| Catalog # | Denom. | Date | Turtle | Description | Comment | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 2008 | Chelonia mydas | Turtle swimming up and to right. "Hawksbill Turtle" and "2008" inscribed vertically in left selvedge but George Balazs has positively identified the turtle as a green, not a hawksbill. A serial number and "Stamps.com" inscribed vertically in right selvedge. | These labels, without denominations, were sold by a private licensee of the United States Postal Service. The buyer then printed whatever denomination he or she required plus a bar-code-like design on the label, using his or her own computer and software purchased from the same licensee. This o/p'd label then became a stamp, legal for use as postage. | ||||||||||
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