SOLOMON ISLANDS

sample stamp


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
$15 N/A Caretta caretta S/S inscribed "Reptiles of the Pacific". The issuance of this sheet was apparently CANCELLED sometime after it had been announced.
SC 105 1 pound 05 Nov 58 Unidentified Sea Turtle The turtle is on the Solomon Islands Coat-of-Arms.
SC 208 18c 15 Jun 70 Unidentified Sea Turtle The turtle is on the Solomon Islands Coat-of-Arms.
SC 276 4c 16 Dec 74 Unidentified Sea Turtle This is a stamp on stamp. Scott Solomon Islands #208 appears on this stamp and the turtle is on the Coat-of-Arms on #208.
SC 279 35c 16 Dec 74 Unidentified Sea Turtle This is a stamp on stamp. Scott Solomon Islands #208 appears on this stamp and the turtle is on the Coat-of-Arms on #208.
SC 279 a 4c & 35c 16 Dec 74 Unidentified Sea Turtle s/s w/ Scott Solomon Islands #276 and #279.
SC 372 45c 07 Jul 78 Unidentified Sea Turtle
SC 395 35c 16 Aug 79 Unidentified Sea Turtle This is a stamp on stamp. Scott Solomon Islands #372 appears on this stamp and the turtle is on #372.
SC 412 A $10 20 Sep 82 Eretmochelys imbricata
SC 471 12c 01 Jul 82 Unidentified Sea Turtle The turtle is on the Solomon Islands Coat-of-Arms.
SC 489 18c 05 Jan 83 Dermochelys coriacea
SC 490 35c 05 Jan 83 Caretta caretta
SC 491 45c 05 Jan 83 Lepidochelys olivacea
SC 492 50c 05 Jan 83 Chelonia mydas
SC 570 Various 22 Aug 86 Unidentified Sea Turtle Strip of ten printed se-tenant w/ a center label depicting coat-of-arms. No turtles on stamps.
SC 571 Various 22 Aug 86 Unidentified Sea Turtle Strip of ten printed se-tenant w/ a center label depicting coat-of-arms. No turtles on stamps.
SC 572 Various 22 Aug 86 Unidentified Sea Turtle Strip of ten printed se-tenant w/ a center label depicting coat-of-arms. No turtles on stamps.
SC 573 Various 22 Aug 86 Unidentified Sea Turtle Strip of ten printed se-tenant w/ a center label depicting coat-of-arms. No turtles on stamps.
SC 574 Various 22 Aug 86 Unidentified Sea Turtle Strip of ten printed se-tenant w/ a center label depicting coat-of-arms. No turtles on stamps.
SC 616 80c 07 Jul 88 Unidentified Sea Turtles Turtles are on the Solomon Islands Coat-of-Arms.
SC 853 50c 29 Sep 97 Chelonia mydas Female laying eggs. 50th Anniv. of CPS/SPC.
SC 854 90c 29 Sep 97 Chelonia mydas Hatchlings entering the sea. 50th Anniv. of CPS/SPC.
SC 855 $1.50 29 Sep 97 Chelonia mydas Group swimming underwater. 50th Anniv. of CPS/SPC.
SC 856 $2.00 29 Sep 97 Chelonia mydas Two adults underwater. 50th Anniv. of CPS/SPC.
SC 872 $4.00 07 Jul 98 Unidentified Sea Turtles s/s w/ one stamp. Issued for new parliament bldg. & 20th Anniv. of Independence. Two turtles on the Solomon Island Coat-of-Arms. Date from SG catalog.
SC 874 $1.00 02 Jul 99 Chelonia mydas? Sheet of twelve $1.00 stamps w/ turtle on one. Described as a green turtle but looks more like a loggerhead. Issued for Philex France. Inscribed "Millennium 2000".
SC 874 d $1.00 02 Jul 99 Chelonia mydas? Single stamp w/ turtle from sheet of twelve. Described as a green turtle but looks more like a loggerhead. Issued for Philex France.
SC 894 6.00 $ 22 May 00 Unidentified Sea Turtles S/S w/ one stamp. Shows seven young people looking over the edge of the world at the Solomon Islands. Inscribed "CYMM 2000 Honiaria Solomon Islands. Turtles are barely visible on Solomon Islands Coat-of-Arms, in margin of sheet. No turtle on stamp.
SC 935 Various 06 Feb 02 Unidentified Sea Turtle S/S w/ five stamps bearing various photographs of Queen Elizabeth II. Issued to commemorate 50th year of her reign. Sheet inscribed "Golden Jubilee". Common Design type. Turtle on Solomon Islands Coat-of-Arms in lower right selvedge. No turtles on stamps.
SC 1045 $2.50 30 Apr 06 Chelonia mydas Se-tenant pair w/ Charles Dawin on one stamp, turtle on the other. Turtle's right foreflipper extends onto Darwin stamp. From set of four se-tenant pairs issued for Exploration and Innovation.
SC 1045 a $2.50 30 Apr 06 Chelonia mydas One of a se-tenant pair w/ Charles Darwin and Green Sea Turtle. This stamp pictures Darwin but end of turtle's foreflipper extends onto this stamp from the adjacent one. From set of four se-tenant pairs issued for Exploration and Innovation. Inscribed "175th Anniversary of Charles Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle".
SC 1045 b $2.50 30 Apr 06 Chelonia mydas One of a se-tenant pair w/ turtle and Charles Darwin. This one features a painting of a sea turtle swimming 3/4 left, towards viewer. From set of four se-tenant pairs issued for Exploration and Innovation. Inscribed "175th Anniversary of Charles Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle".

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