The collapse of the Soviet Union has created a gold mine for stamp collectors. The local
governments have issued some wonderful stamps in an effort to sell them to the world market
and not even have to provide the associated service of mailing letters with them. This is
a real boon is when they were willing to issue rare and unusual breeds such as this
Beauceron put out in 2000.
Beauceron Buriatia Stamp... $5.95 each
Cambodia issued this wonderful Beauceron stamp in 1998.
Cambodia is located in southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand,
between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos. It is slightly smaller than Oklahoma.
The climate is tropical, rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry
season (December to April; little seasonal temperature variation. The
terrain is mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north.
The natural hazards are the monsoonal rains; flooding; occasional droughts.
The current issues are illegal logging activities throughout the contry
and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with
Thailand. Ethnic groups nsist of Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%,
and others 4%. The languages are the official Khmer 95%, French and
English. The government consists of multiparty democracy under a
constitutional monarchy established on September 1993. The capital
is Phnom Penh.
Beauceron Cambodia Stamp... $5.95 each
Chad is in Northern Africa between Lybia and the Republic of Central Africa. They
issued this stamp in 1999.
Beauceron Chad Stamp... $5.95 each
Ingushetia is one of the 21 Russian republics, which are the administrative units
with the greatest amount of autonomy within the Russian Federation. It was part
of a joint Chechen-Ingush autonomous republic from 1936 until 1991, when Chechnya
declared independence and the Ingush separated from the republic. They issued this
Beauceron stamp in 1999.
Beauceron Ingushetia Stamp... $5.95 each
Koriakia is another of the states in the Russian Federation. This nice Beauceron
stamp was issued in 1999. Koriakia and Kolyma Region, going southwest we cross huge ecotone between
artic tundra and boreal forests. Zonal vegetation here is very specific
unique for the world thickets of Siberian Dwarf Pine. The Pines produce
cones with nuts and are the intial component for a lot of food chains.
The weather in summer is mainly good, however sometimes in chilly
evenings it is more comfortable in a sweater; also need in warm weather
rain clothes and high rubber boots in most areas. problems are
mosquitos and ticks. Local Russians take vaccines against these.
Beauceron Koriakia Stamp... $5.95 each
Mordovia is located between Moscow and the Volga River and is bordered by the
republic of Chuvashia on the east. Mordovia is one of the 21 Russian republics,
which are the administrative units with the greatest amount of autonomy within
the new Russian Federation. Mordovia is a largely agricultural region. Like most of
the other republics, Mordovia has started issuing new postal stamps including
these two Beaucerons in 1999.
Beauceron Mordovia Stamp (left)... $5.95 each
Beauceron Mordovia Stamp (right)... $5.95 each
In 1976 the Saharawi people declared their independence from Spanish rule and
set up the Republic of Saharawi for self determination. It has been a very rocky
road. In 2000, they issued a set of dog stamps where each dog is shown with a landmark
of his native country. In the case of the Beauceron is shown with the entrance
to the Louvre Museum in Paris.
