Elephant Motif POSTAGE STAMP Examples at Elefunteria

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AFGHANISTAN AJMAN BURKINA FASO BURUNDI BURYATIA CAMBODIA CAMEROON CEYLON CONGO CUBA CZECHOSLOVAKIA DOMINICA FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA GAMBIA GERMANY GHANA GUINEA GUINEA-BISSAU	GUINEA ESPANOLA GUYANA HUNGARY ISRAEL ITALY IVORY COAST KAMPUCHEA KENYA LAOS LIBERIA MALAWI MAURITIUS MONACO MONGOLIA MOZAMBIQUE NAGALAND NAMIBIA NICARAGUA	NORTH KOREA POLAND RUSSIA RWANDA SAHARA SCOTLAND SIERRA LEONE SOUTH AFRICA SRI LANKA TANZANIA TCHAD THAILAND UGANDA UMM AL-QIWAIN USA VIETNAM upper VOLTA ZAIRE

AFGHANISTAN
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
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AJMAN
Emirate of Ajman [United Arab Emirates]
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BURUNDI
Republic of Burundi Republika y'u Burundi République du Burundi
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BURYATIA
Buryat Republic
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CAMBODIA
Royaume du Cambodge Kingdom of Cambodia [ constitutional monarchy ]
KAMPUCHEA Kampuchea was the former name of Cambodia. Cambodia continued as a protectorate of France from 1863 to 1953, administered as part of the colony of French Indochina, though occupied by the Japanese empire from 1941 to 1945. Cambodia gained independence from France on November 9, 1953. It became a constitutional monarchy under King Norodom Sihanouk. [wikipedia.org]
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CAMEROON
Republic of Cameroon République du Cameroun
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CEYLON
Ceylon [became Sri Lanka after British rule ended]		During British Colonial rule the colony's flag featured the Union Jack and a symbol, above, showing an elephant.
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CONGO
Republic of the Congo République du Congo Repubilika ya Kongo
Republic of the Congo west of the Congo River is a separate geopolitical entity from the Democratic Republic of the Congo east of the river. They were once parts of the French Congo Colony and other successive governments. This stamp series depicts "Development of the Elephant" with images of prehistoric ancestors.
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CUBA
Republic of Cuba República de Cuba
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CZECHSLOVAKIA
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovenska
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DOMINICA
Commonwealth of Dominica
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FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA
Afrique Équatoriale Française
Formerly "Federation of French Colonies", French Equatorial Africa, after independence, separated into four new nations now known as Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, and Chad. Extensive historic details at wikipedia.org using search term french equatorial africa.
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GAMBIA
Republic of The Gambia
British Gambia from 1889 until independence in 1965, hence the images of British monarchs on postage.
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GERMANY
Federal Republic of Germany Bundesrepublik Deutschland
No elephant on stamp but the German postal service used an elephant image for canceling postage. It appears to honor or celebrate Hagenbeck, the famous wild animal zoo park. The postcard was mailed to England in March 1948.
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GHANA
Republic of Ghana
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GUINEA
Republic of Guinea République de Guinée The Republic of Guinea is one of several nations named Guinea in one form or another. They were historically all within successive empires such as Ghana Empire, Songhai Empire and others. They were colonies of various western European powers. In 1958 with the formation of France's Fifth Republic, this Guinea became independent.
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GUINEA-BISSAU
Republic of Guinea Républica da Guiné-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau, directly north of Guinea, was the colony of Portuguese Guinea until independence.
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GUINEA ESPAÑOLA
República de Guinea Ecuatorial Republic of Equatorial Guinea The bottommost left stamp bears the legend "Segundo Centenario de la Indepencia de los Estados Unidos", in English Bicentennial of the United States. In the center of the elephant is a replica of the Bicentennial star symbol.
Situated between Cameroon and Gabon, Equatorial Guinea is not adjacent to the other Guineas. It was a colony named Spanish Guinea. Stamps presumably issued prior to independence and modern name.
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GUYANA
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Elephant stamp was issued on sheet commemorating movie "Aladdin".
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HUNGARY
Republic of Hungary Magyar Köztársaság
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ISRAEL
State of Israel [ Hebrew & Arabic ]
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ITALY
Italian Republic Repubblica Italiana
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IVORY COAST
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire République de Côte d'Ivoire
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KENYA

Republic of Kenya

Jamhuri ya Kenya

Stamp at bottom left above celebrates Silver Jubilee of Safari Rally motor event. Same imagery was issued by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in 1977.

