CHINA, REPUBLIC OF (TAIWAN)

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Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment

SC 2139 $2 17 Jan 79 Unidentified Plastron This stamp shows a plastron bearing ancient inscriptions.

SC 2141 $8 17 Jan 79 Ancient Turtle Sculpture

SC 2413 $18 20 May 84 Stylized Turtle This is a candle holder in the form of a turtle.

SC 2882 $5.00 06 Feb 93 Mythologic. Dragon Turtle Huge male figure seated on ground, holding dragon-turtle aloft in right hand. Figure represents Pan Gu, creator of the universe in Chinese mythology.

SC 2923 NT$19 29 Sep 93 Mythological Tortoise Mythological creature w/ a dragon's head and a turtle's shell. Reported to be a "Lucky Black Tortoise".

SC 2973 NT$10 15 Sep 94 Unidentified Turtle Fushijy drawing various animals, including a turtle. From Chinese myth.

SC 2975 NT$15 15 Sep 94 Unidentified Turtle Tsangjer inventing characters for Chinese writing, including a turtle. From Chinese myth.

SC 3033 5.00 10 Nov 95 Chelonia mydas Two turtles swimming underwater. Pane has four turtles on selvedge in addition to turtles on stamps.

SC 3034 5.00 10 Nov 95 Caretta caretta Single turtle. Pane has four turtles on selvedge in addition to turtle on stamps.

SC 3035 5.00 10 Nov 95 Lepidochelys olivacea Single turtle. Pane has four turtles on selvedge in addition to turtle on stamps.

SC 3036 5.00 10 Nov 95 Eretmochelys imbricata Single turtle. Pane has four turtles on selvedge in addition to turtle on stamps.

SC 3195 $5.00 25 Sep 98 Unidentified Sea Turtle From Chinese fable "A Frog in a Well". Turtle is somewhat stylized.

SC 3723 $12 17 Jan 07 Turtle Shell Object Fingernail guard from the Ching Dynasty, made of tortoiseshell from the hawksbill turtle and inlaid w/ jewels. Issued by the Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd., a legitimate private post w/ over 1300 post offices throughout Taiwan. It was formerly a government agency that became privatized.

SC 3803 NT$5 03 Apr 08 Cartoon Sea Turtles S/S of three circular and two rectangular stamps, all depicting cartoon sea creatures. Three turtles on one. An additional cartoon sea turtle in border of sheet.

SC 3803 a NT$5 03 Apr 08 Cartoon Sea Turtles Individual circular stamp from Scott China (Taiwan) #3803. Turtles are from movie "Finding Nemo".

SC 3804 NT$5 03 Apr 08 Cartoon Sea Turtle S/S of five circular stamps, all depicting cartoon sea creatures. Young sea turtle on one stamp. Turtle is named "Squirt" and is from the movie "Finding Nemo".

SC 3804 b NT$5 03 Apr 08 Cartoon Sea Turtle Single circular stamp from Scott China (Taiwan) #3804. Turtle is named "Squirt" and is from the movie "Finding Nemo".

SC 4005 NT$12 21 Jul 11 Mythical Turtle People and a horse crossing a river on the back of a giant white turtle. From classic Chinese novel "Journey to the West".

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