COSTA RICA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment

SC 593 180c 25 Aug 06 Eretmochelys imbricata Sheetlet of ten different stamps w/ a turtle, fish, porpoise or bird on each. Sheet inscribed "Parques Nacionales 2006" and "Isla del Coco Costa Rica" in upper margin. Turtles on two stamps. Scientific name of each animal appears on each stamp and the Spanish common name appears in the sheet margin next to each stamp. Turtle's species name misspelled as "imbricaas".

SC 593 d 180c 25 Aug 06 Eretmochelys imbricata Individual stamp w/ turtle from Scott Costa Rica #593. Depicts adult swimming away from viewer, underwater. Species name of turtle is misspelled on stamp as "imbricaas".

SG 593 h 180c 25 Aug 06 Unidentified Sea Turtle Individual stamp w/ turtle from Scott Costa Rica #593. Main design feature is a shark but the upper left corner shows the posterior half of a turtle.

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