Additions and corrections for June 2000

A World-Wide List of Turtles and Tortoises on Stamps

by Donald N. Riemer


A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


-- A --
AJMAN
ANGOLA
ASCENSION

-- B --
BELARUS
BELIZE
BRAZIL

-- C --
CAYMAN ISLANDS
COLOMBIA

-- D --
DJIBOUTI

-- E --

-- F --

-- G --
GAMBIA
GUINEA
GUYANA

-- H --

-- I --
INDIA
ISRAEL

-- J --

-- K --
KENYA
KOREA, NORTH

-- L --
LIBERIA
LIBYA

-- M --
MALAYSIA
MONGOLIA

-- N --
NIGER

-- O --

-- P --
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PERU
PITCAIRN ISLANDS

-- Q --

-- R --

-- S --
SENEGAL
SOUTH AFRICA
ST. THOMAS AND PRINCE ISLANDS
ST. VINCENT

-- T --
TADJIKISTAN
TANZANIA
TUVALU

-- U --
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED NATIONS (NEW YORK)

-- V --

-- W --

-- X --

-- Y --

-- Z --
ZAMBIA


AJMAN


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
TS 2230 1.25r 1972 Unidentified Sea Turtle Turtle is pictured in a head-on view, right of the octopus and above the eel-like animal. This is YV #PA 111.


ANGOLA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
350kz 2000? Unidentified Pleurodire Sheet of 6 stamps w/ turtle on one.
350kz 2000? Unidentified Pleurodire Single stamp w/ turtle from sheet of six.


ASCENSION


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
SC 750 15p 08 Mar 00 Chelonia mydas Numerous hatchlings on beach. Inscribed "Turtle Project".
SC 751 35p 08 Mar 00 Chelonia mydas Adult on beach, facing right. Inscribed "Turtle Project".
SC 752 40p 08 Mar 00 Chelonia mydas Adult w/ radio transmitter affixed. Inscribed "Turtle Project".
SC 753 50p 08 Mar 00 Chelonia mydas Adult female returning to the sea. Inscribed "Turtle Project".
SC 754 25p 08 Mar 00 Chelonia mydas S/S of four 25p stamps. One stamp has the same image as the 15p single issued the same day. Sheet also has drawings of turtles in selvedge, made by children of Two Boats School, Ascension Island. Selvedge inscribed "Turtle Project".
SC 754 a 25p 08 Mar 00 Chelonia mydas Extreme close-up of head. From Scott Ascension 754.
SC 754 b 25p 08 Mar 00 Chelonia mydas Hatchlings. Same image as Scott Ascension 750, but different denom. From Scott Ascension 754.
SC 754 c 25p 08 Mar 00 Chelonia mydas Close-up of head and anterior portion of carapace. From Scott Ascension 754.
SC 754 d 25p 08 Mar 00 Chelonia mydas Adult on beach near surf, facing right. From Scott Ascension 754.


BELARUS


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
5000 Emys orbicularis Sheet of twelve 5000 denom. stamps w/ mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. Turtle on one stamp only.
5000 Emys orbicularis On land, facing right. Single stamp w/ turtle from sheet of twelve.


BELIZE


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
SC 1123 30c 15 Feb 00 Eretmochelys imbricata Adult underwater swimming down and left.


BRAZIL


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
0.40 16 May 00 Unidentified Sea Turtle Issued for "Programa Nacional de Gerenciamento Costeiro".


