KIRIBATI
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| Catalog # | Denom. | Date | Turtle | Description | Comment | |||||||||
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| SC | 339 | $1 | 12 Jul 79 | The L. C. Tabakea | Design is identical to Gilbert Islands Scott #283 except for the lack of the small silhoutte of Queen Elizabeth II on this stamp. | The L.C. (Landing Craft) Tabakea is named after the Turtle God who is believed to support Banaba Island on his back. The craft is used to ferry passengers (up to 200) and freight (up to 22 tons) among the islets that make up the nation's capital, Tarawa. | ||||||||
| SC | 339 | a | $1 | 1980-81 | The L.C. Tabakea | This stamp is the same as Scott Kiribati #339 except that it is unwatermarked. | ||||||||
| SC | 437 | 30c | 14 Feb 84 | Eretmochelys imbricata | ||||||||||
| SC | 448 | 12c | 21 Nov 84 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | The turtle depicted represents Tabakea the Turtle God, supporting Banaba Island on his back. | |||||||||
| SC | 669 | 60c | 12 Jul 95 | Chelonia mydas | Se-tenant block of four stamps plus four labels. Turtle on one stamp and one label. | Protecting the Environment, Part II. | ||||||||
| SC | 669 | c | 60c | 12 Jul 95 | Chelonia mydas | Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Kiribati 669. | Protecting the Environment, Part II. | |||||||
| SC | 672 | 60c | 19 Aug 95 | Chelonia mydas | Scott Kiribati #669 o/p "Jakarta '95". | |||||||||
| SC | 672 | c | 60c | 19 Aug 95 | Chelonia mydas | Scott Kiribati #669c o/p "Jakarta '95". | ||||||||
| SC | 729 | $1.00 | 15 Sep 98 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Small s/s of one stamp. Sheet is inscribed "The Millennium" and "Towards 2000". | Turtle is in selvedge of sheet. | ||||||||
| SC | O | 13 | $1 | May 1981 | The L. C. Tabakea | This is Scott Kiribati #339a o/p: "O.K.G.S.". | See comment under Scott Kiribati #339 for explanation of the connection of this stamp to turtles. | |||||||
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