ERITREA

Catalog #			Denom.	Date	Turtle	Description	Comment

			Various	2001	Four Chelonian Species	Pane of four se-tenant stamps w/ a different chelonian on each. Rotary emblem on each stamp.	Declared "illegal" by Eritrian postal officials (Scott Stamp Monthly, Oct 2004, pg.86)

			1	2001	Testudo graeca	Adult on land, facing right. Rotary emblem in lower right. From sheet of four.	Declared "illegal" by Eritrian postal officials (Scott Stamp Monthly, Oct 2004, pg.86).

			2	2001	Trachemys scripta elegans	Adult on land facing slightly left. Rotary emblem in upper left. From sheet of four.	Declared "illegal" by Eritrian postal officials (Scott Stamp Monthly, Oct 2004, pg.86).

			3	2001	Clemmys insculpta	On land, facing right. Rotary emblem in upper right. From sheet of four.	Declared "illegal" by Eritrian postal officials (Scott Stamp Monthly, Oct 2004, pg.86).

			5	2001	Geochelone elephantopus	Adult on land facing slightly left. Rotary emblem in upper right. From sheet of four.	Declared "illegal" by Eritrian postal officials (Scott Stamp Monthly, Oct 2004, pg.86).

			10	2001	Unidentified Tortoise	S/S of one stamp w/ a tortoise (Homopus?) on a green background, facing right. Rotary International logo in lower right corner of stamp. Three cheetahs in margin of sheet.	A CTO example exists w/ a cancellation date of "05 09 2001".

			10.00	2005	4 Species of Sea Turtles	S/S of one stamp. Stamp depicts Pteraspis, an extinct, armored fish. Four sea turtles in selvedge. No turtles on stamp.	Scout emblem and Rotary emblem on stamp. Almost certainly an illegal issue.

SC	297		3Nfa	29 Dec 97	Eretmochelys imbricata	Pane of nine 3Nfa stamps w/ turtle on one.	Pane 1 of two panes issued on the same date.

SC	297	b	3Nfa	29 Dec 97	Eretmochelys imbricata	Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Eritrea 297.	Individual stamp w/ turtle from Scott Eritria #297.

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