NIGER

sample stamp


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
400f 23 Feb 98 Chelonia mydas Greenpeace s/s with eight stamps (two each of Niger Scott 976a-d) Turtle in selvedge as well as on each stamp. Sheet not mentioned by Scott.
400f 23 Feb 98 Chelonia mydas Greenpeace s/s w/ eight stamps (two each of Niger Scott 976a-d). Red o/p's on both side selvedges; Chinese characters on left and English characters on right. O/P on right says "China '99 World Philatelic Exhibition". Turtle in selvedge as well as on each stamp. Sheet not mentioned by Scott.
SC 976 400f 23 Feb 98 Chelonia mydas Greenpeace block w/ one each of four different stamps. Turtle in selvedge as well as on each stamp. Scott changed the number of this sheet from 974 to 976.
SC 976 a 400f 23 Feb 98 Chelonia mydas Single stamp from Scott Niger 976. Adult tangled in net. Scott changed the number of this stamp from 974a to 976a.
SC 976 b 400f 23 Feb 98 Chelonia mydas Single stamp from Scott Niger 976. Adult swimming underwater, facing right. Scott changed the number of this stamp from 974b to 976b.
SC 976 c 400f 23 Feb 98 Chelonia mydas Single stamp from Scott Niger 976. Adults mating at water's surface. Scott changed the number of this stamp from 974c to 976c.
SC 976 d 400f 23 Feb 98 Chelonia mydas Single stamp from Scott Niger 976. Adult swimming underwater, facing left. Scott changed the number of this stamp from 974d to 976d.
SC 976 e 400f 23 Feb 98 Chelonia mydas Greenpeace s/s w/ one each of four different stamps (976a-d). Turtle in selvedge as well as on each stamp.
SC 977 250f 1998 Seven Different Species Sheet of six w/ a different turtle on each stamp + one in selvedge. Chelodina longicollis in upper selvedge of sheet.
SC 977 a 250f 1998 Pelomedusa subrufra From sheet of six.
SC 977 b 250f 1998 Platysternon megacephalum Subspecies is "shiui". Incorrect name on stamp is "Megacephalum shiui" as if that were the genus and species. From sheet of six.
SC 977 c 250f 1998 Eretmochelys imbricata Stamp identifies subspecies as "bissa". From sheet of six.
SC 977 d 250f 1998 Platemys platycephala Incorrect name on stamp is "Platycephala platycephala". From sheet of six.
SC 977 e 250f 1998 Apalone spinifera Incorrect name on stamp as "Spinifera spinifera". From sheet of six.
SC 977 f 250f 1998 Malayemys subtrijuga From sheet of six.
SC 1033 300f 1999 Unidentified Tortoise S/S of four stamps (Tortoise, Snake, Lizard, Scorpion). Additional large tortoise in bottom selvedge of sheet. Each stamp inscribed "1999". Wooden mask on each stamp in addition to the animal.
SC 1033 b 300f 1999 Unidentified Tortoise Single stamp w/ tortoise from Scott Niger 1033. Wooden mask on stamp in addition to tortoise.

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