GUINEA-BISSAU


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment

400fca 01 Apr 01 At Least Three Species Sheet of six 400fca stamps (MI 1584-1589) depicting sea turtles and Galapagos Tortoises. Fleur-de-lis (boy scout emblem) on each stamp. Large sea turtle forms background for entire sheet.

MI 1584 400fcfa 01 Apr 01 Sea Turtle & Tortoise Unidentified sea turtle plus head of Geochelone elephantopus from adjoining stamp. Depicts fleur-de-lis.

MI 1585 400fcfa 01 Apr 01 Chelonia mydas Head-on view of adult swimming underwater. Depicts fleur-de-lis.

MI 1586 400fcfa 01 Apr 01 Eretmochelys imbricata Lateral view of adult swimming to left and upwards. Depicts fleur-de-lis.

MI 1587 400fcfa 01 Apr 01 Geochelone elephantopus Two adults feeding. Head of one extends onto stamp above. Depicts fleur-de-lis.

MI 1588 400fcfa 01 Apr 01 Chelonia mydas Two adults on beach. Depicts fleur-de-lis.

MI 1589 400fcfa 01 Apr 01 Chelonia mydas One adult on beach plus posterior half of another individual from the adjoining stamp. Depicts fleur-de-lis.

MI 1702 100fcfa 30 Jun 01 Dermochelys coriacea Anterior half of turtle, facing right plus sketch of dorsal view. Stamp w/ plain white background.

MI 1703 500fcfa 30 Jun 01 Lepidochelys olivacea Anterior half of turtle, facing left plus sketch of dorsal view. Stamp w/ plain white background.

MI 1704 750fcfa 30 Jun 01 Chelonia mydas Anterior half of turtle, facing right plus sketch of dorsal view. Stamp w/ plain white background.

MI 1705 1000fcfa 30 Jun 01 Eretmochelys imbricata Anterior half of turtle, facing left plus sketch of dorsal view. Stamp w/ plain white background.

MI 1706 5000fcfa 30 Jun 01 Caretta caretta Anterior half of turtle facing right plus sketch of dorsal view. This is the individual stamp from Michel Guinea Bissau #BL350.

MI BL 350 5000fcfa 30 Jun 01 Caretta caretta S/S w/ one stamp depicting anterior half of turtle facing right plus sketch of dorsal view. Individual stamp is Michel Guinea Bissau #1706. Additional large turtle in margin of sheet.

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