Country/Date Scott Gibbons Michel Yvert Denom. Comments / Description

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
23 Dec, 2002 1445 -- Noted --
S/S with Ei, Lo and Nd stamps & turtles in border
23 Dec, 2002 1445a 2865A 1827 390 Eretmochelys imbricata; also
logos of Lions & Rotary Clubs
23 Dec, 2002 1445b 2866A 1828 390 Lepidochelys olivacea; also
logos of Lions & Rotary Clubs
23 Dec, 2002 1445c 2867A 1829 390 Natator depressa [sic]; also
logos of Lions & Rotary Clubs

The issues below were authorized by the postal administration of CAF, however they were not placed
on sale in CAF but only distributed to the new issue trade by CAF's philatelic agent
 
10 Jun, 2013 -- -- 4311-14 2902-05 900f
D. coriacea & C. mydas on stamps;
L. kempii in border
10 Jun, 2013 -- -- Block 1076 BF 586 3000f
Turtles and Sailing Ships; Chelonia mydas on stamp with yacht "Maple Leaf"
20 May, 2014 -- -- 4695-98 3178-81 900f
Chelonia mydas in topmost stamp
& both left corner drawings
20 May, 2014 -- -- 4699,
Block 1152		 BF 654 3000f
Chelonia mydas
25 Jun, 2015 -- -- 5420 3797 900f
E. imbricata in stamp 'a'
25 Jun, 2015 -- --

5424,
Block 1301

 BF 815 3000f
C. mydas in SS
15 Dec, 2015 -- -- 5900-3 4112-15 900f
C. mydas, L. olivacea & C. caretta in stamps 'a',
'b' & 'c' in MS; C. mydas in border
11 Feb, 2016 -- -- 6000 4240 750f
C. mydas in stamp 'a' with several others shown
basking in MS border, plus a cartoon sea turtle
11 Feb, 2016 -- -- 6004,
Block 1422		 BF 932 2650f
E. imbricata in SS, with another in border,
plus a cartoon sea turtle
21 Nov, 2016 -- -- 6592 4714 750f
D. coriacea and hatchling in MS stamp 'a';
C. mydas in border
21 Nov, 2016 -- -- 6594,
Block 1540		 BF 1050 2650f
C. mydas in SS
21 Nov, 2016 -- -- 6598 4719 900f
Prehistoric sea turtle Archelon in stamp 'd'
16 Jan, 2017 -- -- Block 1562 BF 1072 --
C. mydas and D. coriacea in SS border
18 Jul, 2017 -- -- 6291 & 2 4473 & 4 750f
C. mydas and E. imbricata in stamps 'b' & 'd'
18 Jul, 2017 -- -- Block 1480 BF 990 --
C. mydas and L. olivacea in SS border
21 Aug, 2017 -- -- 7234,
Block 1647		 BF 1157 3300f
C. mydas in fish-shaped SS
23 Oct, 2017 -- -- 7380 5269 900f
Juvenile L. kempii, appears to have lost
its foreflipper
23 Oct, 2017 -- -- 7383 5272 900f
Juvenile C. caretta
16 Jan, 2018 -- -- Block 1716 BF 1223 --
C. mydas in SS border
21 Mar, 2019 -- -- 8652, 3 6169, 70 900f
C. mydas in 2 uppermost stamps, one
misidentified as E. imbricata
20 Jun, 2019 -- -- 8791,
Block 1949		 1457 3600f
Prehistoric sea turtle Archelon in SS
21 Oct, 2019 -- -- 9071 & 4 6512 & 15 900f
C. mydas in stamps 'a' & 'd'; turtle in
stamp 'a' appears to have a remora attached
27 Jan, 2020 -- -- 9339 1573 3600f
Hawksbill on stamp, 3 green turtles in SS border
30 Nov, 2021 -- -- Block 2409 BF 1907 --
Chelonia mydas in border of Endangered
Aquatic Animals SS
25 Feb, 2022 -- -- BF2013 3600f
L. olivacea on stamp in 'Tortues' SS; ink drawing
of stylized sea turtle appears in selvedge of
matching sheet of 4 stamps
31 Aug, 2022 -- -- 9284, 5 1000FCFA
E. imbricata on 2 stamps in "Tortues" sheet
31 Aug, 2022 -- -- BF2081 --
C. mydas in border of "Les Tortues" SS
31 Aug, 2022 -- -- BF 2091 --
3 C. mydas in border of Tiger SS
30 Nov, 2022 -- -- 9952, 3 100FCFA
"Les tortues" sheet with 1 C. caretta and
1 D. coriacea stamp
30 Nov, 2022 -- -- BF 2265 --
Drawings of E. imbricata, C. caretta & D. coriacea
in SS border, not on stamp
20 Dec, 2022 -- -- 10076 1000 FCFA
Stylized C. mydas in "Les reptiles" sheet
20 Dec, 2022 -- -- 10053 1000 FCFA
C. mydas in "Endangered marine animals" sheet
12 Jan, 2023 -- -- BF 2342 --
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