CAYMAN ISLANDS


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
HG FG 21 20c 1993 Unidentified Sea Turtle Aerogramme w/ turtle's head on stamp and on cachet. All printing on envelope is green. Design on the imprinted stamp is identical to Scott Cayman Islands 666a, but the color and denom. differ.
HG FG 22 25c 1993 Unidentified Sea Turtle Aerogramme w/ turtle's head on stamp and on cachet. All printing on stamp is pinkish purple. Design on the imprinted stamp is identical to Scott Cayman Islands 666a, but the color and denom. differ.
HG FG 23 25c 1997 Various Sea Turtles Postal Stationery (Aerogramme) w/ four turtles as follows: (1) turtle on coat-of-arms on stamp, (2) turtle on coat-of-arms on flag on cachet, (3) turtle logo on tail of airplane on cachet, and (4) large picture of turtle on cachet. The stamp printed on this stationery is identical to Scott Cayman Islands 724, except that the stamp on the stationery is slightly larger in both dimensions.
SC 107 6p 1943 Eretmochelys imbricata Perf. 14 This is SG Cayman #122a.
SG 122 b 6p 1947 Eretmochelys imbricata Identical to Scott Cayman #107a (SG Cayman #122) except that this stamp is "brownish-olive", while Scott 107a is "olive-green". Perf. 11.5 x 13. Not listed by Scott.
SG 875 20c 05 Feb 99 Cartoon Turtle Scott Cayman Islands 723 imprinted w/ a small "1999" at the bottom.
SG 877 60c 05 Feb 99 Unidentified Sea Turtle Scott Cayman Islands 727 imprinted w/ a small "1999" at the bottom.


COLOMBIA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
SC 1153 1.300p 16 Apr 99 Three Sea Turtles Strip of three stamps w/ a different sea turtle on each one. Turtles are: C. mydas, D. coriacea, and E. inbricata. Date from MI catalog.
SC 1153 a 1.300p 16 Apr 99 Chelonia mydas From Scott Colombia 1153. Date from MI catalog.
SC 1153 b 1.300p 16 Apr 99 Dermochelys coriacea From Scott Colombia 1153. Date from MI catalog.
SC 1153 c 1.300p 16 Apr 99 Eretmochelys imbricata From Scott Colombia 1153. Date from MI catalog.


DJIBOUTI


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
250f 2000 Caretta caretta Small sheet w/ loggerhead turtles both on the stamp and on the selvedge.


GAMBIA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
SC 2195 7dal 18 Feb 00 Geochelone radiata Pane of six se-tenant stamps showing endangered species of the bushveld. Tortoise on one. This is one of three similar panes of six, issued on 18 Feb 00.
SC 2195 d 7dal 18 Feb 00 Geochelone radiata Single stamp w/ tortoise from Scott Gambia 2195.


GUINEA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
750f 2000 Three Sea Turtles Sheet of eight stamps w/ a wide central gutter, having an overall photomosaic of the Titanic made up of hundreds of tiny pictures, three of which depict sea turtles. Photos of turtles are so small as to be difficult to discern w/ the naked eye.


GUYANA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
$5 1995? Cartoon Turtles Sheet of eight stamps plus one label w/ pictures identical to Guyana Scott 2917. Stamp 2917e is replaced on this sheet w/ a label. Sheet is footnoted by Scott but no separate number is assigned.
$5 1995? Cartoon Turtles Single stamp w/ turtles from sheet of eight stamps plus one label. It is identical to Scott Guyana 2917g except for the denomination. Because a label replaces 2917e on this sheet, the turtle stamp falls in the "f" position instead of the "g" position.
$80 01 May 00 Chelonia mydas One of three panes eight se-tenant stamps issued this date. Turtle on one stamp only. Inscribed "Tropical Treasures of the Sea".
$80 01 May 00 Chelonia mydas Single stamp from se-tenant sheet of eight.


INDIA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
3r 2000 Batagur baska Issued for Millepex 2000.
3r 2000 Lepidochelys olivacea Adult on beach. Issued for Millepex 2000.


ISRAEL


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
SC 1368 a Various 22 Jun 99 Turtle Puppet Se-tenant strip of three stamps (Scott Israel 1366-1368). Turtle on one stamp only. Puppet from children's TV show.


KENYA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
17/- 2000 Dermochelys coriacea Swimming underwater, facing right.
20/- 2000 Chelonia mydas On beach, facing left.
30/- 2000 Eretmochelys imbricata Swimming underwater, up and to left.
47/- 2000 Lepidochelys olivacea Swimming underwater, facing right.
59/- 2000 Caretta caretta Swimming underwater, facing left.


