Page 1: Combination of the Title Page and Plan of the exhibit are shown here which is normal for single-frame exhibits. This page also includes an introduction of the scope of the complete exhibit.

Page 2: Location of cave paintings that have been discovered are shown on map supported by stamps of Mali and Spain, a pictorial advertising hand cancel, and a 1938 machine roller cancel on cover.

Page 3: An extinct mammoth on a bromide proof is employed to explain the development of early man's artistic abilities. A postal card from Budapest depicts early man and cave painting.

Page 4: Cro-Magnon man is considered forefather of cave paintings, represented by several stamps including a specimen overprint, two advertising meters, and a machine slogan cancel.

Page 5: This page describes the tools used for creating cave art by prehistoric man. They include flint, wood, or flaked stone tools, and painting pigments mined from local sources.

Page 6: Postal stationery, a Romanian stamp, and two machine slogan cancels are used to explain the dating of various cave paintings whose origin range from 24,000 to 33,000 years ago.

Page 7: The cave murals of Rouffignac in France include two fighting mammoths, a bison, a wooly rhino, and parts of a horse, all of which were outlined with manganese black.

Page 8: Bison, likely the primary source of food for early hunters, are the most common animal in prehistoric art as shown on various stamps, cancellations, and slogan roller cancels.

Page 9: Human figures are rare in cave art. Color schemes tend to be dominated by shades of red, and sometimes internal organs of the animals were emphasized suggesting hunting rituals.

Page 10: Ponies and reindeer predominate in the cave art of Lascaux. The crystalline mineral base brightens the colors and provides a sense of depth making them seem alive and at times moving.

Page 11: The central hall ceiling at Lascaux includes a single black auroch, a European bison. The supplemental printing on a 1980 French cover emphasizes the mane of the auroch.

Page 12: Reindeer were an important source of food and hide, and are included on cave art at Font-de-Gaume in France shown on a stamp, a machine slogan cancel, and a meter.

Page 13: Horses, bison, and ibexes predominate in the main gallery of Salon Noir in Niaux. One panel includes a wounded bison with two spears protruding from its right side.

Page 14: Authorities of cave art are described using stamps and a pictorial cancel. The cover at the bottom of the page commemorates the First National Archaeological Congress in 1949.

Page 15: Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, and Disney have all used cave art as the basis for scenes depicted on stamps. Modern historians believe that cave art was associated with rituals.

Page 16: Pollution of caves has resulted in many being closed, and museum exhibits (and philatelic items) are now the only opportunity for the public to experience prehistoric art.