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Counterfeit Stamps
     

CHAD

The issues below were authorized by the postal administration of Chad, however they were not placed
on sale in Chad but only distributed to the new issue trade by Chad's philatelic agent
 
20 Sep, 2017 -- -- Block 748 BF 242 -
2 C. mydas (1 misidentified as C. caretta), and
D. coriacea in border of 'Les Tortues' SS
24 Feb, 2020 -- -- 3551-4 2388-91 800f
'Les Tortues' sheet of 4; stamp 'a' is C. mydas
misidentified as E. imbricata; stamp 'c' is
C. mydas misidentified as L. olivacea
24 Feb, 2020 -- -- 3355 BF 280 3200f
E. imbricata misidentified as L. olivacea in SS;
C. mydas misidentified as E. imbricata in border
20 Aug, 2020 -- -- 170B 2638 800f
Prehistoric sea turtle Archelon on stamp in
Prehistoric Aquatic Animals sheet
30 Dec, 2020 -- -- 286 BF 408 --
4 C. mydas in SS border
14 Apr, 2021 -- -- 4557 3219 1100f
Stylized Chelonia mydas
14 Apr, 2021 -- -- Block 980 BF 439 --
Stylized C. mydas & E. imbricata in SS border
30 Jul, 2021 -- -- 4737 3329 800f

20 Dec, 2021

 -- -- 3994 800f
E. imbricata in 'd' position in "Tortues" sheet
30 Nov, 2022 -- -- 4352 1000f
E. imbricata in "Endangered Species" set
30 Nov, 2022 -- -- 4498 1000F
E. imbricata on one stamp in Lighthouses sheet;
lighthouse is Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse in Denmark
30 Nov, 2022 -- -- BF 767 3600F
C. mydas in Lighthouses SS; lighthouse is the
Marshall Point Lighthouse, located at the entrance
of Port Clyde Harbor in Port Clyde, Maine

CHAD: Counterfeit Stamps
   

CHILE
5 Sep, 1974 452a 730 812 423 200e
Manutara Isla de Pascua - small stone turtle
image; "Manutara" translates to sooty tern

CHINA, PEOPLE S REPUBLIC of
2007 (3261) (4788) (3274) (4065) 80
Small prehistoric sea turtle in border (beneath
darkest dinosaur's tail) of personalized sheet for
Geological Museum of Heilongjiang Knot stamp
issued 3 March 2003
4 Dec, 2021 4857h 5370 5888 ¥1.50
3 Chelonia mydas (green turtles) on stamp in
"Wild Animals Under First-Class State
Protection" sheet

CHINA, REPUBLIC of (Taiwan)
10 Nov, 1995 3033 2280 2267 2200 5.00
Green turtles
10 Nov, 1995 3034 2281 2268 2201 5.00
Loggerhead
10 Nov, 1995 3035 2281 2269 2202 5.00
Olive ridley
10 Nov, 1995 3036 2283 2270 2203 5.00
Hawksbill
25 Sep, 1998 3195 2499 2473 2404 5.00
From "A Frog in a Well" fable
26 May, 1999 -- -- -- -- 99.1
Sea Turtle Conservation S/S -
Loggerhead Turtle
26 May, 1999 -- -- -- -- 99.2
Sea Turtle Conservation S/S -
Leatherback Turtle
26 May, 1999 -- -- -- -- 99.3
Sea Turtle Conservation S/S -
Green Sea Turtle
26 May, 1999 -- -- -- -- 99.4
Sea Turtle Conservation S/S -
Hawksbill Turtle
26 May, 1999 -- -- -- -- 99.7
Sea Turtle Conservation Sheetlet,
"Green Sea Turtle in Orchid Island"
3 Apr, 2008 3803a MS3297b 3397,
Block 139		 BF 141 NT$5
"Finding Nemo" S/S with 3 cartoon sea
turtles in circular stamp, and another in
S/S border
3 Apr, 2008 3804b MS3297a 3323,
Block 139		 BF 142 NT$5
"Finding Nemo" S/S with cartoon sea
turtle character "Squirt" in circular stamp
22 Oct, 2016 4328 MS 4009 Block 207B BF 206 --
Tiny turtle near top of sheet border;
issued for Philataipei 2016
26 Jun, 2018 4420b MS 4135 Block 219 BF 219 $28
Green turtle in MS; joint issue with Palau
20 Jan, 2021 4575 4433 4092 NT$6
South Penghu Marine Nat'l Park - Green turtle

