Each year since 1938 the National Wildlife Federation has issued stamps as a means of raising revenue. Several "series" of stamps are currently being issued each year. The turtle stamps that have been issued to date are:
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| 1941 | Terrapene carolina carolina |
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| 1943 | Chelonia mydas |
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| 1944 | Malaclemmys terrapin |
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| 1945 | Chrysemys picta picta |
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| 1946 | Clemmys insculpta |
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| 1951 | Clemmys guttata |
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| 1957 | Apalone sp. |
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| 1960 | Emydoidea blandingii |
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| 1968 | Dermochelys coriacea |
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| 1969 | Chrysemys picta picta |
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| 1972 | Terrapene carolina carolina |
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| 1974 | Chelydra serpentina |
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| 1975 | Terrapene carolina carolina |
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| 1977 | Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata |
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| 1978 | Graptemys sp. (probably Graptemys geographica) |
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| 1979 | Caretta caretta |
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| 1980 | Clemmys muhlenbergii |
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| 1982 | Dermochelys coriacea |
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| 1986 | Macroclemys temminckii |
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| 1989 | Pseudemys rubiventris |
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| 1990 | Lepidochelys kempi |
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| 1992 | Chelonia mydas |
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| 1993 | Chrysemys picta bellii |
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| 1996 | Terrapene carolina carolina |
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| 1996 | Chrysemys picta picta (Sheet commemorating 60 years of conservation; the turtle stamp on this sheet represents the year 1969.) |
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| 1998 | Caretta caretta |
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| 1998 | Chelonia mydas |
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| 1998 | Lepidochelys kempi |
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