DAGESTAN (DAGHESTAN)

Dagestan is an autonomous republic of Russia on the Caspian Sea.


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment

Various Terrapene ornata Horiz. strip of three, each depicting a different species of large cat (mountain lions, cheetahs, jaguars). Turtle on stamp w/ mountain lions.

1000 Terrapene ornata Adult mountain lion and two kits that are playing w/ a turtle in foreground. Single stamp w/ turtle from strip of three.

CTC 190 -198 Various 01 Feb 98 Five Freshwater Turtles Perf. Cinderella sheet of nine stamps forming an underwater and above-water panorama in a freshwater swamp. Painting depicts scores of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, and is identical to the painting on a Cinderella from Somalia.

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