SOMALIA


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Various Unknown Two Species Cinderella sheetlet of two stamps depicting Eretmochelys imbricata and Rhinoclemmys funerea. Border of sheet depicts three blue flags w/ a white star in the center of each plus three coats-of-arms, plus a green bar bearing the word "turtles". One of the stamps on this sheet is the only philatelic example of Rhinoclemmys funerea, the Black Wood Turtle.

100sh Unknown Eretmochelys imbricata One individual swimming three-quarters left underwater. From Cinderella sheetlet of two stamps.

200sh Unknown Rhinoclemmys funerea One individual on land w/ head and neck stretched straight upward. From Cinderella sheetlet of two stamps. This stamp is the only philatelic example of Rhinoclemmys funerea, the Black Wood Turtle.

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