TANNU TUVA (TOUVA)

A former republic in N.W. Mongolia. Issued legitimate stamps from 1926 thru 1933. Recent issues are all Cinderellas. 		sample stamp


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
Various 1996 Geochelone elephantopus Sheetlet of six se-tenant stamps. 675r value depicts a Galapagos Tortoise.
675r 1996 Geochelone elephantopus Single stamp w/ tortoise from sheetlet of six.
See ** Dermochelys coriacea Cinderella o/p'd on Scott Russia 5981. Each new stamp created w/ the o/p covers a block of four of the old Soviet stamps. O/P is all in black. ** What appears to be the denom. is a Cyrillic letter rather than a numeral.
Various 1996 Unidentified Sea Turtle Pane of six stamps depicting whales, penguins, and a shark. O/P'd in gold w/ a Rotary emblem, Scouts emblem, and a Conservation Year slogan. Small turtle in upper left selvedge of pane. These are Cinderellas.
Various 1996 Unidentified Sea Turtle Pane of six stamps depicting whales, penguins, and a shark. O/P'd in red w/ a Rotary emblem, Scouts emblem, and a Conservation Year slogan. Small turtle in upper left selvedge of pane. These are Cinderellas.
Various 2001? Unidentified Tortoise Sheet of eight stamps forming a unified scene of a group of baby animals (mostly mammals), watching a baby bird hatch. Tortoise's head in extreme lower left corner of sheet. Because vert. rows of perfs. vary in position from sheet to sheet, the tortoise head may be entirely in the selvedge or partly in the selvedge and partly on a stamp.
1200 2001? Unidentified Tortoise Single stamp w/ turtle from sheet of eight, depicting baby animals watching a bird hatch. Because vert. rows of perfs. vary in position from sheet to sheet, part of the turtle's head is on this stamp in some cases and in others, it is entirely in the selvedge of the sheet.
Various 1996 Unidentified Sea Turtle Pane of six stamps depicting whales, penguins, and a shark. No o/p. Small turtle in upper left selvedge of pane. These are Cinderellas.
CTC 40 50 15 Mar 95 Tiny Stylized Turtle Single stamp w/ turtle from CTC Tannu Tuva 40-47. Turtle hard to distinguish w/ naked eye.
CTC 40 -47 Various 15 Mar 95 Tiny Stylized Turtle Se-tenant sheet of eight stamps w/ unified scene of animals leaving Noah's Ark. Tiny turtle in stamp in upper left corner.
CTC 109 300 03 Aug 95 Unidentified Sea Turtle Single stamp w/ turtle from CTC Tuva 109-114. Stamp also depicts numerous fish and seashells.
CTC 109 -114 Various 03 Aug 95 Unidentified Sea Turtle Sheetlet of six different stamps. Five have marine animals and one has a chameleon. Turtle on one stamp only.

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