Stamps Issued in 2023
Country/Date Scott Gibbons Michel Yvert Denom. Comments / Description

ANTIGUA and BARBUDA
28 Mar, 2023 3665a-f -- 5237-42 --
1 large & many small stylized sea turtles in
border of sheet "The World of Beautiful Turtles"
- no sea turtles on any of the stamps in sheet
28 Mar, 2023 3666 -- --
1 large & many small stylized sea turtles in
border of SS "The World of Beautiful Turtles"

AUSTRALIA
3 Oct, 2023 5671 5874 5455 $1.20
Sea turtle in background of stamp featuring
"The Little Mermaid" issued to commemorate
100 Years of Disney
3 Oct, 2023 5875 5879 5459 $1.20
Self-adhesive Disney "Little Mermaid" stamp

BURUNDI
9 Nov, 2023 -- -- 5000F
E. imbricata and C. mydas in "Les tortues" sheet;
reissue of Scott 1365 sheet from 20 Aug, 2013

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
12 Jan, 2023 -- -- --
2 Chelonia mydas swimming in SS border
5 Jul, 2023 -- -- 650 FCFA
6-stamp set "Turtles and Tall Ships" featuring
3 sea turtle stamps, a leatherback, a green
and a loggerhead; same stamps as used in a
similar set and SS issued 10 June 2013

CHRISTMAS ISLAND (Australia)
1 Nov, 2023 638a 1051 $3
Cartoon turtle head on Christmas 2023 stamp
1 Nov, 2023 638b BF 81 --
Two cartoon sea turtles in SS border
of Christmas 2023 SS

COOK ISLANDS
20 Feb, 2023 1750d 1895 $1
Stylized sea turtle on one stamp in set
"Stop Plastic Ocean Pollution"

DJIBOUTI
3 Mar, 2023 -- --
Beautiful hawksbill turtle in large selvedge of
Endangered Species elephant stamps
3 Mar, 2023 -- 1000FD
E. imbricata in Endangered Species SS
25 May, 2023 -- 300FD
L. olivacea on beach, single stamp in
"Les tortues" sheet
25 May, 2023 -- 1000FD
E. imbricata on beach in "Les tortues" SS
25 May, 2023 -- --
2 green turtles in border only, of "Les tortues" SS
25 May, 2023 -- 300FD
D. coriacea on beach in "Reptiles" sheet
1 Aug, 2023 -- 200FD
Hawksbill turtle, E. imbricata, on one stamp in
"La Vie Marine" set; hawksbill turtle also on label
1 Aug, 2023 -- 200FD
Sea turtle described as Caretta caretta, on one
stamp in "La Vie Marine" set; hawksbill turtle
also on label
1 Aug, 2023 -- 200 FD
Sea turtle described as C. mydas on one stamp
in "Les tortues" set
11 Aug, 2023 -- --
C. mydas atop a breaking wave in border
of Endangered Species SS
11 Aug, 2023 -- 300Fd
"Les tortues" set with one C. mydas and
one D. coriacea stamp

ECUADOR
9 May, 2023 2257 3022 $0.50
C. mydas agassizi on stamp commemorating
the opening of Hermandad Marine Preserve
in the Galápagos Islands

FRANCE
2023 -- -- -- -- Green Letter
Two self-adhesive C. caretta stamps (e & f) in
booklet booklet "La Biodiversité à Réunion"
Green Letter stamps are considered "personalized"
stamps, and are used for mail up to 29 grams
within France, to Andorra, to Monaco and to
the Overseas Territories.

GREAT BRITAIN
10 Aug, 2023 4412 -- F 5653 --
Commemorates 40 Years of Discworld, a comic
fantasy book series written by English author
Sir Terry Pratchett. The Discworld is a flat planet
balanced on the backs of four elephants which in
turn stand on the back of Great A'Tuin (a Giant Star
Turtle of the fictional species Chelys galactica),
who carries the Discworld through space.
10 Aug, 2023 4412h 5062 5652 £2.20
The giant turtle Great A'Tuin

GUINEA
24 Feb, 2023 -- -- 14500FG
"Les tortues" sheet containing 1 C. mydas stamp,
1 E. imbricata stamp, and stylized drawings
of a hawksbill and a leatherback in the selvedge
24 Feb, 2023 -- -- 14500f
Chelonia mydas - "Les tortues"
24 Feb, 2023 -- -- --
2 stylized drawings of sea turtles in sheet
selvedge, not on stamps
24 Feb, 2023 -- -- 14500FG
Eretmochelys imbricata stamps, with stylized
drawing of leatherback turtle in selvedge
5 Sep, 2023 -- -- 12000 FG
"Les tortues" set with one D. coriacea stamp and
one C. caretta stamp showing plastron view
5 Sep, 2023 -- -- --
C. caretta in border of "Les tortues" SS

GUINEA-BISSAU
22 May, 2023 --
Archelon ischyros in border of
Prehistoric Aquatic Animals SS

INDONESIA
2023 3155 7500r
Chelonioidea; watercolor of hawksbill turtle

JAPAN
28 Jun, 2023 4677f 11830 11426 ¥84
Green turtle on stamp in sheet
"Sea Life Series No. 7"

MALI
31 Jul, 2023 100f
Green turtle - "Campaign Against Plastic Pollution in
the Sea" - issued for World Environment Day 2023
31 Jul, 2023 --
Sheet of 5 copies of 2 stamps issued for
World Environment Day 2023
31 Jul, 2023 100f
Green turtle on one of 2 stamps in SS issued
for World Environment Day 2023

NEW CALEDONIA
15 Sep, 2023 1300 460F
Stylized sea turtle on stamp commemorating
Jean Lèques, the country's first Governor

NIGER
20 Apr, 2023 -- -- 3600F
Chelonia mydas, incorrectly identified as
E. imbricata, in Endangered Species SS
20 Apr, 2023 -- -- 3600F
Eretmochelys imbricata in "Les Tortues" SS with
2 green turtles in border
26 Jun, 2023 -- -- 3600F
C. mydas through porthole of SS commemorates
195th birthday of Jules Verne
9 Oct, 2023 -- -- 1000F
Les Tortues sheet with 1 C. mydas stamp,
1 stamp with C. mydas and E. imbricata, and
2 C. mydas in selvedge
9 Oct, 2023 -- -- --
Les Tortues SS with 4 sea turtles in border only;
2 C. mydas, 1 D. coriacea and a stylized sea turtle
incorrectly identified as Trachemys terrapin

SIERRA LEONE
16 Jan, 2023 -- Le 29
Leatherback hatchling on beach in Turtles sheet
16 Jan, 2023 -- --
2 C. mydas swimming in border of Turtles SS
20 Mar, 2023 -- --
Hawksbill turtle on label of Endangered Species
sheet, not on actual stamp
25 May, 2023 Le 18
Archelon ischyros on one stamp in
"Prehistoric Water Animals" set

THAILAND
18 Dec, 2023 3756 5b
One of set of 4 stamps issued for
Happy New Year 2024

TOGO
24 Feb, 2023 -- -- --
Leatherback turtle in border of "Les tortues" SS

TUNISIA
9 Jun, 2023 2123 2029 0,75d
Kuriat Island - sea turtle visible under the water

UNITED NATIONS (Geneva)
3 Mar, 2023 727 1195 1165 1,80 CHF
Chelonia mydas stamp in "Endangered Species"
sheet issued to commemorate 50th anniversary of
CITES, the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

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