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ABKHAZIA REPUBLIC * |
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500 | 1994 | Unidentified Tortoise | This is a s/s w/ seven stamps (all 500 denom. and depicting different birds), plus a label w/ the flag of the Abkhazia Republic. | The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on any of the stamps. | |||||
200 | 1994 | Unidentified Tortoise | This is a s/s w/ seven stamps (all 200 denom. and depicting different birds), plus a label w/ the flag of the Abkhazia Republic. | The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on any of the stamps. | |||||
200 | 1994 | Unidentified Tortoise | s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a bee eater (Merops apiaster). | The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps. | |||||
200 | 1994 | Unidentified Tortoise | s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba). | The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps. | |||||
200 | 1994 | Unidentified Tortoise | s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Redpoll (Carduelis flammea). | The tortoise is in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps. | |||||
200 | 1994 | Unidentified Tortoise | s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). | The tortoise is in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps. | |||||
200 | 1994 | Unidentified Tortoise | s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a European Robin (Frithacus rubecula). | The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps. | |||||
200 | 1994 | Unidentified Tortoise | s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes). | The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps. | |||||
200 | 1994 | Unidentified Tortoise | s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs). | The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps. | |||||
>>> | 100 | Geochelone sp. | Cinderella o/p'd on Scott Russia #6060A. O/P is all in black. Head-on view of tortoise. | Each new stamp created w/ the o/p covers two of the old Russian stamps. This leaves a row of perfs across the new stamp. | |||||
>>> | 300 | Geochelone sp. | Cinderella o/p'd on Scott Russia # 6060A. O/P is all in black. Head-on view of tortoise. | Each new stamp created w/ the o/p covers two of the old Russian stamps. This leaves a row of perfs across the new stamp. | |||||
>>> | 500 | Geochelone sp. | Cinderella o/p'd on Scott Russia # 6060A. O/P is all in black. Head-on view of tortoise. | Each new stamp created by the o/p covers two of the old Russian stamps. This leaves a row of perfs across the new stamp. | |||||
>>> | 100 | Geochelone sp. | Cinderella o/p'd on Scott Ukraine # 122. O/P is all in black. Head-on view of tortoise. | Each new stamp created by the o/p covers two of the old Ukrainian stamps. This leaves a row of perfs across the new stamp. | |||||
>>> | 300 | Geochelone sp. | Cinderella o/p'd on Scott Ukraine # 122. O/P is all in black. Head-on view of tortoise. | Each new stamp created w/ the o/p covers two of the old Ukrainian stamps. This leaves a row of perfs across the new stamp. | |||||
>>> | 500 | Geochelone sp. | Cinderella op/'d on Scott Ukraine # 122. O/P is all in black. Head-on view of tortoise. | Each new stamp created w/ the o/p covers two of the old Ukrainian stamps. This leaves a row of perfs across the new stamp. | |||||
>>> | 100 | Geochelone sp. | Cinderella o/p'd on Scott Russia # 5984. O/P is all in black. Head-on view of tortoise. | Each new stamp created by the o/p covers two of the old Russian stamps. This leaves a row of perfs across the new stamp. | |||||
>>> | 300 | Geochelone sp. | Cinderella o/p'd on Scott Russia # 5984. O/P is all in black. Head-on view of tortoise. | Each new stamp created w/ the o/p covers two of the old Russian stamps. This leaves a row of perfs across the new stamp. | |||||
>>> | 500 | Geochelone sp. | Cinderella o/p'd on Scott Russia # 5984. O/P is all in black. Head-on view of tortoise. | Each new stamp created w/ the o/p covers two of the old Russian stamps. This leaves a row of perfs across the new stamp. | |||||
