ABKHAZIA REPUBLIC

Abkhazia is a breakaway republic from Georgia. It is in a mountainous area on the Black Sea and has existed since June of 1992.


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
200 1994 Unidentified Tortoise s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Common Bee Eater (Merops apiaster). The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps.
200 1994 Unidentified Tortoise s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a White Wagtail (Motacilla alba). The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps.
200 1994 Unidentified Tortoise s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Redpoll (Carduelis [=Acanthis] flammea). The tortoise is in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps.
200 1994 Unidentified Tortoise s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). The tortoise is in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps.
200 1994 Unidentified Tortoise s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Eurasian Robin (Erithacus rubecula). The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps.
200 1994 Unidentified Tortoise s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Common Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes). The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps.
200 1994 Unidentified Tortoise s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs). The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps.
500 1994 Unidentified Tortoise s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus). The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps.
500 1994 Unidentified Tortoise s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris). The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps.
500 1994 Unidentified Tortoise s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Blue Tit (Parus caerulus). The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps.
500 1994 Unidentified Tortoise s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Goldcrest (Regulus regulus). The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps.
500 1994 Unidentified Tortoise s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Eurasian Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis). The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps.
500 1994 Unidentified Tortoise s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Rock Thrush (Monticola saxatilis). The tortoise appears in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps.
500 1994 Unidentified Tortoise s/s w/ eight identical stamps depicting a Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus). The tortoise is in the margin of the sheet, not on the stamps.

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