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| Catalog # | Denom. | Date | Turtle | Description | Comment | |||||||||
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| 1.97usd | 2009? | Geochelone elephantopus | Postal stationery (postal card) w/ tortoise on imprinted stamp. | Tortoise facing right w/ trees in background. | ||||||||||
| 50 | 2009 | Geochelone elephantopus | Portrait of Charles Darwin in upper half of stamp. Four rectangular pictures across lower half of stamp, one of which depicts a tortoise (Lonesome George). | Additional tortoise in the middle of the numeral "0" in the number "50". | ||||||||||
| $5 | 2007? | Chelonia mydas | Two turtles swimming to right underwater; one in foreground and one in background. | From set of ten marine creatures. | ||||||||||
| Various | 13 Jan 12 | Two species | Booklet of eight stamps depicting fauna of the Galapagos Islands. Sea turtle on one, giant tortoise on one. | |||||||||||
| 75c | 13 Jan 12 | Geochelone nigra | Individual stamp w/ tortoise from booklet of eight issued this date. | |||||||||||
| $1.00 | 13 Jan 12 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Individual stamp w/ sea turtle from booklet of eight issued this date. | |||||||||||
| SC | 342 | 10c | 1936 | Geochelone elephantopus | ||||||||||
| SC | 874 | 70c | 16 Aug 73 | Geochelone elephantopus | ||||||||||
| SC | 1119 | 50s | 12 Feb 86 | Geochelone elephantopus | Turtle is incorrectly identified by Scott as a sea turtle. | |||||||||
| SC | 1281 | 100s | 10 Apr 92 | Geochelone elephantopus | ||||||||||
| SC | 1344 | 600s | 19 Jul 94 | Geochelone elephantopus | Tiny tortoise in upper right quadrant of small logo for "Ecuador Antarctica Program". Tortoise is directly opposite penguin in logo. Inscribed "Presence of Ecuador in Antarctic". | Magnification needed to see tortoise distinctly. | ||||||||
| SC | 1345 | 900s | 19 Jul 94 | Geochelone elephantopus | Tiny tortoise in upper right quadrant of small logo for "Ecuador Antarctica Program". Tortoise is directly opposite penguin in logo. Inscribed "Presence of Ecuador in Antarctic". | Magnification needed to see tortoise distinctly. | ||||||||
| SC | 1491 | 7000s | 03 Sep 99 | G. elephantopus abingdoni | Se-tenant strip of ten 7,000s stamps w/ turtle on one. | Honors Charles Darwin Foundation. | ||||||||
| SC | 1491 | j | 7000s | 03 Sep 99 | G. elephantopus abingdoni | Single stamp w/ tortoise from Scott Ecuador #1491. Head-on photo of adult w/ head lowered. | Honors Charles Darwin Foundation. | |||||||
| SC | 1492 | 15000s | 03 Sep 99 | G. elephantopus porteri | Se-tenant strip of ten 15,000s stamps w/ turtle on one. | Honors Charles Darwin Foundation. | ||||||||
| SC | 1492 | f | 15000s | 03 Sep 99 | G. elephantopus porteri | Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Ecuador #1492. Head-on photo of adult. | Honors Charles Darwin Foundation. | |||||||
| SC | 1671 | $1.05 | 09 May 03 | Chelonia mydas agassizi | Horizontal pair w/ turtle on one. Inscribed "Reserva Marina de Galapagos". | |||||||||
| SC | 1671 | b | $1.05 | 09 May 03 | Chelonia mydas agassizi | Adult swimming up and right. Inscribed "Reserva Marina de Galapagos". | Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Ecuador #1671. | |||||||
| SC | 1719 | $1.05 | 23 Dec 04 | Small Stylized Turtle | Many birds, animals, trees, etc. in circular design in middle of stamp. Small turtle at bottom of circle. | Stamp inscribed "Proteccion del Medio Ambiente" and "America '04". | ||||||||
| SC | 1720 | 0.40c | 18 Feb 05 | Chelonoids abingdonii | Photo of tortoise as main design feature plus small stylized tortoise and hammerhead shark in logo in lower right corner. | Wording under logo as follows: "Parque Nacional Galapagos Ecuador". | ||||||||
| SC | 1721 | .90c | 18 Feb 05 | Stylized Tortoise | Marine Iguana is main design feature. Small stylized tortoise and hammerhead shark on logo in upper left corner. | Wording under logo as follows: "Parque Nacional Galapagos Ecuador". | ||||||||
| SC | 1722 | $2.15 | 18 Feb 05 | Stylized Tortoise | Sula granti (Nacza Booby) is main design feature. Small stylized tortoise and hammerhead shark on logo in upper right corner. | Wording under logo as follows: "Parque Nacional Galapagos Ecuador". | ||||||||
| SC | 1723 | $3.00 | 18 Feb 05 | Stylized Tortoise | Frigate bird is main design feature. Small stylized tortoise and hammerhead shark on logo in upper right corner. | Wording under logo as follows: "Parque Nacional Galapagos Ecuador". | ||||||||
| SC | 1724 | $2.00 | 18 Feb 05 | Stylized Tortoise | S/S w/ Swallow-tailed gulls as main design feature. One gull w/ wings outstretched. Small stylized tortoise and hammerhead shark in logo in upper left corner. | Wording under logo as follows: "Parque Nacional Galapagos Ecuador". | ||||||||
| SC | 1750 | 40c | 26 Sep 05 | Chelonia mydas | Block of four containing one Scott Ecuador #1750d which depicts the turtle. | Scott lists date as 26 Sept 05 but an FDC exists dated 26 Dec 05. | ||||||||