>>> | 100 | Geochelone sp. | Cinderella o/p'd on Scott Russia # 6066. O/P is all in black. Head-on view of tortoise. | Each new stamp created by the o/p covers two of the old Russian stamps. This leaves a row of perfs across the new stamp. | |||||
>>> | 300 | Geochelone sp. | Cinderella o/p'd on Scott Russia # 6066. O/P is all in black. Head-on view of tortoise. | Each new stamp created w/ the o/p covers two of the old Russian stamps. This leaves a row of perfs across the new stamp. | |||||
>>> | 500 | Geochelone sp. | Cinderella o/p'd on Scott Russia # 6066. O/P is all in black. Head-on view of tortoise. | Each new stamp created w/ the o/p covers two of the old Russian stamps. This leaves a row of perfs across the new stamp. | |||||
* Abkhazia is a breakaway republic from Georgia. It is in a mountainous area on the Black Sea and has existed since June of 1992. | |||||||||
AFGHANISTAN |
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SC | 726 | 8af | 10 May 66 | Testudo horsfieldi | |||||
AITUTAKI * |
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>>> | SC | 513 | 95c | 01 Dec 95 | Chelonia mydas | Swimming underwater. | Issued for Year of the Sea Turtle. | ||
>>> | SC | 514 | $1.15 | 01 Dec 95 | Dermochelys coriacea | Adult on beach. | Issued for Year of the Sea Turtle. | ||
>>> | SC | 515 | $1.50 | 01 Dec 95 | Lepidochelys olivacea | Swimming underwater. | Issued for Year of the Sea Turtle. | ||
>>> | SC | 516 | $1.75 | 01 Dec 95 | Caretta caretta | Female nesting. | Issued for Year of the Sea Turtle. | ||
* Aitutaki is one of the Cook Islands. | |||||||||
AJMAN |
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1r | 27 Apr 71 | Unidentified Tortoise | Small, imperf. s/s w/ pale blue background and ornate lavender border, w/ Minkus Ajman #829 in the center. | Date is from FDC. | |||||
N/A | 30np | N/A | Testudo graeca | Pink and pale blue essay. | This is an essay for a stamp that was never issued. | ||||
MK | 5 | A | 5np | 1967 | Testudo graeca | This is Scott Ajman #5 w/ the "NP" on the original o/p "Dh." in black. | |||
MK | 15 | A | 1.50r | 1967 | Testudo graeca | This is Scott Ajman #14 w/ the "R" on the original o/p "Riyals" in black. | |||
MK | 58 | A | 75np | 1967 | Testudo graeca | This is Scott #C5 w/ the "NP" on the original o/p "Dh." in black. | |||
MK | 67 | A | 1r | 1967 | Testudo graeca | This is Scott Ajman #O5 w/ the "R" on the original o/p "Riyal" in black. | |||
MK | 829 | 1r | Oct 1971 | Unidentified Tortoise | Small tortoise in painting "Entering the Ark" by Jan Bruegel. | ||||
SC | 5 | 5np | 20 Jun 64 | Testudo graeca | Incorrectly listed by Scott as a Green Turtle. | ||||
SC | 14 | 1.50r | 7 Sep 64 | Testudo graeca | Incorrectly listed by Scott as a Green Turtle. | ||||
SC | C | 5 | 75np | 15 Nov 65 | Testudo graeca | Incorrectly listed by Scott as a Green Turtle. | |||
SC | O | 5 | 1r | 01 Dec 65 | Testudo graeca | Incorrectly listed by Scott as a Green Turtle. | |||
TS | 2073 | 1.25r | 1972 | Trachemys scripta elegans | Head-on photograph of immature specimen. | ||||
TS | 2078 | 1.25r | 1972 | Trachemys scripta elegans | s/s containing Ajman #TS 2073, plus second turtle of same species in border. | Although sheet is inscribed "SEA ANIMALS", it depicts a freshwater turtle and a freshwater aquatic plant (Cabomba caroliniana). | |||
TS | 2230 | 1.25r | 1972 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Turtle is pictured in a head-on view, right of the octopus and above the eel-like animal. | Stamp depicts many sea creatures. | |||
ALBANIA |
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SC | 957 | 10q | 10 Aug 66 | Testudo graeca | |||||
SC | 959 | 25q | 10 Aug 66 | Emys orbicularis | |||||
>>> | SC | 2490 | 2 leke | 20 Aug 95 | Small Stylized Turtle | Contains many stylized animals from fables. | In honor of Jean de La Fontaine. | ||
>>> | SC | 2493 | 60 leke | 20 Aug 95 | Small Stylized Turtle | Large stamp similar to a small s/s. | In honor of Jean de La Fontaine. | ||
ALGERIA |
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SC | 967 | 2.70d | 23 Dec 92 | Caretta caretta | |||||
ANGOLA |