KOREA, NORTH


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
YV 2819 10 jon 15 Dec 98 Chinemys reevesii On land, facing right.
YV 2820 60 jon 15 Dec 98 Caretta caretta Swimming adult, facing right.
YV 2821 1.20 won 15 Dec 98 Dermochelys coriacea Swimming adult, facing left.


LIBERIA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
$15 20 Dec 99 Eretmochelys imbricata Se-tenant sheetlet of ten $15 stamps w/ turtle on one. Turtle extends partly onto stamp below.
$15 20 Dec 99 Eretmochelys imbricata Single stamp w/ turtle from sheetlet of ten.


LIBYA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
MI 2407 -22 100d 1997 or 8 Four species ** Minisheet of sixteen 100 dinar se-tenant stamps w/ four chelonians. ** See individual stamps. listed below, for turtle descriptions.
MI 2409 100d 1997 or 8 Eretmochelys imbricata Facing downward and to the left. Single stamp from sheetlet of sixteen.
MI 2414 100d 1997 or 8 Unidentified Softshell Facing downward and to the left. Single stamp from sheetlet of sixteen.
MI 2419 100d 1997 or 8 Unidentified Tortoise I Facing downward and to the right. Single stamp from sheetlet of sixteen.
MI 2421 100d 1997 or 8 Unidentified Tortoise II Facing downward and to the left. Single stamp from sheetlet of sixteen.


MALAYSIA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
SC 497 50c 01 Jan 94 Chelonia mydas Turtle swimming over fish. Marine Life Issue.
SC 527 C 50c 08 Nov 94 Chelonia mydas Same as Scott Malaysia 497 w/ added inscription for PhilaKorea 1994.
SC 754 30s 18 Dec 99 Lepidochelys olivacea Stamp-on-stamp depicting Malaysia Scott 434, which has the turtle. One of a set of four issued to commem. the UPU.


MONGOLIA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
SC 2391 150t 1999 Carved Stone Turtle Carved figure that doesn't look like a turtle, but stamp is inscribed "Stone turtle 13th century".


NIGER


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
300f 2000? Unidentified Tortoise S/S of four stamps (Tortoise, Snake, Lizard, Scorpion). Additional large tortoise in bottom selvedge of sheet. Wooden mask on each stamp in addition to the animal.
300f 2000? Unidentified Tortoise Single stamp w/ tortoise from sheet of four. Wooden mask on stamp in addition to tortoise.


PAPUA NEW GUINEA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
5K 23 Sep 87 Caretta caretta This is a revenue stamp. It is Scott Papua New Guinea #596 o/p "STAMP DUTY" and revalued at 5K. Date of issue has also been reported as July 1987.


PERU


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
SC 1215 $5.00 22 May 99 Unidentified Sea Turtle One stamp w/ turtle and whale. Stamp inscribed "Fauna de la Selva Peruana".


PITCAIRN ISLANDS


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
SC 511 Various 14 Jan 00 Geochelone elephantopus Strip of four se-tenant stamps w/ a label in the center of the strip. The tortoise is depicted on three of the stamps but not on the label. The tortoise depicted is "Mr. Turpen", one of five Galapagos Tortoises brought to Pitcairn by Irving Johnson, skipper of the Brigantine, "Yankee", between 1937 and 1951.
SC 511 a 5c 14 Jan 00 Geochelone elephantopus Single stamp from se-tenant strip of four. Tortoise is not visible. Depicts rowboat bringing tortoise to shore from brigantine "Yankee", which apprears in background.
SC 511 b 20c 14 Jan 00 Geochelone elephantopus Single stamp from se-tenant strip of four. Tortoise being unloaded from rowboat onto beach.
SC 511 c 35c 14 Jan 00 Geochelone elephantopus Single stamp from se-tenant strip of four. Tortoise on land, facing left.
SC 511 d $5.00 14 Jan 00 Geochelone elephantopus Single stamp from se-tenant strip of four. Close-up of tortoise's head.


SENEGAL


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
YV 1515 320f 09 Oct 99 Dermochelys coriacea Large turtle head in foreground, whole turtle on beach, in center of stamp. Inscribed "Tortue Luth" and "Environement Animaux".


