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| Catalog # | Denom. | Date | Turtle | Description | Comment | |||||||||
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| 700l | 1992 | Stylized Turtle | Postal card w/ dorsal view of a turtle, having the monogram "TN" on its back. | Issued to commemorate the 1992 National Italian Philatelic Show. | ||||||||||
| SC | 1031 | 25 l | 06 Dec 70 | Locomotive: "Tartaruga" | Italian electric locomotive #E444, named "Tartaruga" (Turtle in Italian). | The name "Tartaruga" does not appear on the stamp but it is well known in Italy and is documented on Italian and American web sites. | ||||||||
| SC | 1240 | 40l | 17 Oct 76 | Unidentified Turtle | Tiny turtle in child's drawing. | |||||||||
| SC | 1318 | 170l | 03 Apr 78 | Dermochelys coriacea | ||||||||||
| SC | 1349 | 170 l | 06 Jan 79 | Locomotive: "Tartaruga" | Stamp-on-stamp design. Stamp in lower right corner is Scott Italy #1031 (which see for explanation of relationship to turtle). | Issued to commemorate the 50th anniv. of the first stamps printed by the State Printing Office. | ||||||||
| SC | 2085 | 750l | 18 May 96 | Caretta caretta | Small turtle on stamp featuring ruins of an old stone dwelling. | Stamp inscribed "LAMPEDUSA". | ||||||||
| SC | 2947 | 0.65e | 08 Jul 09 | Silhouette Sea Turtles | Stylized globe superimposed on silhouettes of four sea turtles. The entire design is surrounded by a circle of writing. | The circle of writing surrounding the design says "From la Maddalena to L'Aquilla - Summit 2009 - G8". | ||||||||
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