Sp.766 Dinosaurs Souvenir Sheet
| Stamp SN | D766 |
| Stamp Name | Sp.766 Dinosaurs Souvenir Sheet |
| Stamp Cat Standard | Special Stamps |
| Stamp Cat | Animals |
| Issue date | 2025-11-07 |
| Suspersion date | |
| Dimension of stamps(mm.) | 63 × 34 (mm) |
| Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.) | 150 × 100 (mm) |
| Printer | Royal Joh. Enschede B.V. (Netherlands) |
| Drawer | |
| Designer | Chung-Tat Cheung |
| Photographer | |
| Engraver | |
| Creative Director | |
| Sheet composition | |
| Print color | Colorful |
| Process | Offset |
| Paper | Self-adhesive stamp paper |
| Back | |
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Description
Embryonic skeletons have been found within fossilized eggs of both major dinosaur groups—the Saurischia and the Ornithischia. These findings have allowed scientists to more reliably differentiate among types of dinosaur eggs and gain deeper insights into dinosaurs’ nesting and reproductive behaviors, opening a new window onto ancient ecosystems.
To provide the public with a better understanding of paleontology, Chunghwa Post is specially issued a souvenir sheet with four NT$15-denominated stamps, each featuring a type of dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous period. The stamps are described below:
1. Titanosaurs (NT$15): Titanosaurs belong to the saurischian group of dinosaurs, with body lengths exceeding 20 meters. These herbivores could lay dozens of eggs at a time, which they buried in the ground to be incubated by geothermal heat. This reconstructed image depicts a titanosaur species that lived in what is now India.
2. Hadrosaurs (NT$15): Hadrosaurs belong to the ornithischian group of dinosaurs and exhibit social behavior. Hadrosaur parents cared for their young until they left the nest, demonstrating complex social behavior. This reconstructed image depicts a hadrosaur species that lived in what is now the United States.
3. Oviraptors (NT$15): Oviraptors belong to the saurischian group of dinosaurs. When first discovered, they were thought to be stealing Protoceratops eggs—hence the meaning of their Latin name: “egg thief.” However, later research revealed that the oviraptor was in fact protecting its own eggs. This reconstructed image depicts an oviraptor species that lived in what is now Mongolia.
4. Therizinosaurs (NT$15): Therizinosaurs belong to the saurischian group of dinosaurs. Each of their hands featured three large, sickle-shaped claws. It is generally believed that they had feathers—although they were not capable of flight. Their eggs were similar in appearance and size to those of hadrosaurs. This reconstructed image depicts a therizinosaur species that lived in what is now Mongolia.
To purchase postage stamps, please go directly to the post office branches, Postal Museum or order on line at https://stamp.post.gov.tw.
To provide the public with a better understanding of paleontology, Chunghwa Post is specially issued a souvenir sheet with four NT$15-denominated stamps, each featuring a type of dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous period. The stamps are described below:
1. Titanosaurs (NT$15): Titanosaurs belong to the saurischian group of dinosaurs, with body lengths exceeding 20 meters. These herbivores could lay dozens of eggs at a time, which they buried in the ground to be incubated by geothermal heat. This reconstructed image depicts a titanosaur species that lived in what is now India.
2. Hadrosaurs (NT$15): Hadrosaurs belong to the ornithischian group of dinosaurs and exhibit social behavior. Hadrosaur parents cared for their young until they left the nest, demonstrating complex social behavior. This reconstructed image depicts a hadrosaur species that lived in what is now the United States.
3. Oviraptors (NT$15): Oviraptors belong to the saurischian group of dinosaurs. When first discovered, they were thought to be stealing Protoceratops eggs—hence the meaning of their Latin name: “egg thief.” However, later research revealed that the oviraptor was in fact protecting its own eggs. This reconstructed image depicts an oviraptor species that lived in what is now Mongolia.
4. Therizinosaurs (NT$15): Therizinosaurs belong to the saurischian group of dinosaurs. Each of their hands featured three large, sickle-shaped claws. It is generally believed that they had feathers—although they were not capable of flight. Their eggs were similar in appearance and size to those of hadrosaurs. This reconstructed image depicts a therizinosaur species that lived in what is now Mongolia.
To purchase postage stamps, please go directly to the post office branches, Postal Museum or order on line at https://stamp.post.gov.tw.
By-issues
(1) First Day Cover (220 mm × 158 mm): NT$5 apiece.
(2) Folder (with or without mount): NT$10 apiece.
(3) Loose-leaf album page: NT$20 apiece.
(4) Maximum cards: NT$60 a set.
(5) Pre-cancelled FDC affixed with one souvenir sheet: NT$65 apiece.
(6) Stamp set (each set includes a souvenir sheet, a first day cover, and a folder with mount): NT$85 a set.
Relative philatelic products will be available at the following branches: Taipei Beimen, Beitou, Nangang, Neihu, Muzha, Keelung Aisan Rd., Banqiao Wunhua Rd., Sanchong Zhongshan Rd., Xinzhuang, Xindian, Tamsui, Shulin, Taoyuan Chenggong Rd., Zhongli, Longtan, Yangmei, Hsinchu Wuchang St., Miaoli Zhongmiao, Taichung Minqyuan Rd., Fongyuan, Changhua Zhongyang Rd., Yuanlin, Nantou Sanhe, Douliou Xiping Rd., Chiayi Yushan, Tainan Chenggong Rd., Xinying, Jiali, Xinxing, Gangshan, Fongshan, Pingtung Minsheng Rd., Yilan Zhongshan Rd., Luodong, Hualien Guoan, Taitung Datong Rd., Magong Zhongzheng Rd. or order on line at https://stamp.post.gov.tw. Pre-order is also acceptable in other branches.
(2) Folder (with or without mount): NT$10 apiece.
(3) Loose-leaf album page: NT$20 apiece.
(4) Maximum cards: NT$60 a set.
(5) Pre-cancelled FDC affixed with one souvenir sheet: NT$65 apiece.
(6) Stamp set (each set includes a souvenir sheet, a first day cover, and a folder with mount): NT$85 a set.
Relative philatelic products will be available at the following branches: Taipei Beimen, Beitou, Nangang, Neihu, Muzha, Keelung Aisan Rd., Banqiao Wunhua Rd., Sanchong Zhongshan Rd., Xinzhuang, Xindian, Tamsui, Shulin, Taoyuan Chenggong Rd., Zhongli, Longtan, Yangmei, Hsinchu Wuchang St., Miaoli Zhongmiao, Taichung Minqyuan Rd., Fongyuan, Changhua Zhongyang Rd., Yuanlin, Nantou Sanhe, Douliou Xiping Rd., Chiayi Yushan, Tainan Chenggong Rd., Xinying, Jiali, Xinxing, Gangshan, Fongshan, Pingtung Minsheng Rd., Yilan Zhongshan Rd., Luodong, Hualien Guoan, Taitung Datong Rd., Magong Zhongzheng Rd. or order on line at https://stamp.post.gov.tw. Pre-order is also acceptable in other branches.