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SC | 882 | N/A | 09 Jul 93 | Four sp. of Sea Turtles | Block of four stamps forming a single beach and underwater scene. | The four species shown are Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas, Dermochelys coriacea, and Eretmochelys imbricata. | |||
SC | 882 | a | 180kz | 09 Jul 93 | Chelonia mydas | The Chelonia mydas is actually in the background. The hind 2/3 of an Eretmochelys imbricata (laying eggs) is in the foreground. | |||
SC | 882 | b | 450kz | 09 Jul 93 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Only the head of the Eretmochelys imbricata shows on this stamp (the rest of the animal is on the 180kz value from the same set). | In the background are young Dermochelys coriacea emerging from their nest. | ||
SC | 882 | c | 550kz | 09 Jul 93 | Dermochelys coriacea | ||||
SC | 882 | d | 630kz | 09 Jul 93 | Caretta caretta | ||||
>>> | SC | 955 | 6000Kz | 20 Apr 96 | Pelomedusa subrufra | Fauna/Flora sheetlet of twelve. | Turtle on one stamp only. | ||
>>> | SC | 955 | j | 6000Kz | 20 Apr 96 | Pelomedusa subrufra | Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Angola 955. | Turtle basking on sandbar. | |
ANGUILLA |
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SC | 160 | $10 | 20 May 75 | Chelonia mydas | |||||
SC | 246 | $10 | 1976 | Chelonia mydas | This is Scott Anguilla #160 o/p in black: "NEW CONSTITUTION 1976". | ||||
SC | 451 | $3 | 31 Jul 81 | Unidentified Tortoise | Children playing w/ animals, one of which is a tortoise. | ||||
SC | 501 | $5 | 03 Aug 82 | Cartoon Turtle | World Cup Soccer s/s. There is a cartoon turtle among the spectators at a soccer match. | ||||
SC | 537 | 10 cts | 10 Aug 83 | Dermochelys coriacea | Perf. 13.5 | ||||
SC | 537 | a | 10 cts | 10 Aug 83 | Dermochelys coriacea | Perf. 12 | |||
SC | 538 | 35 cts | 10 Aug 83 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Perf. 13.5 | ||||
SC | 538 | a | 35 cts | 10 Aug 83 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Perf. 12 | |||
SC | 539 | 75 cts | 10 Aug 83 | Chelonia mydas | Perf. 13.5 | ||||
SC | 539 | a | 75 cts | 10 Aug 83 | Chelonia mydas | Perf. 12 | |||
SC | 540 | $1 | 10 Aug 83 | Caretta caretta | Perf. 13.5 | ||||
SC | 540 | a | $1 | 10 Aug 83 | Caretta caretta | Perf. 12 | |||
SC | 541 | $5 | 10 Aug 83 | Dermochelys coriacea | s/s | Perf. 13.5 | |||
SC | 563 | 5c | 20 Feb 84 | Cartoon Turtle | Olympic 400 meter dash w/ turtle. | ||||
SC | 563 | a | 5c | 24 Apr 84 | Cartoon Turtle | Same as Scott Anguilla #563, but w/ Olympic rings. | |||
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA * |
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SC | 662 | $5 | 28 Jun 82 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | s/s w/ turtle in lower right quadrant of sheet. | ||||
SC | 1038 | $3 | 15 Jun 87 | Geochelone carbonaria | |||||
SC | 1660 | $1 | 05 Apr 93 | D. coriacea, E. imbricata | Mini-sheet of twelve stamps, each depicting a different endangered species. | One stamp depicts Dermochelys coriacea and another depicts Eretmochelys imbricata. | |||
SC | 1660 | j | $1 | 05 Apr 93 | Dermochelys coriacea | From a mini-sheet of twelve different stamps. | |||
SC | 1660 | l | $1 | 05 Apr 93 | Eretmochelys imbricata | From a mini-sheet of twelve different stamps. | |||
SC | 1807 | $6.00 | 31 Jul 94 | Caretta caretta | s/s w/ loggerhead turtle in border. | No turtle on stamp. Date has also been listed as 21 July 94. | |||
>>> | SC | 1888 | 75c | 15 May 95 | Archelon | Sheet of twelve w/ Archelon stamp in upper right corner. | Two tiny Archelon in background, in addition to main design feature: a large Archelon. | ||
>>> | SC | 1888 | d | 75c | 15 May 95 | Archelon | Single stamp w/ turtle from Antigua & Barbuda Scott 1888. | ||
* Listed under ANTIGUA in the Scott Catalog. | |||||||||
ARUBA |
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>>> | SC | 126 | 15c | 28 Jul 95 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Date also reported as 27 Sep 95. | |||
>>> | SC | 127 | 50c | 28 Jul 95 | Chelonia mydas | Date also reported as 27 Sep 95. | |||
>>> | SC | 128 | 95c | 28 Jul 95 | Caretta caretta | Date also reported as 27 Sep 95. | |||
