EVENKIA (EVENKI, EVENKYA)

Evenkia is an autonomous Oblast in Siberia.
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Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment

800 Trionyx sinensis Strip of five stamps o/p'd in black on old Soviet Union definitives. Each new stamp covers four of the old Soviet stamps. O/P'd designs include 3 lizards, 1 snake and one softshell turtle. WWF emblem on each stamp. ID of turtle inscribed on stamp. Five different strips exist, all w/ the same o/p's, but printed on five different Russian definitives as follows: Scott Russia #4517, 4520, 5727, 5733, and 5984. Region also known as EVREYSKAYA, JEWISH REPUBLIC and BIROBIDJAN.

800 Stylized Softshell Single stamp w/ turtle from strip of five created by overprinting old Soviet Union definitives. Depicts unauthorized WWF emblem.

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