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Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment

25f 2008? Cartoon Tortoise This is Dahomey Scott #297 w/ the original denomination struck out w/ two horizontal black lines and a black surcharge of 25f added. Also, the word "Dahomey" is covered w/ a black rectangle and the word "Benin" is o/p'd beneath it. Reportedly issued in 2008 but this has not been confirmed.

600f 2008 Cartoon Tortoise Sheet of eight stamps and one label w/ characters from Disney's movies Kung Fu Panda and Ratatouille. Tortoise on one stamp plus two tortoise heads in sheet margin. Bottom margin of sheet inscribed "Jeux de la XXIXe Olympiade - Beijing 2008".

600f 2008 Cartoon Tortoise Individual stamp w/ tortoise from sheet of eight featuring characters from Disney movies Kung Fu Panda and Ratatouille. Tortoise is facing left. Olympic rings at top center of stamp.

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