>>> | SC | 129 | 100c | 28 Jul 95 | Dermochelys coriacea | Date also reported as 27 Sep 95. | |||
ASCENSION |
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25p | 17 Nov 89 | Chelonia mydas | Booklet identical to Scott Ascension #481a, except that it also has a small dove w/ a letter in its beak, flying past a globe, in the upper right corner of the cover. | ||||||
SC | 24 | 1p | 02 Jul 34 | Chelonia mydas | |||||
SC | 26 | 2p | 02 Jul 34 | Chelonia mydas | |||||
SC | 29 | 8p | 02 Jul 34 | Chelonia mydas | |||||
>>> | SC | 31 | 2sh6p | 02 Jul 34 | Chelonia mydas | ||||
SC | 70 | 7p | 19 Nov 56 | Chelonia mydas | |||||
SC | 170 | 4p | 28 Aug 73 | Chelonia mydas | Triangular stamp. | ||||
SC | 171 | 9p | 28 Aug 73 | Caretta caretta | Triangular stamp. | ||||
SC | 172 | 12p | 28 Aug 73 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Triangular stamp. | ||||
SC | 229 | 25p | 21 May 78 | Chelonia mydas | Contains 2 se-tenant strips of Nos. 229a-229c, separated by a horizontal gutter w/ inscriptions and pictures. | Issue date is 2 Jun 78 according to FDC | |||
SC | 229 | c | 25p | 21 May 78 | Chelonia mydas | Single stamp from Scott Ascension #229. | |||
SC | 237 | 12p | 08 Jan 79 | Chelonia mydas | |||||
SC | 266 | 10p | 17 Nov 80 | Ship: HMS Tortoise | |||||
SC | 305 | 10p | 19 Apr 82 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | From Darwin set. Small turtle in border. | ||||
SC | 306 | 12p | 19 Apr 82 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | From Darwin set. Small turtle in border. | ||||
SC | 307 | 15p | 19 Apr 82 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | From Darwin set. Small turtle in border. | ||||
SC | 308 | 40p | 19 Apr 82 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | From Darwin set. Small turtle in border. | ||||
SC | 357 | 20p | June 1984 | Chelonia mydas | The turtle is on a 50p coin pictured on the stamp. | ||||
>>> | SC | 372 | 12p | 07 Jun 85 | Stylized Sea Turtles | Two turtles on stamp plus turtle on se-tenant label. | |||
>>> | SC | 373 | 15p | 07 Jun 85 | Stylized Sea Turtles | Two turtles on stamp plus turtle on se-tenant label. | |||
>>> | SC | 374 | 20p | 07 Jun 85 | Stylized Sea Turtles | Two turtles on stamp plus turtle on se-tenant label. | |||
>>> | SC | 375 | 70p | 07 Jun 85 | Stylized Sea Turtles | Two turtles on stamp plus turtle on se-tenant label. | |||
SC | 480 | a | 18p | 17 Nov 89 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Booklet of six Scott Ascension #480. | Turtle is on booklet cover. No turtle on stamps. | ||
SC | 481 | 25p | 17 Nov 89 | Chelonia mydas | |||||
SC | 481 | a | 25p | 17 Nov 89 | Chelonia mydas | Booklet containing four Scott Ascension # 481. Cover has an outline map of Ascension Island and a silhouette of a sea turtle. | |||
SC | 550 | 18p | 13 Oct 92 | Stylized Turtle | Child's drawing of Santa Claus riding a turtle. | ||||
SC | 585 | 20p | 22 Mar 94 | Chelonia mydas | Hatchlings returning to sea. | This is NOT from s/s #589. | |||
SC | 586 | 25p | 22 Mar 94 | Chelonia mydas | Adult on beach. | This is NOT from s/s #589. | |||
SC | 587 | 30p | 22 Mar 94 | Chelonia mydas | Adult emerging from sea. | This in NOT from s/s #589. | |||
SC | 588 | 65p | 22 Mar 94 | Chelonia mydas | Adult in water w/ head in the air. | This is NOT from s/s #589. | |||
SC | 589 | 30p each | 22 Mar 94 | Chelonia mydas | s/s w/ four different 30p stamps, showing nesting process and hatchlings heading toward the sea. | Two swimming turtles in margin of sheet. | |||
SC | 589 | a | 30p | 22 Mar 94 | Chelonia mydas | Adult emerging from sea. | This is one of the single stamps from s/s #589. | ||
SC | 589 | b | 30p | 22 Mar 94 | Chelonia mydas | Female on beach in body pit (front view). | This is one of the single stamps from s/s #589. | ||
SC | 589 | c | 30p | 22 Mar 94 | Chelonia mydas | Hatchlings returning to sea. | This is one of the single stamps from s/s #589. | ||
SC | 589 | d | 30p | 22 Mar 94 | Chelonia mydas | Female on beach in body pit (side view). | This is one of the single stamps from s/s #589. | ||
AUSTRALIA |
