LIBERIA

Scott stopped listing Liberian stamps issued after August 1999 because there was no postal service in that country due to the civil war. They resumed listing them in 2005.

Catalog #			Denom.	Date	Turtle	Description	Comment

			32c	1998	Unidentified Sea Turtle	Sheet of nine w/ turtle in upper selvedge.

			$15	20 Dec 99	Eretmochelys imbricata	Se-tenant sheetlet of ten $15 stamps w/ turtle on one.	Turtle extends partly onto stamp below.

			$15	20 Dec 99	Eretmochelys imbricata	Single stamp w/ turtle from sheetlet of ten.

			$15	05 Sep 00	Terrapene carolina	Pane 2, of three panes of eight se-tenant stamps each, issued this date. Scene from "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame.	Realistic animals on stamps, anthropomorphic animals in selvedge.

			$15	05 Sep 00	Terrapene carolina	Single stamp w/ turtle from "Wind in the Willows" sheet.

			$100.00	15 Sep 01	Chelonia mydas	S/S w/ one stamp from "Marine Life of the Atlantic" issue.	One turtle on stamp plus large turtle in selvedge.

			$15	15 Sep 01	Eretmochelys imbricata	Pane 1 of two panes of nine se-tenant stamps each.	"Ocean Life" issue. Turtle on one stamp only.

			$15	15 Sep 01	Eretmochelys imbricata	Single stamp w/ turtle from Pane 1 of "Ocean Life" issue.

			$15	15 Sep 01	Dermochelys coriacea	Pane 2 of two panes of nine se-tenant $15 stamps each.	Turtle on one stamp only. "Ocean Life" issue.

			$15	15 Sep 01	Dermochelys coriacea	Single stamp w/ turtle from Pane 2 of "Ocean Life" issue.

			$15	15 Sep 01	Geochelone pardalis	Pane 2 of two panes of eight se-tenant $15 stamps each.	Turtle on one stamp only. "Monkeys and Reptiles" issue.

			$15	15 Sep 01	Geochelone pardalis	Single stamp w/ tortoise from Pane 2 of "Monkeys and Reptiles" issue.

			$100	2003	Caretta caretta	S/S w/ one stamp. Turtle in lower right selvedge, not on stamp. Stamp depicts a California sea lion.	Upper left corner of sheet inscribed "Endangered Species of the World".

			Various	2004?	Four Species	Mini sheet of four stamps, each w/ a different turtles photo. Scout emblem on each stamp.	Turtles depicted are two tortoises and two freshwater emydids. Denoms are $0.75, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50.

			$0.75	2004?	Kinyxis sp.	Adult facing right.	From sheet of four. Depicts scout emblem.

			$1.00	2004?	Unident Freshwater Emydid	Adult on land facing right w/ tree frog on carapace.	From sheet of four. Depicts scout emblem.

			$1.25	2004?	Pseudemys scripta ssp.	Dorsal view of immature individual on land. Yellow and black; may be a xanthophyllic individual.	From sheet of four. Depicts scout emblem.

			$1.50	2004?	Geochelone elegans	Adult facing left.	From sheet of our. Depicts scout emblem.

			$1.00	2204?	Pseudemys scripta ssp.	S/S of one stamp depicting dorsal view of an immature individual on land. TUrtle is yellow and black; may be a xanthophyllic individual.	Same design as $1.25 Liberian issue of 2004? except scout emblem is missing from this one.

			$180	26 Dec 11	Two Psammobates Species	S/S w/ two se-tenant $180 stamps w/ a tortoise on each.	Tortoises depicted are Psammobates tentorius and P. oculifera (misspelled "oculifer" on stamp). Ventral view of each species in sheet margin.

			$180	26 Dec 11	Psammobates tentorius	One individual facing left.	From s/s of two stamps issued this date.

			$180	26 Dec 11	Psammobates oculifera	One individual facing right	From s/s of two stamps issued this date. Species name misspelled "oculifer" on stamp.

			$15	15 Sep 01	Eretmochelys imbricata	Pane 1 of two panes of eight se-tenant $15 stamps.	"Marine Life of the Atlantic". Turtle spans two stamps.

			$15	15 Sep 01	Eretmochelys imbricata	Single stamp w/ anterior half of turtle from "Marine Life of the Atlantic" pane.

			$15	15 Sep 01	Eretmochelys imbricata	Single stamp w/ posterior half of turtle from "Marine Life of the Atlantic" pane of eight $15 stamps.

SC	484		25c	22 Aug 68	Stone Turtle ?	At the time of issue, the stone head on this stamp was referred to as a turtle.	The Scott Catalog now identifies the stone head as Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec Serpent God. It has also been referred to as a "mythological reptile".

SC	1356		15c	15 Oct 98	Chelonia mydas	Se-tenant sheetlet of twenty five 15c values, w/ turtle on one.	Inscribed "International Year of the Ocean".

SC	1356	v	15c	15 Oct 98	Chelonia mydas	Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Liberia 1356.

SC	1357		20c	15 Oct 98	Caretta caretta	Pane of sixteen 20c se-tenant stamps.	International Year of the Ocean. Turtle confined primarily to one stamp.

SC	1357	m	20c	15 Oct 98	Caretta caretta	Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Liberia 1357.	Small part of turtle appears on adjacent stamp (1357n).

SC	1358		32c	15 Oct 98	Unidentified Sea Turtle	Sheet w/ small turtle in upper selvedge.	No turtles on stamps.

SC	1359		32c	15 Oct 98	Chelydra serpentina	One of two different panes of nine se-tenant 32c stamps issued this date.	The turtle, a fresh or brackish water species, is shown in a marine environment.

SC	1359	a	32c	15 Oct 98	Chelydra serpentina	Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Liberia 1359.

SC	2346		$50	26 Jan 05	Archelon sp.	S/S of four different $50 stamps w/ Archelon on one and an additional turtle-like animal in margin.	Selvedge inscribed "Prehistoric Animals - Exploration of the World Under the Sea".

SC	2346	b	$50	26 Jan 05	Archelon sp.	Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Liberia #2346.

SC	2389		$45	17 Jan 06	Generalized Tortoises	Se-tenent sheet of four $45 stamps w/ different animals on each. Pair of tortoises on one stamp.	Pane inscribed "Animals of the Bible". Noah's Ark in upper right selvedge. This is pane 3 of three similar panes issued this date.

SC	2389	c	$45	17 Jan 06	Generalized Tortoises	Single stamp w/ tortoises from Scott Liberia #2389.	This is from pane 3 of three similar panes issued this date.

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