CHRISTMAS ISLAND (Australia)
30 Sep, 1986 190 223 227 226 36
Christmas 1986
25 Mar, 1987 211 244 248 I 235 $5
Green turtle
1 Mar, 1988 211a 229a 248 II 268 -- Sheet of 16 copies of #211, with
"1988" imprinted on each stamp
2 Sep, 1993 354 382 388 396 40
Christmas 1993
11 Sep, 1997 409 439 434 442 80
Christmas 1997; tiny hawksbill in Santa's sleigh
12 Mar, 1998 412q 459 453 461 45
Hawksbill
31 Oct, 2003 444 527 516 520 50
Christmas 2003
13 July, 2004 448e 547 535 539 10
Green turtles
31 Oct, 2011 497 705 707 712 55
Christmas 2011
31 Oct, 2011 498 706 708 713 $1.50
Christmas 2011
31 Oct, 2011 499a 707 709 C714 55
Same picture as #497;
self-adhesive stamp, in booklet
31 Oct, 2011 500a 708 710 C715 $1.50
Same picture as #498;
self-adhesive stamp, in booklet
1 Nov, 2012 506 728 729 734 55
Christmas 2012
1 Nov, 2012 507a MS 730 Block 29 F 39 --
Christmas 2012 MS; 2 turtles also in sheet border
1 Nov, 2013 520 759 769 771 55
Christmas 2013
1 Nov, 2013 521a MS 761 Block 31 BF 43 55
Christmas 2013 MS; turtle also in sheet border
30 Oct, 2015 539 805 814 811 65¢
Christmas 2015
30 Oct, 2015 540 806 815 812 $1.80
Christmas 2015
30 Oct, 2015 540a Ms 807 Bl 39 BF 49 --
Christmas 2015 MS
30 Oct, 2015 541 808 816 813 65¢
Self-adhesive version of #539 with red foil crabs
30 Oct, 2015 542 809 817 814 $1.80
Self-adhesive version of #540
31 Oct, 2016 553a MS 834 Bl 44 BF 51 --
Christmas 2016 MS; cartoon turtle in sheet border
1 Nov, 2017 575a MS 882 820, 1 BF 61 --
Christmas 2017 MS; cartoon turtle in sheet border
1 Nov, 2019 585a MS 911 859, 60 BF 70 --
Christmas 2019 MS; cartoon turtle in sheet border
10 Aug, 2021 611 955 1007 978 $1.10
Hawksbill Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata
10 Aug, 2021 612 956 1008 979 $1.10
Hawksbill Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata
10 Aug, 2021 613 957 1009 980 $2.20
Green Turtle - Chelonia mydas
10 Aug, 2021 614 958 1010 981 $2.20
Green Turtle - Chelonia mydas
10 Aug, 2021 614a MS 959 Block 71 BF 75 - -
SS of 4 sea turtle stamps with
Green turtle in border
1 Nov, 2021 615 962 1011 982 65¢
Christmas 2021; cartoon sea turtle in water
with snorkeling Santa
1 Nov, 2021 616 963 1012 983 $2.40
Christmas 2021; cartoon sea turtle with
other cartoon characters
1 Nov, 2021 616a MS 964 Block 72 BF 76 --
Christmas 2021; SS with cartoon sea turtles
on both stamps extending into border
1 Nov, 2021 617 966 1013 985 $2.40
#616 as self-adhesive stamp from
booklet pane #617a
1 Nov, 2021 618 965 1014 984 65¢
#615 as self-adhesive from foil-embellished
booklet pane #618a
1 Nov, 2022 625a MS 985 Block 74 BF 78 --
Christmas 2022. Cartoon sea turtle with
2 hatchlings in SS border
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

CHUVASHIA (Russian Republic): Counterfeit Stamps
       

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (Australia)
17 Feb, 1994 290a-e 301-5 310-14 291-5 10 ea.
Life cycle of green turtles
17 Jun, 1999 331l 366 377 358 5
Hawksbill
1 Oct, 2002 336a 393 408 389 45
Loggerhead
1 Oct, 2002 336b 394 409 390 45
Hawksbill
1 Oct, 2002 336c 395 410 391 45
Leatherback
1 Oct, 2002 336d 396 411 392 45
Green turtle
13 Jun, 2006 344m 422 436 417 25
Green turtle
5 Jun, 2013 367 479 492 474 5
Green turtle
5 Jun, 2013 371a MS 484 Block 16 BF19 --
50 Years of Stamps commemorative SS

COLOMBIA
25 Apr, 1980 879a 1525 1441 765 $4
Green turtle
16 Apr, 1999 1153a-c 2182-4 2115-7 1095-7 $1.300
C. mydas, D. coriacea & E.imbricata
in se-tenant strip
1 Feb, 2002 1184 MS2243 2178-80 1161-3 $2.300
Small D. coriacea in stamp 'a' and 2 small
sea turtles also visible in stamps 'b' & 'c'
21 Jun, 2022 1609g 3633 2514 $2.000
Leatherback hatchling; part of 10th Series
of National Natural Parks of Colombia set