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$1.00 | 1991 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | s/s issued for NORPEX 91, a stamp exhibition in Newcastle, NSW. The sheet contains two $1.00 stamps, one of which depicts a sea turtle, and two NORPEX seals. | ||||||
45c | 04 Mar 93 | Chelonia mydas | Postal Stationery w/ a stylized, aboriginal turtle on the back and a sea turtle on the front. | Turtle ID from info. printed on back of envelope. | |||||
45c | 1994 | Cartoon Turtles | Postal stationery w/ cartoon-like turtles in race w/ hare. | Commemorates World Masters Games. | |||||
45c | Unidentified Tortoise | Postal Stationery commemorating the Perth Zoo. | Small tortoise along pathway. | ||||||
>>> | 45c | Natator depressus | Faux Maximum Card. An air mail postal card issued by Australia Post, w/ a photograph of Natator depressus and a facsimile of Scott Australia #1462a printed (not affixed) to the face of the card. | The back of the card (where the stamp would ordinarily be affixed) is inscribed "POSTAGE PREPAID AUSTRALIA" but there is no denom. | |||||
>>> | 45c | 01 Oct 96 | Trachemys scripta elegans | s/s w/ six 45c stamps depicting pets. Turtle is in margin of sheet. There is no o/p. | No turtles on stamps. | ||||
>>> | 45c | Trachemys scripta elegans | "Pets" sheet of 01 Oct 96, o/p in gold "10th Asian International Philatelic Exhibition 1996" plus an inscription in Chinese characters and a logo. | No turtles on stamps. | |||||
>>> | 45c | Trachemys scripta elegans | "Pets" sheet of 01 Oct 96 o/p'd in gold "Swanpex 96 / 26-27 October 1996". | No turtles on stamps. | |||||
>>> | 45c | Trachemys scripta elegans | "Pets" sheet of 01 Oct 96 o/p'd in gold "Queensland Spring Stamp and Coin Show / 25-27 October 1996". | No turtles on stamps. | |||||
>>> | 45c | Trachemys scripta elegans | "Pets" sheet of 01 Oct 96 o/p'd in gold "Melbourne 96 National Philatelic Exhibition / 17-20 October 1996". | No turtles on stamps. | |||||
>>> | 45c | Trachemys scripta elegans | "Pets" sheet of 01 Oct 96 o/p'd in gold "ASDA Centrepoint '96 Stamp and Coin Show / 5-7 October 1996". | No turtles on stamps. | |||||
>>> | 45c | Trachemys scripta elegans | "Pets" sheet of 01 October 96 o/p'd in gold "St Peters Stamp & Collectible Fair / 12-13 October 1996". | No turtles on stamps. | |||||
SC | 504 | 20c | 29 Sep 71 | Stylized Turtle | A species of snake-necked turtle painted by aborigines. | ||||
SC | 504 | a | 20c | Stylized Turtle | Same as Scott Australia #504 except that it is printed on distinctly different paper. | No longer listed separately by Scott as distinctive from #504. | |||
SC | 787 | 15c | 16 Jun 82 | Chelodina longicollis | Perf. 13 X 13.5 | Issue date is from FDC & Scott catalog. Other issue dates have been reported. | |||
SC | 787 | a | 15c | Chelodina longicollis | Perf. 14 X 14.5 | Same as Scott Australia #787 except for perfs. | |||
SC | 1312 | 85c | 04 Mar 93 | Stylized Turtle | Aboriginal style fish and turtles along upper and lower margins of stamp. | ||||
>>> | SC | 1462 | 45c | 03 Oct 95 | Natator depressus | Se-tenant pair w/ turtle on one stamp. Pale blue border on top, bottom & right margins of stamp. | Date has also been reported as 2 Oct 95. | ||
>>> | SC | 1462 | a | 45c | 03 Oct 95 | Natator depressus | Single stamp w/ turtle from 1462. Same design as stamp on 1465, but w/ pale blue border on top, bottom & right margin. | Date has also been reported as 2 Oct 95. | |
>>> | SC | 1465 | 45c | 03 Oct 95 | Natator depressus | M/S of six stamps w/ hatchling flatback on stamp in upper left corner. Same design as 1462, but w/o pale blue border. | Date has also been reported as 2 Oct 95. | ||
>>> | SC | 1465 | a | 45c | 03 Oct 95 | Natator depressus | Single stamp from 1465 (no pale blue border). | Date has also been reported as 2 Oct 95. | |
>>> | SC | 1465 | g | 45c | 14 Oct 95 | Natator depressus | Scott Australia #1465 o/p'd for Adelaide Stamp & Collectibles Fair. | ||
>>> | SC | 1465 | h | 45c | 19 Oct 95 | Natator depressus | Scott Australia #1465 o/p'd for Sydney Centrepoint '95 Stamp Show. | ||
>>> | SC | 1465 | i | 45c | 20 Oct 95 | Natator depressus | Scott Australia #1465 o/p'd for Brisbane Stamp Show. | ||
>>> | SC | 1465 | j | 45c | 27 Oct 95 | Natator depressus | Scott Australia #1465 o/p'd for Melbourne Stamp and Coin Fair. | ||
