Bird stamps from Chad.

Chad, 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.
In 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

250f
    33
    African Darter    Anhinga rufa

1961.01
  27.10.1961
  Birds

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

250f
    92
    Malachite Kingfisher    Corythornis cristatus

1966.01
  18.10.1966
  Birds

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

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

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

1000f
    26
    Great Egret    Ardea alba

1972.01
  15.05.1972
  Scouts
  5v set

70f
    37
    White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla

1978.01
  01.11.1978
  Philexafrique
  1961.01

100f
    95
    Northern Carmine Bee-eater    Merops nubicus

100f
    26
    Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea

1982.01
  15.07.1982
  Scouts
  6v set

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

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

500f
    35
    Secretarybird    Sagittarius serpentarius
    MS

1993.01
  27.12.1993
  Tourism

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

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

350f
    37
    African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer

1998.01
  30.05.1998
  Save the ozone layer

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

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

2000f
    28
    Shoebill    Balaeniceps rex
    MS

1998.04
  Surcharge on 1996.01
  Sheet

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

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

1000f
    28
    Shoebill    Balaeniceps rex
    MS

2000.01
  01.08.2000
  Rhinoceros
  4v sheet with 2 of each

375f
    26
    Western Cattle Egret    Bubulcus ibis

2000.02
  01.08.2000
  Rhinoceros

1000f
    9
    Vulturine Guineafowl    Acryllium vulturinum
    MS

2000.03
  01.08.2000
  Hippopotami
  4v sheet with 2 of each

450f
    14
    Egyptian Goose    Alopochen aegyptiaca

2000.04
  01.08.2000
  Buffalos
  4v sheet with 2 of each

750f
    214
    Yellow-billed Oxpecker    Buphagus africanus

750f
    214
    Yellow-billed Oxpecker    Buphagus africanus

2001.01
  30.10.2001
  Famous persons
  12v set

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3000f
    37
    Bonelli's Eagle    Aquila fasciata

2003.11
  02.06.2003
  Eagle
  2003.10

3000f
    37
    Bonelli's Eagle    Aquila fasciata
    MS

2004.01
  13.04.2004
  Famous persons, Albert Schweitzer and Comte de Buffon

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

300f
    223
    Cut-throat Finch    Amadina fasciata
    MS

350f
    78
    Pearl-spotted Owlet    Glaucidium perlatum
    MS

2008.01
  Galapagos, UNESCO
  4v sheet

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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