SOUTH AFRICA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
SC 1022 10c 16 Jan 98 Psammobates geometricus Similar to numerous other South Africa stamps depicting Psammobates geometricus, but having syncopated (interrupted) perfs.


ST. THOMAS AND PRINCE ISLANDS


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
SC 1330 3500d 22 May 98 Dermochelys coriacea Turtle swimming beneath a small boat. Inscribed "Expo '98".


ST. VINCENT

Also called ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES. (See separate listing for GRENADINES OF ST. VINCENT).


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
50c Feb 1999 Eretmochelys imbricata Adult swimming underwater. From sheet of twenty 50c stamps. Generic and specific names are reversed on stamp: inscribed "Imbricata eretmochelys".
50c Feb 1999 Eretmochelys imbricata Sheet of twenty 50c stamps w/ turtle mostly on one stamp but extending slightly onto the next one. Generic and Specific names are reversed on stamp: Inscribed "Imbricata eretmochelys".


TADJIKISTAN

Tadjikistan is a former republic of the Soviet Union that gained its independence in 1991.


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
100 1999? Nine Different Species Sheet of nine different tortoises and freshwater turtles. All stamps have a denom. of 100.
a 100 1999? Carettochelys insculpta From sheet of nine.
b 100 1999? Batagur baska From sheet of nine.
c 100 1999? Trachemys scripta From sheet of nine. Genus misspelled "Trachemus" on stamp.
d 100 1999? Chersina angulata From sheet of nine. Genus spelled "Chersine" on stamp, which is the accepted spelling according to some authors.
e 100 1999? Kinixys homeana From sheet of nine. Tortoise is misidentified on stamp as "Testudo graeca".
f 100 1999? Chitra indica From sheet of nine.
g 100 1999? Sternotherus odoratus From sheet of nine.
h 100 1999? Kinosternon flavescens From sheet of nine.
i 100 1999? Emys orbicularis From sheet of nine.


TANZANIA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
300/ 2000 Chelonia mydas Sheetlet of nine se-tenant 300/ denom. stamps. Turtle on one stamp only.
300/ 2000 Chelonia mydas Single stamp w/ turtle from sheetlet of nine.
SC 2013 400/ 15 Nov 99 Kinosternon flavescens One of four panes of six se-tenant 400/ stamps issued this date. Turtle on one stamp only.
SC 2013 e 400/ 15 Nov 99 Kinosternon flavescens Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Tanzania 2013.


TUVALU


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
90c 08 Mar 00 Eretmochelys imbricata Marine Life s/s of six stamps. Turtle on one stamp only. Also includes birds, starfish, and dugong.
90c 08 Mar 00 Eretmochelys imbricata Single stamp w/ turtle from s/s of six.
90c 08 Mar 00 Dermochelys coriacea Marine Life s/s of six 90c values. Turtle on one stamp only. Also included are a manta ray, sharks, and barracuda.
90c 08 Mar 00 Dermochelys coriacea Single stamp w/ turtle from s/s of six.


UNITED ARAB EMIRATES


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
YV 615 1.50dh 15 Dec 99 Unidentified Sea Turtle Small turtle in child's painting. Date also reported as 13 Dec 99.


UNITED NATIONS (NEW YORK)


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
33c 01 May 00 Unidentified Sea Turtle Painting entitled "Crawling Toward the Millennium" by Sam Yeates. Stamp inscribed "Our World 2000".


ZAMBIA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
SC 816 50k 27 Oct 99 Dermochelys coriacea From set of ten, including birds, butterflies, and flowers. Swimming upward and to right.
SC 827 700k 27 Oct 99 Eretmochelys imbricata One of two panes of twelve 770k values issued this date. Turtle mostly on one stamp but extends slightly onto two adjacent stamps.
SC 827 g 700k 27 Oct 99 Eretmochelys imbricata Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Zambia 827. Emerging from water onto beach.
SC 828 700k 27 Oct 99 Malaclemys terrapin One of two panes of twelve 700k values issued this date. Turtle on one stamp only. Swimming underwater.
SC 828 l 700k 27 Oct 99 Malaclemys terrapin Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Zambia 828. Swimming underwater.


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