>>> | SC | 1465 | k | 45c | 28 Oct 95 | Natator depressus | Scott Australia #1465 o/p'd for Swanpex, WA '95. | ||
>>> | SC | 1466 | 45c | 03 Oct 95 | Natator depressus | Single stamp w/ turtle from 1471a. Same design as 1465a, but w/ pale blue border on top, bottom & right margin. | Self-adhesive. Date has also been reported as 2 Oct 95. | ||
>>> | SC | 1471 | a | 45c | 03 Oct 95 | Natator depressus | Booklet of ten self-adhesives (two each of four designs and one each of two designs). | Date has also been reported as 2 Oct 95. | |
>>> | SC | 1471 | b | 45c | 03 Oct 95 | Natator depressus | Strip of six different self-adhesives (#1466-1471). | ||
>>> | SC | 1486 | 75c | 14 Mar 96 | Stylized Turtle | Stylized aboriginal turtle in upper margin of stamp featuring the Willandra Lakes region in New South Wales. | Stamp is one of the Natural Heritage Series. | ||
AZERBAIJAN |
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>>> | SC | 520 | 50m | 12 Jun 95 | Chelus fimbriatus | ||||
>>> | SC | 521 | 100m | 12 Jun 95 | Caretta caretta | ||||
>>> | SC | 522 | 150m | 12 Jun 95 | Geochelone pardalis | ||||
>>> | SC | 523 | 250m | 12 Jun 95 | Geochelone elegans | ||||
>>> | SC | 524 | 300m | 12 Jun 95 | Testudo hermanni | ||||
>>> | SC | 525 | 500m | 12 Jun 95 | Macroclemys temminckii | s/s of one stamp w/ two turtles. | |||
BAHAMAS |
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>>> | 60c | 18 Jul 95 | Green Turtle Cay | Albert Lowe Museum on Green Turtle Cay. | No turtle on stamp. | ||||
SC | 316 | 4c | 1971 | Eretmochelys imbricata | |||||
SC | 318 | 6c | 21 Sep 71 | Eretmochelys imbricata | |||||
SC | 400 | 25c | 02 Nov 76 | Eretmochelys imbricata | |||||
SC | 439 | 25c | June 1978 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Identical to Scott Bahamas #400, except that it is unwatermarked. | ||||
SC | 567 | 50c | 15 Aug 84 | Chelonia mydas | Issue date is 18 Sep 84 according to FDC. | ||||
SC | 567 | a | 50c | 15 Aug 84 | Chelonia mydas | s/s of 4 stamps including Scott Bahamas #567. | Issue date is 18 Sep 84 according to FDC. | ||
SC | 568 | 31c | 15 Aug 84 | Chelonia mydas | Strip of five stamps forming a continuous design. One stamp depicts Chelonia mydas. | ||||
SC | 568 | d | 31c | 15 Aug 84 | Chelonia mydas | Single stamp from strip of five (Scott Bahamas #568). | |||
>>> | SC | 877 | 60c | 03 Sep 96 | Trachemys stejnegeri | The sub-species depicted is "malonei" according to the issuing authority. | From "Environment Protection/Part 4" Issue. | ||
>>> | SC | 878 | a | Various | 03 Sep 96 | Trachemys stejnegeri | The sub-species depicted is "malonei" according to the issuing authority. | s/s of four different stamps depicting reptiles of the Bahamas. | |
SG | 468 | A | 25c | 1979 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Similar to Scott Bahamas #400 except that it is on chalky-surfaced paper. | |||
BARBADOS |
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SC | 657 | $2.50 | 26 Feb 85 | Chelonia mydas | |||||
SC | 657 | a | $2.50 | 1986 | Chelonia mydas | Same as Scott Barbados # 657, but w/ a different watermark. | |||
SC | 657 | b | $2.50 | 1986 | Chelonia mydas | Same as Scott Barbados #657, but inscribed "1986" at bottom. | |||
SC | 657 | c | $2.50 | 1987 | Chelonia mydas | Same as Scott Barbados #657, but inscribed "1987" at bottom. | |||
SC | 748 | 50c | 01 Aug 89 | Geochelone carbonaria | |||||
SC | 751 | $1.00 | 01 Aug 89 | Unidentified Tortoise | s/s w/ tortoise in margin. | No turtle on stamp. | |||
SC | 855 | 90c | 28 Oct 93 | Archelon sp. | This is a strip of five different 90c stamps, one of which depicts Archelon. | Archelon was a huge, prehistoric sea turtle from the late Cretaceous. | |||
SC | 855 | e | 90c | 28 Oct 93 | Archelon sp. | This stamp is one of a strip of five different 90c stamps. | Archelon was a huge, prehistoric sea turtle from the Late Cretaceous. | ||
BARBUDA |
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SC | 184 | $1 | 15 Oct 75 | Geochelone carbonaria | |||||
SC | 926 | $3 | 1987 | Geochelone carbonaria | This stamp is Scott Antigua and Barbuda #1038, o/p in black: "BARBUDA MAIL". | ||||
