{"id":974,"date":"2026-05-05T15:52:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stamps.31pendleton.com\/?p=974"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:52:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:52:50","slug":"suriname-1965-bauxite-mine-moengo-10c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stamps.31pendleton.com\/?p=974","title":{"rendered":"Suriname \u2013 1965 \u2013 Bauxite Mine, Moengo \u2013 10c"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This 1965 Surinamese issue depicts the <strong>bauxite mine at Moengo<\/strong>, one of the most historically significant mining operations in the country. Bauxite \u2014 the primary ore of aluminium \u2014 played a central role in Suriname\u2019s 20th\u2011century economy, with Moengo serving as a major extraction and processing hub. The stamp\u2019s industrial scene, showing ore being loaded for transport, captures a key moment in the nation\u2019s mining heritage and stands as a strong thematic piece for collections focused on geology, mining, and economic history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stamp Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Country:<\/strong> Suriname<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Year of Issue:<\/strong> 1965<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Denomination:<\/strong> 10c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Bauxite Mine, Moengo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Theme:<\/strong> Mining \/ Industrial Geology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Set Name:<\/strong> Suriname Industrial \/ Economic Development (1960s definitive\u2011style issues)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Set Size:<\/strong> Not formally a multi\u2011stamp set; part of a broader period series<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stamp Number in Set:<\/strong> N\/A (standalone design within the period)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Catalogue Notes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The design highlights <strong>bauxite extraction<\/strong>, showing an excavator loading ore into rail wagons \u2014 a typical transport method used in Moengo during the mid\u201120th century.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Printed in a limited colour palette (orange\u2011brown tones), giving it a distinctive vintage industrial aesthetic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moengo was operated primarily by <strong>Suralco (Suriname Aluminium Company)<\/strong>, a subsidiary of Alcoa, making this stamp a subtle nod to international mining history.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No major colour varieties or reprints are widely recorded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Postally used examples (like yours) often show clear cancellations due to the light background.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" 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