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Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
12 Feb 11 Cartoon Turtle Depicts cartoon tortoise and geese from Panchatantra animal fable. Stamp has a se-tenant label that can be personalized.
15.00r 02 Aug 08 Geochelone gigantea Sheet of thirteen Scott India #2250 plus a large tortoise in background "behind" the stamps, in the sheet margin. Sheet inscribed "Aldabra Giant Tortoise". Tortoise on each stamp is facing almost directly toward viewer.
5.00r 02 Aug 08 Geochelone gigantea Sheet of thirteen Scott India #2249 w/ a tortoise on each plus a large tortoise in background, "behind" the stamps, in the sheet margin. Sheet inscribed "Aldabra Giant Tortoise". Tortoise on each stamp facing left.
Various 02 Aug 08 Geochelone gigantea Sheet of thirteen octagonal stamps w/ a tortoise on each plus a large tortoise in background, "behind" the stamps, in the sheet margin. Sheet contains five Scott India #2250 and eight Scott India #2249.
Various 02 Aug 08 Geochelone gigantea Sheet of thirteen octagonal stamps w/ a tortoise on each plus a large tortoise in background, "behind" the stamps, in the sheet margin. Sheet contains five Scott India #2249 and eight Scott India #2250.
SC 1802 3r 29 Jan 00 Batagur baska Adult on land. Issued for Millepex 2000.
SC 1803 3r 29 Jan 00 Lepidochelys olivacea Adult on beach. Issued for Millepex 2000.
SC 1853 Various 15 Oct 00 Stylized Turtles Se-tenent pair w/ single, intricate work of art covering both stamps. Tiny turtle in lower corner of each stamp, on either side of the vertical row of perfs. Inscribed "Madhubani-Mithila Painting". Tiny inscription of "2000" in selvedge.
SC 1853 a 5.00r 15 Oct 00 Stylized Turtle Left half of se-tenent pair. Tiny turtle in extreme lower right corner.
SC 1853 b 10.00r 15 Oct 00 Stylized Turtle Right half of se-tenent pair. Tiny turtle in extreme lower left corner.
SC 1923 4.00r 17 Oct 01 Cartoon Turtle Se-tenant pair of two different size stamps illustrating the Panchatantra Fable, "The Tortoise and the Geese". Turtles on both stamps.
SC 1923 a 4.00r 17 Oct 01 Cartoon Turtle Two geese looking at turtle in pond. Horiz. From Panchatantra Fable "The Tortoise and the Geese".
SC 1923 b 4.00r 17 Oct 01 Cartoon Turtle Two geese carrying turtle aloft on a stick. Vert. From Panchatantra Fable, "The Tortoise and the Geese".
SC 2249 5.00r 02 Aug 08 Geochelone gigantea One of the individual hexagonal stamps w/ the tortoise from three different sheets of thirteen. Tortoise is facing left.
SC 2250 15.00r 02 Aug 08 Geochelone gigantea One of the individual hexagonal stamps w/ the tortoise facing the viewer from three different sheets of thirteen. Tortoise is facing almost directly toward viewer.
SC 2334 5re 27 Jul 09 Mythical Turtle Horizontal strip of eleven stamps w/ scenes from a poem by Jayadeva. One depicts a mythical turtle w/ a human head and torso which represents the incarnation of Lord Vishnu as Kuma, the turtle.
SC 2334 b 5re 27 Jul 09 Mythical Turtle Depicts a mythical turtle w/ a human head and torso. It represents the incarnation of Lord Vishnu as Kuma, the turtle. Inscribed "Jayadeva and Geetagovinda".
SC 2334 l 5re 27 Jul 09 Mythical Turtle S/S containing eleven different stamps including one Scott India #2334b that depicts Lord Vishnu as Kuma, the turtle.

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