SC | 1401 | $1 | 11 Nov 93 | D.coriacea & E.imbricata | Antigua and Barbuda stamps o/p "Barbuda Mail". | A pane of twelve se-tenant stamps, two of which have turtles. | |||
SC | 1401 | j | $1 | 11 Nov 93 | Dermochelys coriacea | This is an Antigua and Barbuda stamp o/p "Barbuda Mail". | One stamp from Scott Barbuda #1401. | ||
SC | 1401 | l | $1 | 11 Nov 93 | Eretmochelys imbricata | This is an Antigua and Barbuda stamp o/p "Barbuda Mail". | One stamp from Scott Barbuda #1401. | ||
>>> | SC | 1513 | $6.00 | 1995 | Caretta caretta | This is Antigua and Barbuda Scott #1807 o/p'd "Barbuda Mail". | Turtle in border of s/s. | ||
BATUM |
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>>> | Various | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Head-on view of turtle in center of se-tenant sheet of eight stamps. Turtle image overlaps onto four different stamps. | Denoms. of stamps on which parts of the turtle appear are 675, 900, 1200, and 1800. | |||||
>>> | 675 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Part of the turtle from sheet of eight appears on this stamp. | ||||||
>>> | 900 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Part of the turtle from sheet of eight appears on this stamp. | ||||||
>>> | 1200 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Part of the turtle from sheet of eight appears on this stamp. | ||||||
>>> | 1800 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Part of the turtle from sheet of eight appears on this stamp. | ||||||
>>> | Various | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Sheet of eight, o/p "Netherlands Boy Scout Jamboree". | ||||||
>>> | Various | 1996 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Sheetlet of six stamps, each w/ a different denom. | Sheet depicts turtle, polar bears, cetaceans, and seal (all photos). | ||||
>>> | 2100 | 1996 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Single stamp from sheet of six depicting polar bears, cetaceans, etc. | Turtle is swimming underwater. | ||||
BELGIUM |
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SC | B | 783 | 8f + 4f | 16 Oct 65 | Trionyx triunguis | s/s of one stamp. | |||
BELIZE |
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>>> | 50 | Unidentified Water Turtle | Postal Stationery (Aerogramme) w/ cachet showing turtle among mangrove roots. | ||||||
SC | 945 | 10c | 08 Aug 90 | Chelonia mydas | |||||
SC | 946 | 25c | 08 Aug 90 | Eretmochelys imbricata | |||||
SC | 947 | 60c | 08 Aug 90 | Caretta caretta | |||||
SC | 948 | 75c | 08 Aug 90 | Staurotypus triporcatus | |||||
SC | 949 | $1 | 08 Aug 90 | Trachemys scripta ornata | |||||
SC | 950 | $2 | 08 Aug 90 | Dermatemys mawii | |||||
BENIN |
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MI | B | 198 | 50fr | 1979 | Unidentified Tortoise | This is SC 372 surcharged 50fr. | Not listed by Scott. | ||
SC | 372 | 3fr | 13 Jun 77 | Unidentified Tortoise | |||||
BERMUDA |
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SC | 378 | $3.00 | 29 Jan 79 | Chelonia mydas | Issue date is 19 Feb 79 according to FDC. | ||||
SC | 509 | 90c | 04 Dec 86 | Chelonia mydas | Scott Bermuda #378 w/ original denom. o/p w/ a black rectangle and surcharged 90c in black. | This is SG #534. | |||
SG | 534 | a | 90c | 04 Dec 86 | Chelonia mydas | Scott Bermuda #509 w/ an o/p error. The 90c surcharge is printed double in the lower left corner. | Not listed by Scott. | ||
SG | 534 | b | 90c | 04 Dec 86 | Chelonia mydas | Scott Bermuda #509 w/ an o/p error. The 90c surcharge appears in the proper place, and also, inverted in the upper right corner. | Not listed by Scott. | ||
SG | 534 | c | 90c | 04 Dec 86 | Chelonia mydas | Scott Bermuda #509 w/ "90c" omitted on the o/p. | Not listed by Scott. | ||
BERNERA ISLANDS * |
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BI | BN | 254 | 10p | June 1981 | Hieremys annandalei | ||||
BI | BN | 255 | 25p | June 1981 | Trachemys scripta elegans | ||||
BI | BN | 256 | 40p | June 1981 | Kinosternon minor | ||||
BI | BN | 257 | 75p | June 1981 | Heosemys grandis (albino) | ||||
BI | BN | 258 | MS | 1 pound | June 1981 | Unknown | This is a mini-sheet. (MS in the catalog number). | ||