COMORO ISLANDS
20 Dec, 1965 65 51 70 37 20fr
Hawksbill
20 Apr, 1995 C216 -- 1121 313 10f
Loggerhead
20 Apr, 1995 C217 -- 1122 313A 25f
20 Apr, 1995 C218 -- 1123 313B 30f
20 Apr, 1995 C219 -- 1124 313C 50f
10 Aug, 1998 829k -- 1256 687 200f
Dermochelys coriacea
25 Jan, 1999 859 -- 1615 858 150f
Kemp's ridley on stamp "d";
hawksbill on stamp "h"
2 Mar, 2009 -- -- Block 483 BF164 --
"Les Tortues" sheet includes 4 sea turtle stamps
2 Mar, 2009 -- -- 2177 1495 200fc Dermochelys coriacea
2 Mar, 2009 -- -- 2178 1496 250fc Eretmochelys imbricata
2 Mar, 2009 -- -- 2181 1499 500fc Caretta caretta
2 Mar, 2009 -- -- 2182 1500 1000fc Chelonia mydas
2 Mar, 2009 -- -- 2183 F164 3000fc
C. mydas and 4 other sea turtle
drawings in SS border
2 Mar, 2009 -- -- -- -- 200fc
Leatherback (MI#2177) in Deluxe SS; E. imbricata
& 3 other sea turtle drawings in border
2 Mar, 2009 -- -- -- -- 250fc
E. imbricata (MI#2178) in Deluxe SS; 3 sea turtle
drawings in SS border
2 Mar, 2009 -- -- -- -- 350fc
C. caretta and 3 other sea turtle
drawings in SS border
2 Mar, 2009 -- -- -- -- 450fc
C. caretta, C. mydas and 3 other sea
turtle drawings in SS border
2 Mar, 2009 -- -- -- -- 500fc
C. caretta (MI #2181) in Deluxe SS, with
C. mydas, D. coriacea & 3 other sea turtle
drawings in border
2 Mar, 2009 -- -- -- -- 1000fc
C. mydas (MI #2182) in Deluxe SS, with
D. coriacea, E. imbricata, and 3 other sea turtle
drawings in border
5 Sep, 2009 -- -- Block 512 BF195 --
"Faune de l'Union des Comores - Les
Tortues" MS with 4 sea turtle stamps
& C. mydas in sheet border
5 Sep, 2009 -- -- 2340 1641 450fc E. imbricata
5 Sep, 2009 -- -- 2341 1642 450fc C. caretta
5 Sep, 2009 -- -- 2342 1643 450fc D. coriacea
5 Sep, 2009 -- -- 2344 1645 450fc C. mydas
5 Sep, 2009 -- -- 2345 F195 3000fc
"Faune de l'Union des Comores - les
Tortues" SS with C. mydas on stamp
& 4 C. mydas in SS border
5 Sep, 2009 -- -- -- -- 450fc
E. imbricata (MI #2340) in Deluxe SS;
C. caretta & C. mydas in border
5 Sep, 2009 -- -- -- -- 450fc
C. caretta (MI #2341) in Deluxe SS;
E. imbricata & 2 C. mydas in border
5 Sep, 2009 -- -- -- -- 450fc
D. coriacea (MI #2342) in Deluxe SS;
2 C. mydas in border
5 Sep, 2009 -- -- -- -- 450fc
C. mydas, D. coriacea & E. imbricata in SS border
5 Sep, 2009 -- -- -- -- 450fc
C. mydas (MI #2344) in Deluxe SS;
C. mydas also in border
14 Dec, 2009 -- ---- 2720 1905 500fc
"Endangered Animals of the Indian
Ocean" - C. caretta stamp in "d" position
28 Jul, 2011 -- -- 3011,
Block 624		 2164,
BF 300		 500f
Eretmochelys imbricata
Oct, 2014 --- -- 3086 2262 150K
Joint issue with 6 SW Indian Ocean island nations:
Comoros, France (R union), Madagascar,
Mauritius, Seychelles & the French Southern
and Antarctic Territories (TAAF)

COMORO ISLANDS: Counterfeit Stamps
     

CONGO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
18 May, 2011 -- -- 2040-42,
Block 382		 --
C. mydas in MS border

