IVORY COAST

sample stamp


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
Various 2009 Nine Species Sheet of nine stamps, all depicting turtles facing right. Top half of each stamp is light yellow-green, bottom half of each stamp is brown. Sheet inscribed "Les Tortues" in upper margin. Each stamp inscribed "Poste 2009".
150fca 2009 Podocnemis expansa One turtle facing right. Upper half of stamp is light yellow-green, bottom half is brown. From sheet of nine.
150fca 2009 Batagur baska One turtle facing right. Upper half of stamp is light yellow-green, bottom half is brown. From sheet of nine.
150fca 2009 Trachemys scripta One turtle facing three-quarters right. Upper half of stamp is light yellow-green, bottom half is brown. From sheet of nine.
300fca 2009 Clemmys insculpta One turtle facing right. Upper half of stamp is light yellow-green, bottom half is brown. From sheet of nine.
300fca 2009 Malacochersus tornieri One turtle facing right. Upper half of stamp is light yellow-green, bottom half is brown. From sheet of nine.
300fca 2009 Chelus fimbriatus One turtle facing right. Upper half of stamp is light yellow-green, bottom half is brown. From sheet of nine.
400fca 2009 Emydura Macquarri One turtle facing right. Upper half of stamp is light yellow-green, bottom half is brown. From sheet of nine.
400fca 2009 Eretmochelys imbricata One turtle facing right. Upper half of stamp is light yellow-green, bottom half is brown. From sheet of nine.
400fca 2009 Dermochelys coriacea One turtle facing right. Upper half of stamp is light yellow-green, bottom half is brown. From sheet of nine.
Various 2009 Unidentified Softshell Sheet of nine stamps depicting seven lizards, one crocodillian and one turtle. Upper margin of sheet inscribed "Les Lezards". Turtle is on stamp in lower right corner of sheet.
400fca 2009 Unidentified Softshell One turtle facing left. From sheet of nine inscribed "Les Lezards" in upper margin of sheet.
250f 2003 Cartoon Turtle S/S of one stamp. Margin depicts Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Turtle is biting Donald's finger. Stamp depicts Mickey w/ a birthday cake with a sign saying "From Sept. 25th to Oct. 1st. This issue has been declared illegal by the Ivory Coast postal authorities (Scott Stamp Monthly, Nov. 2004, pg.84).
Various 2010 Three Different Species Sheet w/ one large triangular stamp and two smaller triangular stamps, each w/ a picture of a different turtle. Upper margin of sheet inscribed "Tortues".
1300f 2010 Gopherus Polyphemus The large stamp from the sheet of three triangular stamps issued in 2010. Species name misspelled as "Polypherus" on stamp.
800f 2010 Chelonia mydas Semi-ventral view of one individual swimming up and left.
900 2010 Pseudemys scripta Semi-ventral view of one individual swimming up and right. Genus name misspelled as "Pseudemus" on stamp.
Various 2011 Six Different Turtles S/S of six stamps, each w/ a different sea turtle. Parts of other turtles in margins of sheet. Upper margin inscribed "Tortues".
250fca 2011 Caretta caretta One individual swimmimg right. From sheet of six issued in 2011.
350fca 2011 Chelonia mydas One individual swimming left. From sheet of six issued in 2011.
450fca 2011 Eretmochelys imbricata One individual swimming left. From sheet of six issued in 2011.
550fca 2011 Lepidochelys olivacia One individual swimming left. From sheet of six issued in 2011.
650fca 2011 Lepidochelys kempii One individual swimming right. From sheet of six issued in 2011.
750fca 2011 Dermochelys coriacea One individual swimming right. From sheet of six issued in 2011.
1650f 2012 Unidentified Sea Turtle S/S w/ one triangular stamp depicting one Hector's Dolphin plus a portrait of Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Turtle in upper left margin of sheet, not on stamp. Bottom margin of sheet inscribed "Faune Marine et Oceanographes".
SC 928 150f 30 Dec 92 Two Stone Turtles Two turtles carved on front of stone block that is part of a grave site monument. Stamp inscribed "Monuments Funeraires" in lower margin.

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