This set of four mint stamps, issued by the United States on June 8, 1996, features attractive illustrations of four prehistoric animals. Each animal is a North American representative of the Cenozoic Era (the "Age of Mammals"), comprising the last 65 million years.

Issued by the United States on October 1, 1989, this colorful set of four mint stamps features the prehistoric beasts Tyrannosaurus, Pteranodon, Stegosaurus, and Apatosaurus ("Brotosaurus"). For the U.S. Postal Service, this issue served as a promotional tie-in with the videocassette release of the movie, "The Land Before Time".

A collection of 10 different souvenir sheets, each featuring prehistoric animals. All sheets are attractively cancelled. Issuing countries include Western Sahara, Guyana, Tanzania, Guinea, Madagascar, Laos, Spanish Sahara, Cambodia, and Kazakhstan. Only four of the sheets are shown above; please click on the above title or image to view all 10 sheets. A great start to a nice "prehistoric animals on stamps" collection!

This attractive set of mint stamps illustrates the evolution of the elephant. Issued by the People's Republic of Congo on June 20, 1994, this scarce set has a current retail value of $12.50 (2007 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue). The prehistoric "elephants" depicted are: Palaeomastodon, Mammut, Amebelodon, Platybelodon, and Mammuthus.

Issued by the People's Republic of Congo on August 20, 1993, this scarce mint set of dinosaurs on stamps has a current retail value of $31.25 (2007 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue). The set includes six stamps, one of which is in a souvenir sheet (the highest denominated stamp). The dinosaurs/prehistoric animals depicted are: Ichthyostega, Archaeopteryx, Brachiosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Pteranodon, and Brontosaurus.. The dinosaur names are inscribed on the stamps.

This collection of 25 different dinosaur stamps includes issues from Romania, Yemen, Russia, Madigascar, People's Republic of Congo, Hungary, and St. Thomas and Prince Islands. With the exception of a set of four mint stamps from Russia, these are cancelled stamps. A nice gift for the dinosaur enthusiast!

This attractive sheet of nine mint dinosaur stamps was issued by Benin on July 25, 1998. Nine different dinosaurs are featured in a continuous design; their names are inscribed on the stamps. The sheet has a retail value of $11.00 (2007 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 1).

Issued by Guyana on March 10, 1993, this sheet of 12 mint stamps creates a prehistoric scene, with twelve prehistoric animals depicted. This sheet has a retail value of $7.50 (2007 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue).

Issued by Guyana on March 10, 1993, this sheet of 12 mint stamps creates a prehistoric scene, with twelve prehistoric animals depicted. This sheet has a retail value of $7.50 (2007 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue).

Issued by Guyana on March 10, 1993, this sheet of 12 mint stamps creates a prehistoric scene, with twelve prehistoric animals depicted. This sheet has a retail value of $7.50 (2007 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue).