ST. VINCENT

Also called ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES. (See separate listing for GRENADINES OF ST. VINCENT).
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Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment

$2.00 28 Apr 10 Caretta caretta Individual stamp w/ turtle from SC #3715. Turtle swimming right, underwater.

SC 1233 50c 31 Aug 89 Lepidochelys kempii This is a sheet of 20 different stamps, which together, form a map of the Carribean. The turtle is on one stamp and also on a shield in the margin of the sheet.

SC 1233 i 50c 31 Aug 89 Lepidochelys kempii This is the single stamp with the turtle from St. Vincent #1233.

SC 1472 $5 25 Mar 91 Cartoon Turtle Shells Cartoon characters Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, and Dino, riding bicycles and wearing turtle shell helmets.

SC 2048 75c 20 Apr 94 Protostega sp. A block of 12 stamps depicting prehistoric reptiles and fish. All are 75c denom. and one depicts Protostega. Date from FDC. Protostega is an extinct genus of turtles from the Upper Cretaceous of North America.

SC 2048 l 75c 20 Apr 94 Protostega sp. Single stamp depicting turtle from sheet #2048. Date from FDC. Protostega is an extinct genus of turtles from the Upper Cretaceous of North America.

SC 2178 90c 23 May 95 Chelonia mydas Sheet of nine stamps. Two turtles on stamp in top, center position. Both turtles extend onto the next stamp.

SC 2178 b 90c 23 May 95 Chelonia mydas Single stamp w/ turtles from St. Vincent Scott 2178.

SC 2475 50c 18 Sep 97 Geochelone elephantopus Sheetlet of nine 50c values. One stamp depicts G. elephantopus. Sierra Club Issue. Sheet & stamps are vert.

SC 2475 f 50c 18 Sep 97 Geochelone elephantopus Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott St. Vincent 2475. Sierra Club Issue. Stamp is vert.

SC 2476 60c 18 Sep 97 Geochelone elephantopus Sheetlet of nine 60c values. Two stamps depict G. elephantopus. Sierra Club Issue. Sheet & stamps are horiz.

SC 2476 e 60c 18 Sep 97 Geochelone elephantopus One of two stamps w/ turtles from Scott St. Vincent 2476. Sierra Club Issue. Stamp is horiz.

SC 2476 f 60c 18 Sep 97 Geochelone elephantopus One of two stamps w/ turtles from Scott St. Vincent 2476. Sierra Club Issue. Stamp is horiz.

SC 2479 $1.00 18 Sep 97 Gopherus polyphemus Sheetlet of nine $1.00 values. Two stamps depict G. polyphemus. Sierra Club Issue. Sheet & stamps are vert.

SC 2479 d $1.00 18 Sep 97 Gopherus polyphemus One of two stamps w/ turtles from Scott St. Vincent 2479.

SC 2479 e $1.00 18 Sep 97 Gopherus polyphemus One of two stamps w/ turtles from Scott St. Vincent 2479.

SC 2480 $1.10 18 Sep 97 Gopherus polyphemus Sheetlet of nine $1.10 values. One stamp depicts G. polyphemus. Sierra Club Issue. Sheet & stamps are horiz.

SC 2480 b $1.10 18 Sep 97 Gopherus polyphemus Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott St. Vincents 2480. Formerly listed as 2580b due to a typographical error.

SC 2546 $1.10 23 Feb 98 Eretmochelys imbricata Turtle is superimposed on a map of Grenada.

SC 2548 $1.10 23 Feb 98 Caretta caretta Sheetlet of six stamps showing endangered fauna of the Caribbean.

SC 2548 f $1.10 23 Feb 98 Caretta caretta Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott St. Vincent 2548. Adult swimming underwater.

SC 2549 $1.10 23 Feb 98 Chelonia mydas Sheetlet of six stamps showing endangered species of the Caribbean.

SC 2549 f $1.10 23 Feb 98 Chelonia mydas Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott St. Vincent 2549. Female ascending beach.

SC 2605 $1.00 01 Jul 98 Caretta caretta Pane of nine $1.00 se-tenant stamps w/ a turtle on one. Sheet inscribed "International Year of the Ocean". This is pane 2 of two panes of nine stamps issued on the same date.

SC 2605 f $1.00 01 Jul 98 Caretta caretta Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott St. Vincents #2605

SC 2676 20c 12 Apr 99 Chelonia mydas Germinating coconut in foreground. From eight value set.

SC 2679 70c 12 Apr 99 Terrapene carolina Jack-in-the-pulpit in background. From eight value set.

SC 2713 $1.10 25 Jun 99 Unidentified Turtle S/S of six $1.10 values. Has turtle on one stamp. Painting of turtle by Japanese artist Hokusai. Painting is entitled "Sea Life" but the turtle is obviously a freshwater species.

SC 2713 b $1.10 25 Jun 99 Unidentified Turtles Single stamp w/ turtles from Scott St. Vincent 2713.

SC 2714 $1.10 25 Jun 99 Two Species of Turtles S/S of six $1.10 values has turtles on two stamps. Turtles are Platysternon megacephalum and an unidentified softshell turtle. Turtles in paintings by Japanese artist Hokusai.

SC 2714 b $1.10 25 Jun 99 Platysternon megacephalum One of two turtle stamps from Scott St. Vincent 2714.

SC 2714 e $1.10 25 Jun 99 Unidentified Softshell One of two turtle stamps from Scott St. Vincent 2714.

SC 2751 50c 28 Feb 00 Eretmochelys imbricata Sheet of twenty 50c stamps w/ turtle mostly on one stamp but extending slightly onto the next one. (Note: date may actually be Feb 1999.) Generic and Specific names are reversed on stamp: Inscribed "Imbricata eretmochelys".

SC 2751 b 50c 28 Feb 00 Eretmochelys imbricata Adult swimming underwater. From Scott St. Vincent 2751. (Note: date may actually be Feb 1999.) Generic and specific names are reversed on stamp: inscribed "Imbricata eretmochelys".

SC 3037 $6 01 Jul 02 Unidentified Sea Turtle Small s/s w/ one stamp. Selvedge shows SCUBA diver and turtle. No turtle on stamp. Issued for United Nations Year of Ecotourism.

SC 3374 20c Caretta caretta Revaluation o/p on St. Vincent Grenadines Scott #160. 20c o/p'd on $1.25.

SC 3588 $6 01 May 07 Unidentified Sea Turtle S/S of one stamp issued for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Large map of Caribbean Sea in center of sheet and flags of sixteen Caribbean nations in margins. Sheet inscribed in red: "The Caribbean welcomes the Cricket World Cup 2007". Small turtle on the Coat-of-Arms which appears on the Cayman Is. flag.

SC 3669 $2.50 15 Jul 09 Cartoon Turtles Pane of four stamps depicting the cartoon characters "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".

SC 3669 a $2.50 15 Jul 09 Cartoon Turtle Individual stamp from pane of four depicting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle named Michelangelo.

SC 3669 b $2.50 15 Jul 09 Cartoon Turtle Individual stamp from pane of four depicting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle named Donatello.

SC 3669 c $2.50 15 Jul 09 Cartoon Turtle Individual stamp from pane of four depicting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle named Leonardo.

SC 3669 d $2.50 15 Jul 09 Cartoon Turtle Individual stamp from pane of four depicting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle named Raphael.

SC 3711 25c 28 Apr 10 Dermochelys coriacea One individual swimming left underwater w/ foreflippers pointing straight up. From set of four Caribbean Marine Life stamps. Date also reported as 23 April 2010. This stamp was formerly listed on this site as SG 5821.

SC 3715 $2.00 28 Apr 10 Caretta caretta Mini sheet of six se-tenant stamps including one depicting a loggerhead sea turtle. Upper margin of sheet inscribed "Caribbean Marine Life". This sheet was formerly listed on this site as SG MS 5825.

SC 3806 $3 06 Oct 11 Three Species Sheetlet of three $3 stamps w/ a different turtle on each. Head of an unidentified freshwater turtle plus waterlily flower and leaves in left margin of sheet. Right margin of sheet inscribed "Turtles".

SC 3806 a $3 26 Oct 11 Deirochelys reticularia One individual facing left. From Scott #3806.

SC 3806 b $3 26 Oct 11 Malaclemys terrapin One individual facing left. From Scott #3806.

SC 3806 c $3 26 Oct 11 Trachemys scripta elegans Anterior half of one individual facing left. From Scott #3806.

SC 3807 $9 26 Oct 11 Unidentified Sea Turtle S/S w/ one stamp containing a picture of a sea turtle swimming left. Stamp is inscribed "Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas" but George Balazs says it is definitely not a C. mydas. Upper margin of sheet inscribed "TURTLES". Linn's Stamp News dated 9 January 2012, page 37, reported the denomination of this stamp to be $6 but actually it is $9.

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