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Volcanoes on Stamps, Vulcani e francobolli, Volcanes en sellos,
Vulkane auf Briefmarken, Les volcans vus par le timbre, Vulkanen op postzegels,
Ol volkeno antap long stam, Gunung berapi pada perangko, Vulcöes em
selos, Vulkaner på frimærker, Huoshan yin, Kazan no kitte, Volkeno
fi stampu,  .
Note, in English, volcano is singular, volcanoes is plural, not
volcanoe and volcanos.
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The best of both worlds,
IO and OI.
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International Association of
Volcanology & Chemistry of
the Earth's Interior
In view of numerous enquiries, the triangular stamps below
were never issued.
They are the creation of Matthew Healey.
 
 
For alphabetical listing of volcano areas, click on
links below
Africa to Hawaii
and
Iceland to the West Indies
Maps and volcano data are taken from
Volcanoes of the World,
by Tom Simkin and Lee Siebert,
2nd edition, Geoscience Press Inc.,Tucson Arizona.
A link to the Smithsonian volcano web site can be had by clicking
here.
The Smithsonian Catalog lists four eruptions
of VEI Magnitude 7,
| Tambora 1815 |
Baitoushan ca. 1050 |
Kikai ca. 4350BC |
Crater Lake ca. 4895BC |
For an explanation of the VEI index click here
For more volcanoes on stamps visit this site run by Jean-Paul Raynal. It is in French.
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