LAOS
Lao People's Democratic Republic Laos traces its history to the Kingdom of "Lan Xang" or Land of a Million Elephants, which existed from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. After a period as a French protectorate, it gained independence in 1949. A long civil war ended officially when the communist Pathet Lao movement came to power in 1975. [wikipedia.org] The first four stamps show the old Laotian three elephants symbol, which adorned their flag, in the upper left of each stamp.
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LIBERIA
Republic of Liberia
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MALAWI
Republic of Malawi Dziko la Malawi
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MAURITIUS
Republic of Mauritius République de Maurice
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MONACO
Principality of Monaco Principauté de Monaco
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MONGOLIA
Mongolia Mongol uls
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MOZAMBIQUE
Republic of Mozambique República de Moçambique
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NAGALAND
Nagaland (India)
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NAMIBIA
Republic of Namibia
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NICARAGUA
Republic of Nicaragua República de Nicaragua
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NORTH KOREA
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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POLAND
Republic of Poland Rzeczpospolita Polska
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RUSSIA
Russian Federation Rossiyskaya Fedratsiya
[Editor's Commentary: The first stamp is dated 1993 and bears the word appearing to be ROSSIJA directly below the Cyrillic. This is obviously issued after the events of 1989 and collapse of the Soviet Union into separate states. It also carries the inscription "Elephas Maximus" in English. The middle stamp appears to my eye to be Russian. The third stamp bears the familiar legend CCCP., which was seen worldwide as the initials of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and bears the date 1964 which is during Soviet rule. If someone knows otherwise I will gladly stand corrected and reclassify one or more of the stamps. ed.]
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RWANDA
Republic of Rwanda Republika y'a Rwanda [Editor's Commentary: The two stamps in bottom row appear to be the same issue except for some reason the second stamp is overprinted with the upside down legend "REPUBLIQUE RWANDAISE". ed.]
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SAHARA
Sahwari Arab Democratic Republic
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SCOTLAND
Scotland [in Gaelic = Alba]
	Perplexing stamp. Eynhallow (Holy Island) is a tiny island in the Orkneys, uninhabited since 1851. It is a bird sanctuary administered by Scottish Historic Trust. At top says 'Rotary Anniversary' and shows the organization symbol. At bottom reads 'Chinese Chesspieces 19th Century'. The elephant appears to be the rook in a chess set. Go figure.
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SIERRA LEONE
Republic of Sierra Leone
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SOUTH AFRICA
Republic of South Africa
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SRI LANKA
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
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TANZANIA

United Republic of Tanzania

Jamhuri Ya Muungano Wa Tanzania

Stamp at bottom left celebrates Silver Jubilee of Safari Rally motor event. Same imagery was issued by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in 1977.

TCHAD
Républic du Tchad Republic of Chad Jumhuriyyat Tshad
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THAILAND
Kingdom of Thailand Ratcha Anachak Thai
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UGANDA

Jamhuri ya Uganda

Republic of Uganda

Stamp at bottom celebrates Silver Jubilee of Safari Rally motor event. Same imagery was issued by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in 1977.

UMM AL-QIWAIN
Emirate of Umm al-Quwain
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USA
United States of America
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VIETNAM
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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VOLTA / Burkina Faso
Republic of Upper Volta République de Haute Volta [ name changed to Burkina Faso in 1984 ]
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ZAIRE
République du Zaire Repubuliki ya Zaire Jamhuri ya Zaire
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