BURUNDI


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment

1020f 2011 Pelusios sinuatus One individual facing three-quarters left w/ head and neck fully extended. From set of four turtle stamps. Similar to a stamp on a s/s issued in 2011 but w/ a different picture of the turtle and a different denomination.

1120f 2011 Stigmochelys pardalis One individual facing three-quarters left. From set of four turtle stamps. Similar to a stamp on a s/s issued in 2011 but w/ a different picture of the tortoise and a different denomination.

3000f 2011 Pelomedusa subrufa One individualfacing three-quarters left w/ head, neck and legs partly retracted. From set of four turtle stamps. Similar to a stamp on a s/s issued in 2011 but w/ a different picture of the turtle.

3000f 2011 Pelusios subniger One individual facing three-quarters left. From set of four turtle stamps. Similar to a stamp on a s/s issued in 2011 but w/ a different picture of the turtle and a different denomination.

Various 2011 Four Species S/S of four stamps depicting the same four species of turtles that appear on a set of four issued in 2011 but with different pictures of those species. Species depicted are: Stigmochelys pardalis (1000f), Pelusios subniger (1020f), Pelomedusa subrufa (3000f) and Pelusios sinuatus (3000f). Upper margin of sheet inscribed "Les Tortues du Burundi". Large pictures of the same four species are shown in the four corners of the sheet in addition to the pictures on the stamps.

1000f 2011 Stigmochelys pardalis One individual walking to right. Similar to stamp in set of four issued in 2011, but w/ a different picture of the tortoise and a different denomination.

1020f 2011 Pelusios subniger One individual facing left w/ head and neck partially withdrawn. Similar to stamp in set of four issued in 2011, but w/ a different picture of the turtle and a different denomination.

3000f 2011 Pelomedusa subrufa One individual facing almost directly toward viewer. Similar to stamp in set of four issued in 2011, but w/ a different picture of the turtle.

3000f 2011 Pelusios sinuatus One individual basking on log, facing left. Similar to stamp in set of four issued in 2011, but w/ a different picture of the turtle and a different denomination.

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