CONGO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC: Counterfeit Stamps
     

CONGO, Republic of: Counterfeit Stamps
 

COOK ISLANDS
20 Nov, 1995 1199 1382 1442 1133 85
Green turtle
20 Nov, 1995 1200 1383 1443 1134 $1
Hawksbill
20 Nov, 1995 1201 1384 1444 1135 $1.75
Green turtle
20 Nov, 1995 1202 1385 1445 1136 $2.25
Hawksbill hatchlings
10 Oct, 2007 1291a 1526 1595 1279 $3
Hawksbill
10 Oct, 2007 1291b 1527 1596 1280 $3
Leatherback
10 Oct, 2007 1291c 1528 1597 1281 $3
Green turtle
10 Oct, 2007 1291d 1529 1598 1282 $3
Olive ridley
23 Jun, 2014 1515c 1791 1796 1998 $1
5 Aug, 2015 1538 1062 2059 1674 50
Scott #1291a on stamp; sheet commemorates 50
Years of Cook Island Postal History
27 May, 2016 1563 1900 1707 1707 $2.60
Green turtle hatchlings
13 Jan, 2020 1693 50 120A 87 50¢
Hawksbill
13 Jan, 2020 1694 51 121A 88 $1.00
Hawksbill
13 Jan, 2020 1695 52 122A 89 $5.00
Hawksbill
13 Jan, 2020 1696 53 123A 90 $7.00
Hawksbill hatchling
13 Jan, 2020 1701a-d Noted Block 6A BF 7 --
Turtles of the World SS; without surrounding
white frames; hawksbill also in selvedge
13 Jan, 2020 Noted Noted 128-131A -- -
MS with 2 copies of each stamp; no white
margins; hawksbill also in selvedge
13 Jan, 2020 1697 54 124A 91 $10.00
Green turtle
13 Jan, 2020 1698 55 125A 92 $20.00
Green turtle hatchling
13 Jan, 2020 1699 56 126A 93 $30.00
Green turtle
13 Jan, 2020 1700 57 127A 94 $34.70
Green turtle
13 Jan, 2020 1702a-d Noted Block 7A BF 8 --
Turtles of the World SS; without surrounding
white frames; green turtle also in selvedge
13 Jan, 2020 Noted Noted 132-135A -- --
MS with 2 copies of each stamp; no white
margins; green turtle also in selvedge
7 Nov, 2022 1744 1603A 70¢
Scott #1515c with denomination overprinted
20 Feb, 2023 1750d 1895 $1
Stylized sea turtle on one stamp in set
"Stop Plastic Ocean Pollution"

COSTA RICA
3 May, 1978 -- -- -- -- 1 col
Timbre - Parques Nacionales;
tiny CG at bottom; Mena Catalog #4
3 May, 1978 -- -- -- -- 5 col
Timbre - Parques Nacionales;
tiny CG at bottom; Mena Catalog #5
24 Oct, 1978 -- -- -- -- 100 col
Timbre - Parques Nacionales;
tiny "De La Rue De Colombia"
at bottom; Mena Catalog #8
3 Jun, 1987 -- -- -- -- 1 col
Same as 1978 1 col. issue, but with
"Litografia Trejos - Costa Rica" at
bottom, and not CG; Mena Catalog #6
3 Jun, 1987 -- -- -- -- 5 col
Same as 1978 5 col. issue, but with
"Litografia Trejos - Costa Rica" at
bottom, and not CG; Mena Catalog #7
1 Feb, 1988 397 1469 1343 497 5 colones
Green turtle
29 Oct, 1999 -- -- -- -- 250 col
Mena Catalog #10; overprint of Mena #6
29 Oct, 1999 -- -- -- -- 500 col
Mena Catalog #11; overprint of Mena #6
25 Aug, 2006 593d 1799 1635 795 180
Parques Nacionales 2006 Isla del Coco,
Costa Rica (Eretmochelys imbricaas [sic])
25 Aug, 2006 593h 1803 1639 799 180
Anterior half of turtle in upper left of
shark stamp from Parques Nacionales sheet
27 May, 2009 626d MS 1886 1722,
Block 31		 888 65
Cartoon sea turtle with boy from
children's story "Paul's Music"
17 Aug, 2010 -- -- ATM 10 TD 10 Var
Olive ridley in stamps dispensed from vending
machine in 5 different denominations
24 Aug, 2016 679a & b MS 1984 1826 & 7,
Block 48		 BF 49 --
Nat'l Parks MS with 2 stamps
24 Aug, 2016 680 MS 1983 1825,
Block 77		 BF 50 1100
Leatherback in Nat'l Parks SS

CROATIA (Hrvatska)
29 Jun, 1995 248 360 328 303 2.4Kn
Stylized sea turtle, not C. caretta
21 Mar, 2021 1216 1561 1510 1395 6,50Kn
C. caretta from Croatian Fauna set,
including in this attractive booklet