| SC | 1750 | d | 0.40 | 26 Sep 05 | Chelonia mydas | Photo of SCUBA diver and turtle underwater. Inscribed "Galapagos", "Tortuga Marina" and "Los Cuarto Mundos". Individual stamp from Scott Ecuador #1750. | Scott lists date as 26 Sept 05 but an FDC exists dated 26 Dec 05. | |||||||
| SC | 1842 | 30c | 01 Nov 06 | Geochelone elephantopus | Horizontal strip of five 30c stamps w/ a turtle on one. | Stamp w/ turtle is Scott Ecuador #1842a which Scott incorrectly identifies as a sea turtle. | ||||||||
| SC | 1842 | a | 30c | 01 Nov 06 | Geochelone elephantopus | Adult facing left w/ head turned to face viewer. | Inscribed "Islas Galapagos", "Galapago" and "IMP.IGM -2006". Scott incorrectly identifies the turtle as a sea turtle. | |||||||
| SC | 1913 | 0.40c | 30 Nov 07 | Chelonia mydas | Turtle swimming to right underwater is main design element. | Inscribed "Galapagos" in large letters in lower right corner. | ||||||||
| SC | 1924 | 1.20usd | 18 Mar 08 | Geochelone elephantopus | Tortoise in lower left corner of stamp. Three windmill type electric generators in background. Small map of Galapagos Islands in upper right corner. Inscribed "Galapagos" in large letters in lower right corner. | Inscribed "Proyecto Ealico San Cristobal" in small letters in bottom selvedge. | ||||||||
| SC | 1934 | 32c | 28 Jul 08 | Cartoon-Like Turtle | Fiftieth Anniversary of the Higher Polytechnic Institute of the Coast. School's emblem is circular, w/ a turtle in the center and it appears twice on the stamp. | Stamp inscribed "50 Anos Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral". | ||||||||
| SC | 1974 | 0.25c | 18 Aug 09 | Geochelone elephantopus | Se-tenant pair of 25c stamps w/ tortoise on left stamp and giant panda and cub on right stamp. | Issued for 100 years of diplomatic relations between Ecuador and China. | ||||||||
| SC | 1974 | a | 0.25c | 18 Aug 09 | Geochelone elephantopus | Individual stamp w/ tortoise from Scott Ecuador #1974. | Issued for 100 years of diplomatic relations between Ecuador and China. | |||||||
| SC | 1981 | $5 | 30 Nov 09 | Geochelone nigra | Depicts Charles Darwin, a map of the Galapagos Islands, a volcano, a bird, a cactus and a tortoise. A small additional tortoise in the numeral "0" of the number "50". | Issued for the 200th birth anniversary of Charles Darwin and the 50th anniversary of Galapagos National Park. The tortoise depicted is "Lonesome George" the last living Geochelone nigra abingdoni. | ||||||||
| SC | 1982 | $1 & $2 | 30 Nov 09 | Geochelone nigra | Pane of eight $1 stamps and one $2 stamp showing various flora and fauna. The eight $1 stamps are arranged on a pattern of blue human arms arranged in a "starburst" pattern with the hands interlocking at the center of the sheet. | Issued for the 200th birth anniversary of Charles Darwin and the 50th anniversary of Galapagos National Park. Turtle on circular $2 stamp at center of sheet is "Lonesome George" the last living Geochelone nigra abingdoni. | ||||||||
| SC | 1982 | i | $2 | 30 Nov 09 | Geochelone nigra | Individual circular stamp w/ turtle from Scott Ecuador #1982. | The turtle depicted is "Lonesome George" the last living Geochelone nigra abingdoni. | |||||||
| SC | 2021 | Various | 18 Mar 11 | Two Species | Booklet pane of eight stamps plus two labels. Turtles on two of the stamps. | Each stamp inscribed "Galapagos" near bottom margin. | ||||||||
| SC | 2021 | f | 75c | 18 Mar 11 | Geochelone nigra | Anterior half of one individual facing left. | Stamp inscribed "Galapagos" near bottom margin. | |||||||
| SC | 2021 | g | $1.00 | 18 Mar 11 | Chelonia mydas agassisi | One individual swimming right underwater. | Stamp inscribed "Galapagos" near bottom margin. | |||||||
| SC | 2031 | Various | 20 Sep 11 | Kinosternon scorpioides | Booklet pane of eight stamps w/ turtle on one. Each stamp depicts a reptile or an amphibian and is inscribed "Yasuni-itt" near bottom margin. | Turtle is misidentified on stamp as Chelonoides denticuata. The subspecies depicted is Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides. | ||||||||
| SC | 2031 | a | 0.25usd | 20 Sep 11 | Kinosternon scorpioides | Individual stamp w/ turtle from Scott Ecuador #2031. Turtle facing right w/ a jet black background. Stamp inscribed "Yasuni-itt" near bottom margin. | Turtle is misidentified on stamp as Chelonoides denticuata. The subspecies depicted is Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides. | |||||||
| SC | C | 391 | 4.20s | 31 Oct 61 | Geochelone elephantopus | This is Scott Ecuador LC3 o/p in red: "Estacion de Biologia Maritima de Galapagos" and "UNESCO 1961". | ||||||||
| SC | C | 719 | 50s | 12 Feb 81 | Geochelone elephantopus | The writing across the bottom of the stamp is normally yellow but a variation exists where the same writing is printed in bright red. | ||||||||
| SC | O | 192 | 10c | 1936 | Geochelone elephantopus | This is Scott Ecuador #342 o/p in black w/ a vertical: "OFFICIAL". | ||||||||
| SC | LC | 3 | 4.20s | 19 Jul 57 | Geochelone elephantopus | Listed under "Galapagos Islands" at the end of "Ecuador" in the Scott Catalog. | ||||||||
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