Bird stamps from Chad.

Chad coat of armsChad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa.

It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west.

Chad is divided into multiple regions: a desert zone in the north, an arid Sahelian belt in the centre and a more fertile Sudanese savanna zone in the south.
Lake Chad, after which the country is named, is the largest wetland in Chad and the second largest in Africa.

Chad's highest peak is the Emi Koussi in the Sahara, and N'Djamena, (formerly Fort-Lamy), the capital, is the largest city. Chad is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups.
Arabic and French are the official languages. Islam and Christianity are the most widely practiced religions.

Beginning in the 7th millennium BC, human populations moved into the Chadian basin in great numbers. By the end of the 1st millennium BC, a series of states and empires rose and fell in Chad's Sahelian strip, each focused on controlling the trans-Saharan trade routes that passed through the region. France conquered the territory by 1920 and incorporated it as part of French Equatorial Africa.
chad-powerpoint-slides-mapIn 1960, Chad obtained independence under the leadership of François Tombalbaye. Resentment towards his policies in the Muslim north culminated in the eruption of a long-lasting civil war in 1965. In 1979, the rebels conquered the capital and put an end to the south's hegemony.

However, the rebel commanders fought amongst themselves until Hissène Habré defeated his rivals. He was overthrown in 1990 by his general Idriss Déby.
Since 2003, the Darfur crisis in Sudan has spilt over the border and destabilised the nation, with hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees living in and around camps in eastern Chad.
While many political parties are active, power lies firmly in the hands of President Déby and his political party, the Patriotic Salvation Movement. Chad remains plagued by political violence and recurrent attempted coups d'état (see Battle of N'Djamena (2006) and Battle of N'Djamena (2008)).

Chad is one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the world; most inhabitants live in poverty as subsistence herders and farmers. Since 2003, crude oil has become the country's primary source of export earnings, superseding the traditional cotton industry. Chad is considered a failed state by the Fund for Peace.
 

Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1960.01
  15.12.1960
  Overprint XVIIe OLYMPIADE... on French Eq Afr 1953.01
African Darter Anhinga rufa
250f
    33
    African Darter    Anhinga rufa
1961.01
  27.10.1961
  Birds
Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus
50f
    222
    Northern Red Bishop    Euplectes franciscanus
100f
    220
    Scarlet-chested Sunbird    Chalcomitra senegalensis
200f
    161
    African Paradise Flycatcher    Terpsiphone viridis
500f
    95
    Northern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicus
1963.01
  06.02.1963
  Birds
Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
250f
    92
    Malachite Kingfisher    Corythornis cristatus
1966.01
  18.10.1966
  Birds
White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
100f
    95
    White-throated Bee-eater    Merops albicollis
200f
    92
    African Pygmy Kingfisher    Ispidina picta
500f
    95
    Green Bee-eater    Merops orientalis
1967.01
  21.03.1967
  Birds
Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki
50f
    213
    Greater Blue-eared Starling    Lamprotornis chalybaeus
250f
    95
    Red-throated Bee-eater    Merops bulocki
1970.01
  08.07.1970
  Overprint APOLLO... on 1966-7.01
White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki
50f
    95
    White-throated Bee-eater    Merops albicollis
100f
    92
    African Pygmy Kingfisher    Ispidina picta
125f
    95
    Red-throated Bee-eater    Merops bulocki
1971.01
  28.09.1971
  Birds
Great Egret Ardea alba
1000f
    26
    Great Egret    Ardea alba
1972.01
  15.05.1972
  Scouts
  5v set
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
70f
    37
    White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla
1978.01
  01.11.1978
  Philexafrique
  1961.01
Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
100f
    95
    Northern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicus
100f
    26
    Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea
1982.01
  15.07.1982
  Scouts
  6v set
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
40f
    73
    Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus
1983.01
  27.12.1983
  Overprint XV WORLD JAMB... on 1982.01
40f
    73
    Grey Parrot    Psittacus erithacus
1985.01
  20.07.1985
  Audubon
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
70f
    24
    Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
110f
    2
    Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus
150f
    24
    Marabou Stork    Leptoptilos crumenifer
200f
    35
    Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius
1985.02
  20.07.1985
  Audubon
  1985.01
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
500f
    35
    Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius
    MS
1993.01
  27.12.1993
  Tourism
Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
15f
    48
    Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum
95f
    48
    Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum
    = 15f
100f
    48
    Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum
    = 15f
130f
    48
    Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum
    = 15f
190f
    48
    Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum
    = 15f
400f
    48
    Grey Crowned Crane    Balearica regulorum
    = 15f
1996.01
  10.09.1996
  WWF
  Sheet
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
200f
    2
    Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus
200f
    2
    Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus
200f
    2
    Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus
200f
    2
    Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus
1996.02
  15.10.1996
  Flora and fauna
  4v sheet
African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
350f
    37
    African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer
1998.01
  30.05.1998
  Save the ozone layer
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
150f
    92
    Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis
300f
    92
    Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis
    = 150f
475f
    92
    Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis
    = 150f
500f
    92
    Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis
    = 150f
1998.02
  20.06.1998
  Birds of prey
  Sheet
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
350f
    37
    Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax
350f
    37
    Common Buzzard    Buteo buteo
350f
    35
    Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius
350f
    37
    Martial Eagle    Polemaetus bellicosus
350f
    37
    Short-toed Snake Eagle    Circaetus gallicus
350f
    37
    African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer
1998.03
  20.06.1998
  Mushrooms
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex
2000f
    28
    Shoebill    Balaeniceps rex
    MS
1998.04
  Surcharge on 1996.01
  Sheet
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
300f
    2
    Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus
300f
    2
    Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus
300f
    2
    Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus
300f
    2
    Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus
1999.01
  05.01.1999
  African birds
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer Hamerkop Scopus umbretta African Spoonbill Platalea alba
75f
    24
    Yellow-billed Stork    Mycteria ibis
150f
    24
    Saddle-billed Stork    Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
200f
    22
    Greater Flamingo    Phoenicopterus roseus
300f
    24
    Marabou Stork    Leptoptilos crumenifer
400f
    27
    Hamerkop    Scopus umbretta
475f
    25
    African Spoonbill    Platalea alba
1999.02
  05.01.1999
  African birds
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex
1000f
    28
    Shoebill    Balaeniceps rex
