KYRGYZSTAN

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Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
10c 1999 Unidentified Sea Turtles Sheet of nine stamps w/ turtles on three.
10c 1999 Unidentified Sea Turtle One of three turtle stamps from sheet of nine. Depicts one turtle.
10c 1999 Unidentified Sea Turtle One of three turtle stamps from sheet of nine. Depicts one turtle.
10c 1999 Unidentified Sea Turtles One of three turtle stamps from sheet of nine. This stamp depicts three turtles.
20c 2000 Cartoon Tortoise Sheet of four 20c values w/ dozens of cartoon animals on stamps and in selvedge. Turtle on one stamp only.
20c 2000 Cartoon Tortoise Single stamp w/ turtle from cartoon sheet of four. Turtle's head and part of carapace barely show in lower right corner of stamp.
20c 2000? C. mydas & E. imbricata Sheet of nine se-tenant stamps, all w/ underwater scenes but not making an overall unified picture. Sunken classical statuary in upper right selvedge. Commemorates Atlantis? Sea turtles on three of the nine stamps. This is a Cinderella according to Michel publishers and has been declared "illegal" by Kyrgyzstan postal officials.
20c 2000? Chelonia mydas From "Atlantis" sheet of nine. Semi-dorsal view swimming left. In "b" position on sheet.
20c 2000? Eretmochelys imbricata From "Atlantis" sheet of nine. Swimming up and right. In "e" position on sheet.
20c 2000? Unidentified Sea Turtle From "Atlantis" sheet of nine. Very small turtle near bottom center of stamp. In "d" position on sheet. This is a Cinderella according to Michel publishers.
25c 2004? Gopherus agassizi Sheet w/ six 25c stamps and one very large, non-denominated label in the center. Tortoise is on central label w/ many other desert animals and plants. Sheet is inscribed "American Dessert" (sic) in large, prominent letters.
25c 2004? Terrapene sp. Sheet w/ six 25c stamps and one very large, non-denominated label in the center. Box turtle is on central label w/ other plants and animals. Sheet is inscribed "American Forests".
25c 2004 Chelydra serpentina Sheet of six 25c stamps and one very large non-denominated label in the center. Turtle on lower right stamp, partialy submersed in water. Sheet inscribed "Swamps of North America".
25c 2004 Chelydra serpentina Turtle partially submersed in shallow water w/ Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiodes) in foreground and Water Lilies (Nymphaea alba) in background. Individual stamp w/ turtle from sheet of six. Sheet inscribed "Swamps of North America".
SC 374 16s 11 Dec 10 Agrionemys horsfieldi One individual facing three-quarters left. Specific name misspelled "horstieldi" on stamp.
SC 375 24s 11 Dec 10 Pseudemys scripta scripta One individual on land, facing left w/ head and neck extended.
SC 376 48s 11 Dec 10 Geochelone elegans One individual facing right w/ right front leg elevated.
SC 377 72s 11 Dec 10 Testudo kleinmanni One individual facing three-quarters right w/ head extended but lowered. Specific name missplelled as "kleimanni" on stamp.

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