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| Catalog # | Denom. | Date | Turtle | Description | Comment | |||||||||
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| $2.00 | 2004 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | S/S of four $2 stamps depicting frogs, lizards, and snakes. Turtle in wide right-hand margin. Inscribed "Reptiles of Nevis". | No turtles on stamps. | ||||||||||
| $5.00 | 2004 | Eretmochelys imbricata | S/S of one stamp depicting a swimming hawksbill turtle in a head-on view and from slightly below. | Inscribed "Reptiles of Nevis". | ||||||||||
| $6 | 2008? | Geochelone elephantopus | S/S of one stamp w/ turtle facing to right. Anterior portion of turtle on stamp, posterior portion in sheet margin. | This is probably a Cinderella. | ||||||||||
| $6 | 2008? | Geochelone elegans | S/S of one stamp w/ turtle facing to right. Anterior portion of turtle on stamp, posterior portion on sheet margin. | This is probably a Cinderella. | ||||||||||
| SC | 730 | 80c | July 1992 | Chelonia mydas | ||||||||||
| SC | 875 | 50c | 1994 | Stylized Turtle | Sheet of eight se-tenant stamps w/ longevity symbols. Three stamps depict highly stylized turtles. | Issued to commemorate PhilaKorea '94. | ||||||||
| SC | 875 | a | 50c | 1994 | Stylized Turtle | One of three stamps w/ turtles, from Scott Nevis 875. Stamp is in No. 1 position on sheet. | Issued to commemorate PhilaKorea '94. | |||||||
| SC | 875 | d | 50c | 1994 | Stylized Turtle | One of three stamps w/ turtles, from Scott Nevis 875. Stamp is in No. 4 position on sheet. | Issued to commemorate PhilaKorea '94. | |||||||
| SC | 875 | g | 50c | 1994 | Stylized Turtle | One of three stamps w/ turtles, from Scott Nevis 875. Stamp is in No. 7 position on sheet. | Issued to commemorate PhilaKorea '94. | |||||||
| SC | 934 | 50c | 01 Sep 95 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Sheet of sixteen different stamps forming a unified design. | Turtle on one stamp only. | ||||||||
| SC | 934 | l | 50c | 01 Sep 95 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Nevis 934. | ||||||||
| SC | 935 | $5 | 01 Sep 95 | Eretmochelys imbricata | s/s w/ turtle in border of sheet. No turtle on stamp. | Nassau grouper on stamp. | ||||||||
| SC | 1258 | $1.60 | 31 Jan 01 | Inscribed "Box Turtle" | One of two panes of six se-tenant $1.60 stamps issued on the same date. Turtle on one pane only. Turtle is definitely not a Terrapene species. | Pane inscribed "Garden of Eden". Turtle MAY be Cuora flavomarginata (see Pritchard: Ency. of Turtles, pg. 316). Date also reported as Aug 2000. | ||||||||
| SC | 1258 | f | $1.60 | 31 Jan 01 | Inscribed "Box Turtle" | Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Nevis #1258. Large turtle on land facing left; definitely not a Terrapene species. | MAY be Cuora flavomarginata (see Pritchard: Encyclopedia of Turtles, pg. 316). Date also reported as Aug 2000. | |||||||
| SC | 1304 | $5.00 | 26 Aug 02 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Ecotourism sheet of one shows diver (on stamp) w/ turtle swimming towards her (in selvedge). | Sheet inscribed "Ecotourism". | ||||||||
| SC | 1418 | $1.20 | 10 Jan 05 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Sheet of four $1.20 stamps w/ two lizards, a frog and a snake. Large sea turtle in margin of sheet. No turtles on stamps. | Sheet inscribed "Reptiles of the Caribbean". | ||||||||
| SC | 1419 | $5.00 | 10 Jan 05 | Eretmochelys imbricata | S/S of one stamp. Turtles on stamp and on margin of sheet. | Inscribed "Reptiles of the Caribbean". | ||||||||
| SC | 1426 | 30c | 10 Jan 05 | Dermochelys coriacea | Child's painting of adult turtle swimming to left. Incorrectly identified on stamp as a hawksbill turtle. | Artist: Leon Silcott. | ||||||||
| SC | 1427 | 90c | 10 Jan 05 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Child's painting of adult turtle swimming to left. | Artist: Kris Liburd. | ||||||||
| SC | 1428 | $1.20 | 10 Jan 05 | Dermochelys coriacea | Child's painting of adult turtle, covered w/ white spots, swimming to right. Incorrectly identified on stamp as a hawksbill turtle. | Artist: Alice Webber. | ||||||||
| SC | 1429 | $5 | 10 Jan 05 | Stylized Sea Turtle | Dorsal view of stylized turtle swimming to left, w/ patterned shell of black, white, and green. | Artist: Jeuaunito Huggins. | ||||||||
| SC | 1496 | $6 | 01 May 07 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | S/S of one stamp issued for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Large map of Caribbean Sea in center of sheet and flags of sixteen Caribbean nations in margins. | Sheet inscribed in red: "The Caribbean welcomes the Cricket World Cup 2007". Small turtle on the Coat-of-Arms which appears on the Cayman Is. flag. | ||||||||
| SC | 1702 | $3.00 | 14 Nov 11 | Caretta caretta | Mini sheet of four stamps that depict three lizards and one snake. Large turtle in right margin of sheet. No turtles on stamps. | Sheet inscribed "Reptiles of the Caribbean". | ||||||||
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