1987, Dinosaur Triceratops sp. (Boven-Krijt) 3 ¢ Cuba

1987, Dinosaur Triceratops sp. (Boven-Krijt)  3 ¢ Cuba

1987, Dinosaur Triceratops sp. (Boven-Krijt)  3 ¢ Cuba

Text:    3 ¢ Cuba Correos 1987 Valle De La Prehistoria Parque NAC. Baconano

Condition:    Ø = used/cancelled

Title:   Prehistoric animals

Face value:     3 ¢

Stamp Currency:         ¢

Country/area:              Cuba (CUB)

Year:   1987-06-25

Set:     1987 Baconao

Stamp number in set:           1

Basic colour:      Multicolour

Exact colour:     

Usage:            Definitive

Type:               Stamp

Theme:           Prehistoric animals, Dinosaur, Park

Stamp subject:   Prehistoric animals Models in Baconao Park

NVPH number:                    

Michel number:        3109

Yvert number:            2773           

Scott number:                       

Stanley Gibbons number:   3264

Printing office:         

Perforation:    K 12¾

Size:                  44 x 33 mm

Watermark:    Without watermark

Paper:           

Printing:            Offset

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Baconao Park is a large park region, located about 60 kilometers away from the city of Santiago de Cuba, with a total surface of 848.57 km2 (327.63 sq mi)

The name Baconao is related to the name of a little native that lived in the south of Cuba during the pre-Columbian period. Legend mentions a magical tree, called bacona, that allowed the kid to play music from the lagoon's snails.

This little Cuban was known for his fishing and swimming skills, as well as playing Batos (Cuban original baseball game).

The kid used to sit under the bacona tree to play music from his snail. Everybody in the village was fascinated, and thought that the ability to play the music was a gift from the magical tree. Therefore, they began to call the kid Baconao.

One day, the young boy left the village for a trip, and never came back. The villagers believed that the kid's magic returned to the trees, and as time passed, the whole area got the name Baconao.