BI | BN | 259 | LS | 2 pounds | June 1981 | Unknown | This is a deluxe sheet or "large sheet". (LS in catalog number). | ||
* See End Note #2 for further information about BERNERA ISLANDS stamps. | |||||||||
BHUTAN |
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SC | 738 | 1nu | 24 Aug 89 | Submarine named "TURTLE" | This stamp depicts a submersible ship named "TURTLE" from 1776. | ||||
BOTSWANA |
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SC | 244 | 10t | 03 Mar 80 | Geochelone pardalis | |||||
BRAZIL |
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SC | 1615 | 12.50cr | 05 Jun 79 | Podocnemis expansa | |||||
SC | 2103 | 2cz | 05 Jun 87 | Eretmochelys imbricata | |||||
SC | 2325 | 45cr | 22 Aug 91 | Stylized Tortoise | |||||
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY |
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SC | 15 | 10r | 17 Jan 68 | Geochelone gigantea | Turtle is on Seychelles Coat-of-Arms. | This is Scott Seychelles #212 o/p in black: "B.I.O.T." | |||
SC | 39 | 45c | 01 Feb 71 | Geochelone gigantea | |||||
SC | 81 | 1.60r | 10 Jul 75 | Geochelone gigantea | |||||
SC | 109 | 24p | 08 Nov 90 | E. imbricata & C. caretta | Stamp shows Eretmochelys imbricata and Caretta caretta alongside B.I.O.T. Coat-of-Arms. | This is a renumbering by Scott. Stamp was formerly Scott B.I.O.T. #96. | |||
>>> | SC | 181 | 20p | 02 Sep 96 | Caretta caretta | Swimming underwater. | |||
>>> | SC | 182 | 24p | 02 Sep 96 | Dermochelys coriacea | Adult on beach. | |||
>>> | SC | 183 | 30p | 02 Sep 96 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Swimming underwater. | |||
>>> | SC | 184 | 56p | 02 Sep 96 | Chelonia mydas | Female nesting on beach. | Open nest w/ eggs in background. | ||
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS |
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BURKINA FASO |
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>>> | 150fr | 1995 | Stylized Tortoise | s/s w/ Burkina Faso Scott 1010 on it. | Additional stylized tortoise in border. | ||||
SC | 701 | 150fr | 20 Jun 85 | Kinixys erosa | |||||
>>> | SC | 1010 | 150fr | 1995 | Stylized Tortoise | Scene from movie "Rabi" w/ two actors and turtle. | Commemorates 100th Anniv. of the cinema. | ||
>>> | SC | 1021 | 1500f | 1995 | Geochelone sulcata | Imperf. sheets have a line drawing of a turtle in selvedge in addition to turtle on stamp. | Tortoise ID not 100% certain. | ||
BURUNDI |
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SC | 524 | 11fr | 14 Sep 77 | Stylized Turtle | Block of four stamps, including Burundi #524d. | ||||
SC | 524 | d | 11fr | 14 Sep 77 | Stylized Turtle | The turtle is from a fairy tale, and appears on this stamp as a minor part of the design. | |||
CAICOS ISLANDS * |
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SC | 14 | 10c | 06 Jun 83 | Eretmochelys imbricata | |||||
* Listed at end of TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS in the Scott Catalog. | |||||||||
CAMEROUN |
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SC | 692 | 50fr | 20 Jul 81 | Kinixys belliana | |||||
CANADA |
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SC | 578 | 10c | 17 Sep 76 | Chelydra serpentina | This stamp depicts an Indian rattle made from a snapping turtle shell. | ||||
SC | 813 | 17c | 10 Apr 79 | Apalone spinifera | |||||
SC | 885 | 17c | 24 Apr 81 | Stylized Turtle | The turtle is small and in the upper right corner of the stamp. | ||||
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS |
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SC | 569 | 50c | 17 May 90 | Chelonia mydas | Head of turtle only. | ||||
SC | 570 | 1e | 17 May 90 | Dermochelys coriacea | Head of turtle only. | ||||
SC | 571 | 5e | 17 May 90 | Lepidochelys olivacea | Head of turtle only. | ||||
SC | 572 | 10e | 17 May 90 | Caretta caretta | Head of turtle only. | ||||
SC | 573 | 42e | 17 May 90 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Head of turtle only. | ||||
SC | 594 | 10e | 23 Apr 91 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Stamp shows fisherman butchering an unidentified sea turtle. | ||||
May 26 1998