    MS
2000.01
  01.08.2000
  Rhinoceros
  4v sheet with 2 of each
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
375f
    26
    Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis
2000.02
  01.08.2000
  Rhinoceros
Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum
1000f
    9
    Vulturine Guineafowl    Acryllium vulturinum
    MS
2000.03
  01.08.2000
  Hippopotami
  4v sheet with 2 of each
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
450f
    14
    Egyptian Goose    Alopochen aegyptiaca
2000.04
  01.08.2000
  Buffalos
  4v sheet with 2 of each
Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
750f
    214
    Yellow-billed Oxpecker    Buphagus africanus
750f
    214
    Yellow-billed Oxpecker    Buphagus africanus
2001.01
  30.10.2001
  Famous persons
  12v set
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
200f
    237
    Painted Bunting    Passerina ciris
2001.02
  27.12.2001
  Prehistoric animals
  4v sheet
300f
    0
    Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica
2003.01
  02.06.2003
  Birds
  Sheet
Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus Splendid Starling Lamprotornis splendidus Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
300f
    220
    Variable Sunbird    Cinnyris venustus
300f
    213
    Splendid Starling    Lamprotornis splendidus
300f
    73
    Meyer's Parrot    Poicephalus meyeri
300f
    92
    Grey-headed Kingfisher    Halcyon leucocephala
300f
    222
    Red-billed Quelea    Quelea quelea
300f
    95
    Little Bee-eater    Merops pusillus
2003.02
  02.06.2003
  Birds of prey
  Sheet
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus California Condor Gymnogyps californianus Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates
350f
    37
    Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus
350f
    34
    California Condor    Gymnogyps californianus
350f
    37
    Red-tailed Hawk    Buteo jamaicensis
350f
    37
    Long-crested Eagle    Lophaetus occipitalis
350f
    37
    Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax
350f
    37
    Dark Chanting Goshawk    Melierax metabates
2003.03
  02.06.2003
  Birds of prey
  Sheet
  2003.02
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus California Condor Gymnogyps californianus
350f
    37
    Bateleur    Terathopius ecaudatus
    White frame
350f
    34
    California Condor    Gymnogyps californianus
    White frame
2003.04
  02.06.2003
  Birds of prey
  Sheet
  2003.02
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
350f
    37
    Red-tailed Hawk    Buteo jamaicensis
    White frame
350f
    37
    Long-crested Eagle    Lophaetus occipitalis
    White frame
2003.05
  02.06.2003
  Birds of prey
  Sheet
  2003.02
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates
350f
    37
    Tawny Eagle    Aquila rapax
    White frame
350f
    37
    Dark Chanting Goshawk    Melierax metabates
    White frame
2003.06
  02.06.2003
  Birds of prey
  Sheet
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
375f
    37
    Black-winged Kite    Elanus caeruleus
375f
    37
    Harpy Eagle    Harpia harpyja
375f
    37
    Rüppell's Vulture    Gyps rueppellii
375f
    37
    Yellow-billed Kite    Milvus aegyptius
375f
    37
    Lappet-faced Vulture    Torgos tracheliotos
375f
    37
    Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos
2003.07
  02.06.2003
  Birds of prey
  Sheet
  2003.06
375f
    37
    Black-winged Kite    Elanus caeruleus
    White frame
375f
    37
    Harpy Eagle    Harpia harpyja
    White frame
2003.08
  02.06.2003
  Birds of prey
  Sheet
  2003.06
375f
    37
    Rüppell's Vulture    Gyps rueppellii
    White frame
375f
    37
    Yellow-billed Kite    Milvus aegyptius
    White frame
2003.09
  02.06.2003
  Birds of prey
  Sheet
  2003.06
375f
    37
    Lappet-faced Vulture    Torgos tracheliotos
    White frame
375f
    37
    Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos
    White frame
2003.10
  02.06.2003
  Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
3000f
    37
    Bonelli's Eagle    Aquila fasciata
2003.11
  02.06.2003
  Eagle
  2003.10
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
3000f
    37
    Bonelli's Eagle    Aquila fasciata
    MS
2004.01
  13.04.2004
  Famous persons, Albert Schweitzer and Comte de Buffon
Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
300f
    223
    Cut-throat Finch    Amadina fasciata
350f
    78
    Pearl-spotted Owlet    Glaucidium perlatum
2004.02
  13.04.2004
  Famous persons, Albert Schweitzer and Comte de Buffon
  2004.01
Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
300f
    223
    Cut-throat Finch    Amadina fasciata
    MS
350f
    78
    Pearl-spotted Owlet    Glaucidium perlatum
    MS
2008.01
  Galapagos, UNESCO
  4v sheet
Waved Albatross Phoebastria irrorata Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii
1000f
    17
    Waved Albatross    Phoebastria irrorata
1000f
    31
    Blue-footed Booby    Sula nebouxii
2012.01
  03.09.2012
  Seabirds and lighthouses
300f
    31
    Cape Gannet    Morus capensis
300f
    32
    Little Pied Cormorant    Microcarbo melanoleucos
300f
    32
    Cape Cormorant    Phalacrocorax capensis
300f
    30
    Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens
2012.02
  03.09.2012
  Seabirds and lighthouses
  Sheet
  2012.01
300f
    31
    Cape Gannet    Morus capensis
300f
    32
    Little Pied Cormorant    Microcarbo melanoleucos
300f
    32
    Cape Cormorant    Phalacrocorax capensis
300f
    30
    Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens
2012.03
  03.09.2012
  Seabirds and lighthouses
  2012.01
300f
    31
    Cape Gannet    Morus capensis
    MS
300f
    32
    Little Pied Cormorant    Microcarbo melanoleucos
    MS
300f
    32
    Cape Cormorant    Phalacrocorax capensis
    MS
300f
    30
    Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens
    MS
 
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