SIERRA LEONE


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment

4000le 25 Mar 11 Geochelone sulcata S/S of four 4000le stamps depicting two lizards, one crocodilian and one tortoise. Snake's head in background of sheet. Upper right corner of sheet inscribed "Reptiles of Africa".

4000le 25 Mar 11 Geochelone sulcata Head and part of one forelimb of tortoise facing three-quarters right. Individual stamp w/ tortoise from sheet of four inscribed "Reptiles of Africa".

SC 2986 2500le 01 Mar 10 Geochelone elephantopus S/S of four 2500le stamps issued for the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth. Animals depicted are Darwin's Frog, Darwin's Fox, Galapagos Tortoise and Marine Iguana. Margin of sheet inscribed "Charles Darwin", "200th Birthday" and "1809 - 1882".

SC 2986 c 2500le 01 Mar 10 Geochelone elephantopus Individual stamp w/ tortoise from Scott Sierra Leone #2986. Close-up photo of tortoise, facing camera w/ mouth open.

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