TRISTAN DA CUNHA

sample stamp


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment

70p 2011 Four Sea Turtles S/S of four stamps w/ a sea turtle on each. Additional sea turtles in sheet margin. Sheet inscribed "Turtles". Profile of Queen Elizabeth II in upper right corner of each stamp.

70p 2011 Dermochelys coriacea One individual swimming right. Profile of Queen Elizabeth II in upper right corner.

70p 2011 Caretta caretta One individual swimming up and left. Profile of Queen Elizabeth II in upper right corner.

70p 2011 Lepidochelys olivacea One individual on beach, facing right w/ head and neck laying on sand. Profile of Queen Elizabeth II in upper right corner.

70p 2011 Unidentified Sea Turtle Dorsal view of one individual swimming left. Profile of Queen Elizabeth II in upper right corner.

45p 2011 Various Sea Turtles S/S of six stamps, each w/ a sea turtle. Bottom margin of sheet inscribed "Turtles". Profile of Queen Elizabeth II in upper right corner of each stamp.

45p 2011 Eretmochelys imbricata One individual on beach, facing right, w/ head raised. Profile of Queen Elizabeth II in upper right corner.

45p 2011 Chelonia mydas One individual facing left and slightly away from viewer. Profile of Queen Elizabeth II in upper right corner.

45p 2011 Caretta caretta One individual, underwater, facing left. Profile of Queen Elizabeth II in upper right corner.

45p 2011 Eretmochelys imbricata Adult male near sea floor, swimming up and right. Profile of Queen Elizabeth II in upper right corner.

45p 2011 Chelonia mydas One individual on beach in very shallow water facing directly toward viewer. Profile of Queen Elizabeth II in upper right corner.

45p 2011 Chelonia mydas One individual swimming left w/ foreflippers in raised position. Profile of Queen Elizabeth II in upper right corner.

SC 592 35p 10 Feb 97 Archelon sp. Se-tenant block of four w/ Archelon on one stamp. Sheet inscribed "Atlantic Marine Fauna of the Cretaceous". Date has also been reported as 02 Feb 97.

SC 592 a 35p 10 Feb 97 Archelon sp. Single stamp w/ two turtles from Scott Tristan da Cunha 592. Date has also been reported as 02 Feb 97.

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