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CUBA
5 Sep, 1967 1281 1533 1350 1164 20p
Stylized green turtle
15 Nov, 1983 2617 2923 2766 2462 1p
Hawksbill
15 Nov, 1983 2618 2924 2767 2463 2p
Kemp's ridley
15 Nov, 1983 2620 2926 2769 2465 20p
Loggerhead hatchling
15 Nov, 1983 2621 2927 2770 2466 30p
Green turtle
15 Nov, 1983 2622 2928 2771 2467 50p
Leatherback
30 Sep, 1994 3601 3924 3779 3399 1.00
Green turtle
27 Sep, 2000 4110 4451 4314 3897 10c
Hawksbill
8 May, 2007 4708 5073 4937 4463 85c
Green turtle misidentified as hawksbill
15 Nov, 2007 4763 5128 5005 4520 5c
Eretmochelys imbricata
15 Nov, 2007 4769 MS5134 3807,
Block 526		 BF 232 1.00
Chelonia mydas in SS
4 Oct, 2014 5574 5983 5870 85p
Hawksbill from Fauna Marina set
15 Dec, 2014 5601 6010 5859 5297 15p
Hawksbill from Protection set
5 Jul, 2017 5954 6263 5605 10p
Green turtle & hatchlings; from
World Environment Day set
9 Nov, 2020 6301a-d 5927-30 90
C. mydas in stamp 'a', D. coriacea in stamp 'b',
C. mydas misidentified as C. caretta in stamp 'c',
C. mydas misidentified as E. imbricata in stamp 'd'
2022 1.90
Protected Areas; Parque Nacional Jardines
de la Reina; E. imbricata. Year of issue
is 2022 although stamp says 2021

CURAÇAO
14 Oct, 2014 205 539 578 438 100
From a set issued for Child Welfare
19 May, 2022 647 730 Cat1
Hawksbill turtle from "Underwater 2022" set

CYPRUS
6 May, 1999 934 969 928 935 30
Lara Reserve
8 Jul, 2021 1359d MS1510 1462,
Block 45		 BF 43 € 0,34
Natura 2000, Posidonia Oceanica protected area;
E. imbricata (misidentified as C. caretta)

DAGESTAN (Russian Republic): Counterfeit Stamps
     

DAHLAK ISLANDS (Part of Ethiopia)
30 Dec, 1969 -- -- -- -- 15
2 hawksbill turtles on local stamp; sheet
commemorates the Dahlak Quest Expedition
that explored the archipelago
30 Dec, 1969 -- -- -- -- 15
Overprinted "Christmas 1969"
1970 -- -- -- -- 15
"Christmas 1969" overprint blocked
out; further overprinted "1970
Starfish Expedition"
1971 -- -- -- -- 15
"Christmas 1969" overprint blocked
out; further overprinted "Ophthalmic
Investigation Team 1971"

DJIBOUTI
14 Sep, 1977 467 714 202 466 70fr
E. imbricata incorrectly described as C. mydas
11 Nov, 1992 705 1087 575 699 200f
Loggerhead
14 May, 2000 812 2669 749,
Block 54		 BF 12 250f
Juvenile loggerhead on stamp, adult in SS border
20 Jan, 2017 1120 -- 1460 & 61 1370 & 71 280f
L. kempii on stamp 'c' and C. mydas
misidentified as L. olivacea on stamp 'd'
20 Jan, 2017 1145 -- Block 548 BF 150 960f
E. imbricata and C. mydas in border
of 'Les Tortues' SS
11 Dec, 2017 1319 -- 1985 1787 240f
C. mydas on stamp in 'LesTortues' sheet
19 Feb, 2018 1365a -- 2064 1884 240f
E. imbricata on stamp in 'La Vie Marine' sheet
19 Feb, 2018 1384 -- Block 1116 BF 279 950f
Both border turtles are not C. caretta;
larger turtle is C. mydas
15 Mar, 2018 1415 -- Block 1137 BF294 950f
Stylized sea turtle in 'Les Tortues' SS; ID'd as
C. mydas but looks more like E. imbricata
27 Aug, 2018 1549d -- 2530 2183 240f
E. imbricata on stamp in 'Les Tortues' sheet
27 Aug, 2018 1566 -- 2531,
Block 1220		 BF 353 950f
C. mydas on stamp in 'Les Tortues' SS
27 Feb, 2019 1624 -- 2720 2354 240f
C. mydas misidentified as C.caretta on stamp 'a'
27 Jul, 2019 1809 -- 3050,
Block 1331		 BF 478 1000f
2 sea turtles identified as C. caretta in SS
border; the larger of the 2 is actually C. mydas
that suffers from a deformed carapace
1 Mar, 2021 2415 & 18 -- 3401 & 04 250f
"Tortues" sheet with C. caretta and
E. imbricata in stamps 'a' and 'd'
1 Mar, 2021 2419 -- BF 657 --
2 stylized C. mydas in SS border
9 Aug, 2021 2514 -- Block 1654 BF 718 --
Chelonia mydas misidentified as E. imbricata,
swimming in border of "Les Tortues" SS with
Chelydra serpentina stamp
1 Nov, 2021 2573d -- 4731 3719 250f
Chelonia mydas (Green turtle) on stamp in
Marine Biodiversity sheet
1 Nov, 2021 2574b -- 4694 3683 250f
Archelon ischyros on stamp in prehistoric
aquatic animals sheet
24 Jan, 2022 -- 4916 3857 350fd
2 C. caretta, one rightside-up and the other
turned onto its back
24 Jan, 2022 -- (4919) BF780 --
SS Les Tortues; 2 C. caretta on labels adjacent
to the stamp, not on stamp itself
1 Aug, 2022 -- 5448 & 5450 4234 & 6 350FD
"Tortues" sheet with D. coriacea on stamp 'a' and C. caretta on stamp 'c'
1 Aug, 2022 -- Block 1804 BF934 --
Stylized D. coriacea and E. imbricata in
SS border
1 Aug, 2022 -- 5538 4291 350FD
Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, on stamp with
Jacques Cousteau in sheet commemorating
25 years since his death
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

