SAN MARINO

Catalog #			Denom.	Date	Turtle	Description	Comment

			1.50	2012	Geochelone nigra	S/S of four 1.50 stamps Issued for the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.	Tortoise on one stamp only.

			1.50	2012	Geochelone nigra	Individual stamp w/ tortoise from s/s sheet of four stamps issued for the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.	Depicts Charles Darwin, a bather and a bird in addition to the tortoise.

SC	1323		600	10 Feb 95	Two Freshwater Species	One turtle near water in thick vegetation. Second turtle near bottom margin of stamps, partly obliterated by the "600" denomination on #1323a. Both turtles span the line of perforations beteen #1323a and 1323b.	This is a strip of five stamps issued for European Year of Nature Conservation.

SC	1323	a	600	10 Feb 95	Two Freshwater Species	Anterior portion of one turtle in vegetation near right side of stamp. Posterior portion of another very small turtle in extreme lower right corner of stamp. This turtle is partly obliterated by the denomination of "600" printed on the stamp.	The images of both turtles are continued on Scott #1323b.

SC	1323	b	600	10 Feb 95	Two Freshwwater Species	Posterior end of carapace of one turtle, continued from San Marino #1323a. Head of a second, smaller turtle in lower left corner of stamp, also continued from San Marino #1323a.	Turtle head in lower left corner of stamp is blowing bubbles.

SC	1806		0.85e	21 Oct 09	Unidentified Tortoise	Hatchling tortoise on leaves facing toward camera.	Photograph from pet photography contest by Maria Eleonara Viaglio.

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Last updated: Jun 5, 2012