Hi Hivers. Yesterday I shared my first installment on the topic: postage stamps, a community proposal for the current month. I posted my collection related to birds and aquatic life. Today I will do it on terrestrial animals.
Beings that live in interaction, in the environment where man lives.
Terrestrial animals:
This stamp has a double importance for me, on the one hand it reflects two beautiful dogs. Noble animals that have earned the title of being man's best friend, for the love they give unconditionally to the people who welcome them with affection.
On the other hand, these dogs, named Veterok and Ugolyok, went to the cosmos in 1966, aboard the spacecraft Cosmos 110.
This little animal with a little unusual appearance and has its long snout to explore and stir the ground, is a Russian desman. A mammal that lives in Eastern Europe and has a soft, bushy and shiny fur, motivating people who hunt, for the value of its skin and hairs.
It is a species that must be cared for as it is in danger of extinction.
In this stamp we have two animals, the Common eland antelope a horned mammal found in southern African countries.
Despite being slow in its mobility, it can leap up to more than two meters high.
The other one, without horns, is a Guanaco, another wild mammal that lives in South America. They have large eyes and thick eyelashes that help protect them from dust.
Here I present the silver fox or black fox, with a beautiful furry tail and white tip. Its fur has always been in great demand by European and other nobility.
The European mink is a carnivore found in isolated regions of Spain and in the Aural Mountains.
This species prefers to be near natural freshwater reservoirs, and we must protect it as it is in serious danger of extinction.
The Caucasian Shepherd Dog also called Ovcharka is a large dog, originally from the Caucasian Mountains.
A great hunter, and is used as a guardian of livestock and even in prisons.
The West Caucasian tur is a diurnal animal, with a long beard and arched horns, with the tips pointing towards the body.
The Arctic fox or polar fox with short ears, could not be left out of this stamp collection. It likes to be in dens, on the slopes and tundras of northern Eurasia and North America.
Its long fur is a natural coat that allows it to withstand very low temperatures.
The Beaver, is a rodent that in this other stamp, is observed doing what it likes: gnawing wood. For that reason, it is capable of knocking down trees, by the use of its big teeth and the strength of its jaws.
An image that I always remember from the animated movies I used to watch when I was a child.
The rest of the animals shown below are well known: horses, a tender white spotted deer, an American buffalo, other dogs, tigers and even a lamb.
These Soviet stamps presented here are from the 1960s and 1970s. They reflect very interesting drawings that denote a creative work, something appreciated by philatelists, collectors of antique objects and history lovers.
They are prints that I value from an emotional point of view, that make me know part of the universal historical culture through a miniature made on paper, and that I have managed to keep since my childhood.
I hope you liked my collection. Thank you for reading.
Own photos. Used cell phone: Pixel 6a
References/Referencias:
Russian desman/Desmán ruso: Wikipedia
Space dogs/Perros espaciales
Common eland/Antílope Eland: temaiken.org.ar
Guanaco: Wikipedia
Silver fox/Zorro plateado: Wikipedia
European mink/Visón europeo: Wikipedia
West Caucasian tur/Capra caucasica: Wikipedia
Translator: DeepL
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Text by Andrés Brunet
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You do have a great and varied collection of stamps and they are all beautiful, the fact that they are animals makes them even more beautiful 😍
This time I'll take the first one of the little dogs Veterok and Ugolyok, to think that they traveled to the cosmos makes my skin crawl, there was a time when I was interested in traveling to the cosmos, but over the years I realized that it's not for everyone haha
Good morning. The first dog to go to the cosmos was Laika and then others followed, including the two shown on the stamp.
I think that in many people, the dream of traveling to space is something desired, but only few can live it. With the exploratory tourist trips, people with a lot of money today have that option.
You are right, animals always touch the hearts because of their biodiversity. Colors and shapes, unite with a natural nobility that projects and touches sensitive humans. Thank you for commenting. Regards
Hi @abrunet
first of all, thank you for your first post with the birds, although I didn't get there to comment but I saw it. Your collection of stamps of terrestrial animals is also great, my favourite ones are the triangle-shaped ones, the West Caucasian tur and the other which is actually a European bison from the Caucasus Natural Reserve. At least that is what I got when I translated zubr from Russian. All your stamps are well preserved and presented in your post! Thank you :)
I need to organize other stamp collections. I look forward to reading posts from other creators as well that may add to the theme of the month.
Sometimes I don't have at home, what you have suggested or I only have one or two items, so I don't consider it a collection. I love our community and the diversity of posts shared. Have a nice evening.Thanks @mipiano for commenting. Good to know the detail of the bison. I thought it was an American Buffalo and it turns out to be European.