DJIBOUTI: Counterfeit Stamps
       

DOMINICA
10 Mar, 1969 253 257 252 248 48
6 Sep, 1970 297 303 296 292 6
Green turtle
6 Sep, 1970 300a MS307 Block 3 BF3 6
#297 in SS
29 Dec, 1988 1146 1211 1184 1080 10
Leatherback
20 Jul, 1992 1479c 1574 1554 1387 65
Hawksbill
26 Apr, 1993 1548 1686 1677 1514 25
Leatherback
26 Apr, 1993 1549 1687 1678 1545 55
Hawksbill
26 Apr, 1993 1550 1688 1679 1546 65
Kemp's ridley
26 Apr, 1993 1551 1689 1680 1515 90
Green turtle
26 Apr, 1993 1552 1690 1681 1516 $1
Green turtle
26 Apr, 1993 1553 1691 1682 1547 $2
Hawksbill
26 Apr, 1993 1554 1692 1683 1548 $4
Loggerhead
26 Apr, 1993 1555 1693 1684 1517 $5
Leatherback
26 Apr, 1993 1556 MS1694a Block 232 BF232 $6
Green turtle hatchlings
26 Apr, 1993 1557 MS1694b Block 233 BF243 $6
Hawksbill
7 Sep, 1998 2085d 2514 2586 2243 $1
Hawksbill
7 Sep, 1998 2086f 2525 2597 2266 $1
Leatherback
14 Sep, 1998 2103 2554 2603 2277 25
#1548 overprinted "Save the Turtles"
14 Sep, 1998 2104 2555 2604 2278 55
#1549 overprinted "Save the Turtles"
14 Sep, 1998 2105 2556 2605 2279 90
#1551 overprinted "Save the Turtles"
14 Sep, 1998 2106 2557 2606 2280 $1
#1552 overprinted "Save the Turtles"
14 Sep, 1998 2107 2558 2607 2281 $4
#1554 overprinted "Save the Turtles"
18 Dec, 2000 2265 MS3016a 3084,
Block 418		 BF414 $6
Hawksbill in S/S
27 Feb, 2001 2281 MS3034 3121,
Block 423		 BF417 $5
Green turtle hatchling
29 Jul, 2002 2381 MS3265d Block 463 BF 453 --
Hawksbill turtle in margin of whale sheet
11 Apr, 2007 2618 MS3562 Block 526 BF 521 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border
8 Sep, 2009 2692 3651 3969 3428 90
Eretmochelys imbricata
1 May, 2014 2806a-c 510-12,
MS 3758		 4208-10 --
Leatherback, green & hawksbill turtles
on stamps and in border
1 May, 2014 2807 MS 3759 4211 BF 560 $5
Green turtles

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
30 Aug, 1980 C317 1412 1276 363 45
E. imbricata
30 Dec, 1996 1242a-d 1995-8 1839-42 1244-7 RD $5
Se-tenant set of 4; D. coriacea, C. caretta,
C. mydas & E. imbricata
28 Dec, 2007 1146 2266 2110 1530 $7
Line drawing of hawksbill turtle

ECUADOR
9 May, 2003 1671b 2669 2727 1744 $1.08
Galápagos - C. mydas agassizi
26 Sep, 2005 1750d 2798 2798 1858 0.40 USD
Galápagos - diver and green turtle
30 Nov, 2007 1913 3025 3068 2067 .40
Galápagos - green turtle & map
18 Mar, 2011 2021g 3222 3282 2283 $1
C. mydas agassizi in booklet
"Fauna of the Galápagos"
13 Jan, 2012 2050g $1
C. mydas agassizi in booklet
"Fauna of the Galápagos"
nearly identical to 2011 booklet #2021
16 Jan, 2013 2094d 3405 3499   50
C. mydas - same stamp as #2021g but
reversed image and different denomination
25 Sep, 2013 2094d 3405 3499   50
C. mydas - same stamp as #2021g but
reversed image and different denomination
11 Nov, 2015 2169 3600 3708 2677 $1
Green turtle
24 Oct, 2017 2200f 2699 3808 C 2762 $0.75
Green turtle in Darwin & Wolf
Marine Sanctuary booklet
5 Sep, 2023 2257 3022 $0.50
C. mydas agassizi on stamp commemorating
the opening of Hermandad Marine Preserve
in the Galápagos Islands

