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| Catalog # | Denom. | Date | Turtle | Description | Comment | |||||||||
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| SC | 792 | 3c | 29 Jun 63 | Highly Stylized Turtle | Carved wooden throne from Taino Civilization. | This throne does not look like a chelonian but several reliable sources indicate that it does represent a turtle. | ||||||||
| SC | 1281 | 20c | 05 Sep 67 | Chelonia mydas | ||||||||||
| SC | 2518 | 1c | 15 Jun 82 | Trachemys decussata | ||||||||||
| SC | 2617 | 1c | 15 Nov 83 | Eretmochelys imbricata | ||||||||||
| SC | 2618 | 2c | 15 Nov 83 | Lepidochelys kempii | ||||||||||
| SC | 2619 | 5c | 15 Nov 83 | Trachemys decussata | ||||||||||
| SC | 2620 | 20c | 15 Nov 83 | Caretta caretta | ||||||||||
| SC | 2621 | 30c | 15 Nov 83 | Chelonia mydas | ||||||||||
| SC | 2622 | 50c | 15 Nov 83 | Dermochelys coriacea | ||||||||||
| SC | 2895 | 5c | 12 Oct 86 | Highly Stylized Turtle | Carved wooden throne from the Taino civilization. Stamp inscribed "Dujo Taino", "Culturas Precolombinas", "Republica Dominicana" and "Historia Latinoamericana". | This throne does not look like a chelonian but several reliable sources indicate that it does represent a turtle. | ||||||||
| SC | 3601 | 1p | 30 Sep 94 | Chelonia mydas mydas | Inscribed "Cayo Largo" and "Chelonia mydas mydas". | Denom. erroneously listed as 4p in Linn's. | ||||||||
| SC | 4110 | 10c | 27 Sep 00 | Eretmochelys imbricata | From "Marine Life" set. | Issued for World Tourism Day. | ||||||||
| SC | 4683 | 10c | 31 Mar 07 | Geochelone elephantopus | Two Galapagos Tortoises. Tortoise in foreground is facing right, tortoise in background is facing left. | Stamp inscribed "Testudo elephantopus", an old name for the species. From "Animals in National Zoo" set of six stamps. | ||||||||
| SC | 4708 | 85c | 08 May 07 | Chelonia mydas | Turtle in lower right corner. Aerial view of Key Largo in background. Inscribed "Los Cayos de Cuba" and "Turismo" along bottom of stamp. Turtle erroneously identified on stamp as Tortuga Carey. | Turtle identified as Chelonia mydas by George Balazs. | ||||||||
| SC | 4763 | 5c | 15 Nov 07 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Large turtle in foreground swimming down and right w/ foreflippers in raised position. Small turtle in background swimming away from viewer. | Inscribed "Fauna Cubana Protegida". | ||||||||
| SC | 4769 | 1.00p | 15 Nov 07 | Chelonia mydas | S/S of one stamp depicting a Chelonia mydas. Upper sheet margin inscribed "Fauna Cubana Protegida". | Large sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in sheet margin. | ||||||||
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