegostomatidae)
Goblin Shark
Mitsukurina owstoni
(Mitsukurinidae)


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