MARSHALL ISLANDS

sample stamp


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment

32c 07 Mar 97 Chelonia mydas agassizii Postal card w/ imprinted stamp depicting a green turtle. A large card measuring approx. 6" x 9".

SC 377 25c 03 May 90 Chelonia mydas agassizii Hatchlings entering ocean.

SC 378 25c 03 May 90 Chelonia mydas agassizii Adult swimming under water.

SC 379 25c 03 May 90 Eretmochelys imbricata Hatchling emerging from egg.

SC 380 25c 03 May 90 Eretmochelys imbricata Adult w/ head above water.

SC 380 a 25c 03 May 90 C. mydas & E. imbricata Se-tenant block of Scott Marshall Islands #377 thru 380.

SC 590 55c 20 Mar 95 Chelonia mydas Se-tenant block of four, forming a unified scene. Turtle on one stamp only.

SC 590 c 55c 20 Mar 95 Chelonia mydas Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Marshall Islands #590.

SC 596 32c 25 Aug 95 Unidentified Sea Turtle se-tenant block of four stamps plus four labels relating legends of the Marshall Islands. Identical to block of four issued 29 Jan 03 except for denomination.

SC 596 b 32c 25 Aug 95 Unidentified Sea Turtle Single stamp (and label) from block of four issued 25 Aug 95. Shows woman riding on a turtle. Stamp depicts legend "Lijebake Rescues Her Granddaughter. Identical to stamp issued 29 Jan 03 except for denomination.

SC 614 32c 21 Oct 96 Chelonia mydas agassizii Block of four se-tenant 32c stamps like Scott Marshall Islands #590, but w/ "Taipei" o/p on selvedge and on stamps. Selvedge inscribed w/ logo, Chinese characters, and "The 10th Asian International Philatelic Exhibition 1996". Limited Edition of 32,000. Each sheet has a serial number.

SC 614 c 32c 21 Oct 96 Chelonia mydas agassizii Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Marshall Islands #614. Inscribed "The 10th Asian International Philatelic Exhibition 1996".

SC 680 33c 01 Dec 98 Turtle Ship Se-tenant sheet of twenty-five 33c stamps depicting "History's Greatest Fighting Ships". One stamp depicts a 16th century, Korean, ironclad warship called a Turtle Ship or Tortoise Ship.

SC 680 g 33c 01 Dec 98 Turtle Ship Single stamp w/ turtle ship from se-tenant sheet of twenty five.

SC 751 33c 24 Aug 00 Chelonia mydas Sheet of eight se-tenant 33c stamps. Inscribed "Reef Life".

SC 751 a 33c 24 Aug 00 Chelonia mydas Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Marshall Islands #751.

SC 805 37c 25 Jun 02 Four Sea Turtle Species Block of four w/ a different sea turtle on each. See individual stamp listings for turtle names.

SC 805 a 37c 25 Jun 02 Caretta caretta Adult swimming left, underwater.

SC 805 b 37c 25 Jun 02 Dermochelys coriacea Adult on beach, facing right.

SC 805 c 37c 25 Jun 02 Eretmochelys imbricata Adult w/ part of head above water, facing left.

SC 805 d 37c 25 Jun 02 Chelonia mydas Adult swimming right, underwater.

SC 816 50c 29 Jan 03 Unidentified Sea Turtle Se-tenant block of four stamps plus four labels relating legends of the Marshall Islands. Identical to Scott Marshall Islands #596 except for denomination.

SC 816 b 50c 29 Jan 03 Unidentified Sea Turtle Single stamp (and label) from block of four issued 29 Jan 03. Shows woman riding on a turtle. Stamp depicts legend "Lijebake Rescues Her Granddaughter". Identical to Scott Marshall Islands #596b except for denomination.

SC 843 37c 01 Oct 04 Eretmochelys imbricata M/S of ten se-tenant marine life stamps.

SC 843 h 37c 01 Oct 04 Eretmochelys imbricata Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Marshall Islands #843.

SC 868 37c 21 Oct 05 Tortoise Ship Sheet of twenty-five 37c stamps, each w/ a war ship. One depicts a Korean tortoise ship (turtle boat).

SC 868 g 37c 21 Oct 05 Tortoise Ship Single stamp w/ tortoise ship from Scott Marshall Islands #868.

SC 928 42c 19 Aug 08 Chelonia mydas Block of six se-tenant Endangered Species stamps w/ a turtle on one. Other species are a blue whale, a manatee, a monk seal, a giant clam and a killer whale.

SC 928 d 42c 19 Aug 08 Chelonia mydas Individual stamp w/ turtle from Scott Marshall Islands #928. Adult turtle swimming right, underwater.

SC 982 1c 22 Feb 11 Chelonia mydas Adult on beach facing right.

SC 983 2c 22 Feb 11 Caretta caretta Adult on beach facing three-quarters left.

SC 984 5c 22 Feb 11 Dermochelys coriacea Adult on beach, facing right, re-entering water.

SC 985 $10 22 Feb 11 Eretmochelys imbricata Adult on beach facing right and slightly away from viewer. Head and neck elevated.

SC 1017 45c 22 Jan 12 Unidentified Sea Turtle Under- and above-water scene w/ whale, porpoises, turtle, fish and various invertebrates. Small turtle is swimming to right near right margin of stamp.

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