KARAKALPAKIA

Karakalpakia is a region (and Oblast) south of the Aral Sea and north of the Caucasus Mts.
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Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment

5sum 1995? Emys orbicularis Cinderella o/p'd on Scott Russia #5726. O/P is all in black. Lateral view of turtle. Each new stamp created w/ the o/p covers two of the old Russian stamps. This leaves a row of perfs across the new stamp.

15sum 1995? Emys orbicularis Cinderellas o/p'd on Scott Russia #5733. O/P is all in black. Lateral view of turtle. Each new stamp created w/ the o/p covers two of the old Russian stamps. This leaves a row of perfs across the new stamp.

Various 1999 Chelonia mydas Sheet of nine stamps of differing denominations, all depicting marine animals. Sheet inscribed "Ocean Life". Turtle on one stamp only.

4.00 1999 Chelonia mydas Ventral view of swimming adult. From sheet of nine.

CTC R 19 -R24 Various 15 Feb 98 See "Comment" Column Sheetlet of six stamps (two lizards, two turtles and two frogs). Chelonians are Geochelone radiata & Eretmochelys imbricata.

CTC R 22 20k 15 Feb 98 Geochelone radiata Facing left. Plain background. From CTC Karakalpakia R19-R24.

CTC R 23 25k 15 Feb 98 Eretmochelys imbricata Swimming right. Plain background. From CTC Karakalpakia R19-R24.

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