SOUTH AFRICA

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Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
Various 1998 Psammobates geometricus Strip of eleven stamps, one of which depicts a tortoise. Inscribed "Geometric Tortoise 1998". Unlike a number of almost identical stamps, the denomination on this one is printed in red.
10c 1998 Psammobates geometricus Single stamp w/ tortoise from strip of eleven. Denomination is printed in red.
10c 21 Oct 98 Psammobates geometricus From a very large set of animal definitives.
See Comm 2004 Unidentified Tortoise Postal Stationery (Airmail Postal Card). Card design has tortoise, Cobra, Frog, Scorpion, etc. on map background. Stamp imprinted "Airmail Postal Rate" but no monetary value is shown. Card commemorates Table Mountain and its flora and fauna.
See Comm 2004 Unidentified Tortoise Postal Stationery (Airmail Postal Card). Card design has tortoise, butterfly, deer, lizard, etc. on background of picture of mountain w/ castle-like building on top. Stamp imprinted "Airmail Postal Rate" but no monetary value is shown. Card commemorates Table Mountain and its flora and fauna.
See Comm 2004 Unidentified Tortoise Postal Stationery (Airmail Postal Card). Card design has partially hidden tortoise, fighting zebra stallions, foxes, etc. on a mostly white background. Stamp imprinted "Airmail Postal Rate" but no monetary value is shown. Card commemorates Table Mountain and its flora and fauna.
SC 853 10c 03 Sep 93 Psammobates geometricus Issue date has also been reported to be 7 Feb 93.
SC 854 b Various 24 Aug 94 Psammobates geometricus Scott South Africa #853 included in a se-tenant strip-of-five format. Strip contains two tortoises, two lizards, and one hedgehog. Each stamp in strip inscribed "1993". Reissued April, 1995 (but still inscribed "1993").
SC 854 c Various Oct 1994 Psammobates geometricus Strip of five like Scott South Africa 854b, except vert. perfs are 14.5.
SC 867 C 10c 1996-98 Geometric Tortoise Single stamp w/ tortoise from Scott South Africa 867p.
SC 867 p Various 01 Aug 96 Psammobates geometricus This strip of five se-tenant stamps plus a label was formerly listed by Scott as 858a, which was deleted in SSM of Dec 99 (pg.81). Stamps in this strip are inscribed "1993" but the Readers Digest label (in either green or orange) is inscribed "1996-11-11". Inscription on tortoise stamp is "Geometric Tortoise" rather than "Psammobates geometricus" which is inscribed on Scott South Africa 849, 853, 854b and 854c.
SC 1022 10c 16 Jan 98 Psammobates geometricus Similar to numerous other South Africa stamps depicting Psammobates geometricus, but having syncopated (interrupted) perfs.
SC 1145 *** 04 Oct 99 Caretta caretta Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott South Africa 1149a. *** Stamp inscribed "Standard Postage" but no value is shown. At the time of issue, standard postage was R1.20.
SC 1149 a *** 04 Oct 99 Caretta caretta Sheetlet of ten stamps w/ turtle on one. Sheet inscribed "Migratory Species of Southern Africa". Also available as a booklet containing two #1149a, plus two postal cards bound into the booklet. Booklet is footnoted by Scott but no separate number is assigned. *** Each stamp inscribed "Standard Postage" but no value is shown. At time of issue, standard postage was R1.20. Sheet inscribed "1999 08 26" but actual issue date was 4 Oct 99.
SC 1275 1.40r 02 Nov 01 Caretta caretta Se-tenant sheet of ten 1.40r stamps forming a unified undersea scene. Turtle on one stamp only.
SC 1275 b 1.40r 02 Nov 01 Caretta caretta Single stamp w/ turtle Scott South Africa #1275.
SC 1338 *** 09 Aug 04 Stylized Turtle S/S of ten stamps showing different types of volunteers at work. Various figures in margin including a turtle in the extreme upper right corner. Sheet inscribed "The Gift From Volunteers". *** Each stamp inscribed "Standard Postage"but no value is shown. At time of issue, standard postage was 1.70r. No turtles on stamps - in sheet margin only.
SC 1348 B5 01 Jul 05 Stylized Turtle Sheetlet of ten stamps all denominated B5 and depicting scenes from South African Legends. Turtle on one stamp only. Sheet inscribed "The Lure of South African Lore and Legends".
SC 1348 c B5 01 Jul 05 Stylized Turtle A serval (a wild, spotted cat) at bottom of stamp walking left. Dorsal view of turtle in upper right corner. Represents a legend of the Setswana people titled "How Serval Got His Spots". Individual stamp w/ turtle from Scott South Africa #1348.

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