RWANDA

Catalog #		Denom.	Date	Turtle	Description	Comment

		Various	2009	Cuora zhoui	Horizontal s/s of two stamps, one w/ a bird and one w/ Zhou's Box Turtle.	Upper margin of sheet inscribed "Endangered Species".

		950f	2009	Cuora zhoui	Individual stamp w/ turtle from horizontal sheet of two.	Turtle on land, facing right.

		Various	2009	Chinemys reevesii	Vertical s/s of two stamps, one depicting a fish and one depicting Reeve's Turtle.	Upper margin of sheet inscribed "Endangered Species".

		950f	2009	Chinemys reevesii	Individual stamp w/ turtle from vertical sheet of two stamps.	Close-up of turtle's head facing left.

		Various	2009	Tortoise and Sea Turtle	Mini sheet of eight stamps, including two chelonians, two snakes, two frogs, a lizard and a crocodilian.	Sheet inscribed "Reptiles" in top margin. This is probably a Cinderella.

		150f	2009	Geochelone nigra	Individual stamp w/ a giant tortoise from sheet of eight reptiles issued in 2009. Tortoise is facing left w/ head and neck fully extended and raised high.	This is probably a Cinderella.

		300f	2009	Dermochelys coriacea	Individual stamp w/ a leatherback turtle swimming down and to the right, from sheet of eight reptiles issued in 2009.	This is probably a Cinderella.

		600f	2008?	Mauremys caspica	S/S of one stamp w/ turtle facing to right. Anterior portion of turtle is on stamp, posterior portion on sheet margin.	This is probably a Cinderella.

		Various	2010	Four Species	Vertical mini sheet of four stamps, each w/ a different chelonian. Upper margin of sheet inscribed "Turtles".	This is almost certainly a Cinderella.

		200f	2010	Chelonia mydas	Turtle swimming up and to right.	From vertical Cinderella sheet of four stamps inscribed "Turtles".

		300f	2010	Terrapene carolina	Adult on land facing right.	From vertical Cinderella sheet of four stamps inscribed "Turtles".

		500f	2010	Macroclemys temminckii	One individual on land, facing right and upward, as if on a hill.	From vertical Cinderella sheet of four stamps inscribed "Turtles".

		700f	2010	Caretta caretta	One individual swimming right and upward.	From vertical Cinderella sheet of four stamps inscribed "Turtles".

		600f	Unknown	See Comment Column	Cinderella s/s of one stamp. Depicts two different freshwater turtles on land, one facing left, one facing right.	Stamp is inscribed "Emys orbicularis" but turtle in foreground is actually Chrysemys picta dorsalis and turtle in background is actually Trachemys scripta elegans. There is no Emys orbicularis on the sheet.

		900f	2008?	Macroclemys temminckii	Mini sheet of one stamp w/ turtle on land, facing right. Turtle's head on stamp and turtle's body and limbs in selvedge of sheet.	Stamp inscribed "Macroclemys temminckii". Selvedge inscribed "Reptiles" and "The Alligator Snapping Turtle".

SC	1032	20f	11 May 81	Stylized Turtle	Tiny turtle in painting by Norman Rockwell.	Formerly listed as Scott Rwanda 1027.

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