| Catalog # | Denom. | Date | Turtle | Description | Comment | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3$ | Geochelone chilensis | S/S of one stamp depicting a semi-dorsal view of turtle facing left. Same photograph faintly appears in selvedge, around stamp. WWF symbol in lower left corner of sheet. | Scientific name of tortoise inscribed on stamp in red. | |||||||||||
| 3$ | Clemmys insculpta | S/S of one stamp depicting a semi-dorsal view of an immature turtle facing right. Same photograph faintly appears in selvedge, around stamp. WWF symbol in lower left corner of sheet. | Both stamp and sheet selvedge inscribed "Glyptemus insculpta" in red. Glyptemys is a very old synonym for Clemmys. It is no longer the correct name for this turtle and in addiion, it is misspelled on the stamp and the selvedge of the sheet. | |||||||||||
| 3$ | Cuora amboinensis | S/S of one stamp depicting a turtle facing right w/ head raised. Same photograph faintly appears in selvedge, around stamp. WWF symbol in lower left corner of sheet. | Scientific name of turtle inscribed on stamp in red. | |||||||||||
| 5$ | Clemmys muhlenbergii | S/S of one stamp depicting a turtle facing left. Same photograph faintly appears in selvedge, around stamp. WWF symbol in lower left corner of sheet. | Scientific name of turtle inscribed on stamp in yellow. | |||||||||||
| 3$ | Graptemys versa | S/S of one stamp depicting a semi-dorsal view of turtle facing right. Same photograph faintly appears in selvedge, around stamp. WWF symbol in lower left corner of sheet. | Scientific name of turtle inscribed on stamp in red. | |||||||||||
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