CONGO, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CONGO, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF |
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| Catalog # | Denom. | Date | Turtle | Description | Comment | |||||||||
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| 500f | 2007 | Two Species of Turtles | Sheet of eight 500f stamps w/ a different reptile on each. Two stamps have turtles. Selvedge of sheet represents a snake skin. | Country name inscribed on each stamp is "Republique du Congo" This could represent the People's Republic of Congo or the Congo Democratic Republic which are two different countries. Or, it may be a Cinderella that wasn't authorized by either country. | ||||||||||
| 500f | 2007 | Geochelone elephantopus | Individual stamp w/ turtle from sheet of eight. Tortoise facing 3/4 left. Stamp inscribed "Chelonoides nigra" the new genus and species to which this tortoise has been refered by some taxonomists. | Country name inscribed on stamp is "Republique du Congo" This could represent the People's Republic of Congo or the Congo Democratic Republic which are two different countries. Or, it may be a Cinderella that wasn't authorized by either country. | ||||||||||
| 500f | 2007 | Caretta caretta | Individual stamp from sheet of eight. Adult on land facing right. May be a dead, stuffed specimen. | Country name inscribed on stamp is "Republique du Congo" This could represent the People's Republic of Congo or the Congo Democratic Republic which are two different countries. Or, it may be a Cinderella that wasn't authorized by either country. | ||||||||||
| 400f | 2012 | Four Species | S/S of four stamps, each depicting a different turtle. Bottom margin of sheet inscribed "Tortues". | Species depicted are Trachemys scripta elegans, Glyptemys insculpta, Batagur trivittata and Graptemys pseudogeographica. | ||||||||||
| 400f | 2012 | Trachemys scripta elegans | One individual facing three-quarters right w/ head and neck bent to viewwer's left. | From s/s of four 400f stamps issued in 2012. | ||||||||||
| 400f | 2012 | Glyptemys insculpta | One individual facing left. | From s/s of four 400f stamps issued in 2012. | ||||||||||
| 400f | 2012 | Batagur trivittata | One individual facing left. | From s/s of four 400f stamps issued in 2012. | ||||||||||
| 400f | 2012 | Grapt. pseudogeographica | Semi-dorsal view of one individual facing down and right. | From s/s of four 400f stamps issued in 2012. Full full name of genus is Graptemys. | ||||||||||
| SC | 655 | 30fr | 01 Dec 82 | Pelusios subniger | Plastral view of adult on land. | |||||||||
| SC | 656 | 45fr | 01 Dec 82 | Trionyx triunguis | Two adults on land, facing each other. | |||||||||
| SC | 657 | 55fr | 01 Dec 82 | Pelusios subniger | One adult on land. | |||||||||
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