FRANCE

Catalog #				Denom.	Date	Turtle	Description	Comment

				2.80f	26 Jun 95	Cartoon Tortoise	Postal Stationery; envelope w/ tortoise and hare design.	Same design as Scott France #2491.

				None	26 Jun 95	Cartoon Tortoise	Card issued by French Post Office w/ enlarged Tortoise and Hare design from Scott France #2491.	This is NOT postal stationery; There is no postage printed on the card.

				None	10 Nov 97	Cartoon Tortoise	Postal Stationery w/ Tortoise & Hare from Aesop's Fables on front and back of envelope.	No face value on imprinted stamps.

				none	2005	Terrapene carolina	Red, non-denominated stamp w/ a modern rendition of Marianne and a customer-supplied phhotograph on an attached tab.	See Appendix VI for an image of this stamp.

				1.11 Eur	2005	Terrapene carolina	Violet colored stamp w/ traditional rendition of Marianne and customer-supplied photograph on attached tab. At least one such stamp has been produced w/ a turtle.	See Appendix VI for image of this stamp.

				None	Unknown	Dermochelys coriacea	Postal stationery. Envelope w/ Scott France #2892 printed directly on it (w/o a denomination).	"Postage Paid" in three languages inscribed directly under the the printed stamp.

				2.80f	Unknown	Cartoon Turtle	Postal stationery. Postal card w/ Scott France #2491 printed directly on it.

				0.10	1993	Cartoon Turtle	Booklet of ten 0.10f stamps. Booklet cover depicts grapes, a tortoise and a flying donkey. Booklet appears to have been assembled by hand using actual stamps and a cover printed for a specific stamp show.	Front cover of booklet inscribed "Gonfaron - Exposition Philatelique - 3 et 4 Avril 1993" along w/ additional writing. Back cover inscribed "Musee Regional du Timbre".

				**	30 Nov 11	Unidentified Sea Turtle	Booklet of twelve stamps entitled "2011 - Annee des Outre-Mer" (Year of Overseas Territories) with each stamp representing one territory. Turtle is on the stamp representing New Caledonia and also on booklet cover.	** Stamps are non-denominated but are imprinted "lettre prioritaire 20g".

				**	30 Nov 11	Unidentified Sea Turtle	Individual stamp w/ turtle from booklet of twelve issued this date. Depicts a hut, a boat, a turtle swimming near beach and other animals and objects.	** Stamp is non-denominated but is imprinted "lettre prioritaire 20g".

SC		2262		3fr	14 Sep 91	Testudo hermanni	This stamp includes a small sketch of the rear view, showing the divided supracaudal scute.

SC		2491		2.80f	26 Jun 95	Cartoon Turtle	Tortoise winning race w/ hare.	Single stamp from Scott France 2491a.

SC		2491	a	2.80f	26 Jun 95	Cartoon Turtle	Tortoise winning race w/ hare.	Strip of six stamps and two labels honoring Jean de La Fontaine.

SC		2879	a	.46+.09e	16 Mar 02	Cartoon Tortoise	S/S of one semi-postal stamp (0.46 euros for postage and 0.09 euros for the French Red Cross). Turtle in selvedge of sheet; no turtle on stamp. Boy, dog and ball on stamp.	Sheet inscribed "Boule & Bill". Stamp inscribed "Fete du Timbre".

SC		2879	b	Various	16 Mar 02	Cartoon Tortoise	Booklet of three semi-postals (0.46 euros + 0.09 euros) plus five regular postage stamps (0.46 euros). Booklet cover depicts cartoon tortoise lying on back, laughing. No turtles on stamps.	Booklet cover inscribed "Boule & Bill". Each of the eight stamps inscribed "Fete du Timbre".

SC		2892		0.41 e	04 May 02	Dermochelys coriacea	Close up of anterior half of body, swimming right. This stamp is part of a set of four and also appears on Scott France #2895a.	Stamp inscribed "La tortue luth".

SC		2895	a	Various	04 May 02	Dermochelys coriacea	Sheet of four stamps with turtle on one.	Sheet inscribed "Animaux Marins".

SC		3709		2.22e	19 Sep 09	Stylized Turtle	S/S of two stamps commemorating the botanical garden in Paris. Bottom margin of sheet depicts a turtle partially hidden beneath a pink flower.	Although each stamp is dated "La Poste 2009", the bottom of the sheet is inscribed "Le Salon du Timbre 2010, Jardins de France". No turtles on stamps; on sheet margin only.

SC	B	479	a		30 Nov 74	Unidentified Carapace	This is a booklet w/ 8 stamps. The back cover of the booklet shows the cradle of King Henry IV, which was a large turtle carapace.

SC	B	512		1f + 25c	02 Dec 78	Cartoon Tortoise

SC	B	512	a	1f + 25c	02 Dec 78	Cartoon Tortoise	This is a booklet w/ four Scott France #B512's and four France #B513's.	There is also a tortoise on the back cover of the booklet.

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