EQUATORIAL GUINEA
1 May, 1984 74 73 1649 197b 150b
Slaughtered turtle
1998 230c 265 1861 356b 400fr
Native Animals; stylized sea turtle

EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Counterfeit Stamps

ERITREA
29 Dec, 1997 297b 387 158 336 3Nfa
Hawksbill

ERITREA: Counterfeit Stamp
       

ETHIOPIA
14 Nov, 1978 900 1095 986 905 70

FALKLAND ISLANDS
19 Apr, 1982 344 422 350 344 5p
Sea turtle silhouette in left border
19 Apr, 1982 345 423 351 345 17p
19 Apr, 1982 346 424 352 346 25p
19 Apr, 1982 347 425 353 347 34p

FERNANDO POO (now Equatorial Guinea)
23 Nov, 1961 B10 224 199 195 10+5cts
23 Nov, 1961 B12 226 201 197 30+10cts

FIJI
3 Dec, 1962 164 299 142 156 1p
2 sea turtles in lower margin; w/w 4
14 Jan, 1964 176 311 154 180 1p
w/w 314
26 May, 1997 792 MS981 Block 22 BF 24 --
Shows the life cycle of the hawksbill turtle
26 May, 1997 792a Noted 804 BF 24 63
26 May, 1997 792b Noted 805 BF 24 81
26 May, 1997 792c Noted 806 BF 24 $1.06
26 May, 1997 792d Noted 807 BF 24 $2

FRANCE
6 May, 2002 2892 3824 3622 3485 41
Leatherback
6 May, 2002 2895a MS3828 Block 28 BF48 41
Leatherback turtle in S/S
25 Nov, 2011 4129 5079 5245 638,
BC 636		 None
Swimming turtle in self-adhesive
"Nouvelle Caledonie" stamp in
"Outre-Mer" booklet
20 Apr, 2012 4200 MS 5150 5321-3,
Block 175		 F 4646 --
"Poissons Tropicaux"
13 Oct, 2014 4695 5661 5996 4903 0,98
Joint issue with 6 SW Indian Ocean island nations:
Comoros, France (R union), Madagascar,
Mauritius, Seychelles & the French Southern
and Antarctic Territories (TAAF)
9 Nov, 2019 5760 6757 7110 5366 1,30€
Tromelin Island, a French Overseas Territory
1 Aug, 2022 -- -- -- -- Green Letter
C. mydas on self-adhesive stamp in booklet
"La Biodiversité à Mayotte" Outer Inner
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
1 Aug, 2022 -- -- -- -- Green Letter
Sea turtles in children's drawings on 4 self-adhesive stamps (a, c, f & h) in 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
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.

FRENCH POLYNESIA
24 Jun, 1976 289 219 217 108 18fr
Stylized green turtle
19 Feb, 1986 432 475 447 251 51fr
Juvenile green turtle
13 May, 1987 461 508 480 281 21fr
Petroglyph
4 May, 1995 657a & b 720 & 1 676 & 7 485 & 6 22 & 29f
Green turtle stamps separated by label
12 Aug, 1995 666 788 688 488 83f
"Tifai" represents marine turtles in local culture
15 Oct, 1997 724 810 750 550 96f
Stylized sea turtles in mother-of-pearl artwork
10 Sep, 1998 741 830 770 570 200f
Le fond marins' from painting
27 May, 2005 896a MS1003 Block 31 BF 31 440f
Green turtle in SS border
16 Dec, 2005 910 1016 960 760 90f
Christmas 2005, child's drawing
11 Sep, 2009 1009 1140 1080 881 100f
Green turtle and its reflection
11 Sep, 2009 1010a MS1142 Block 35 BF 35 310f
#1009 in SS; also in SS border
27 Sep, 2011 1062i 1219 1168 968,
C960		 100fr
Green turtle in booklet "Moana"
7 Jun, 2013 1104 1284 1232 39 100f
Green turtle
7 Jun, 2013 1104a MS 1285 Block 40 39 100f
Green turtle also in border
20 Jan, 2014 1116 1116 1249 1049 20f
20 Jan, 2014 1119a 1119a Block 41 BF 40 205f
Commemorates new banknotes
1 Sep, 2021 1270c 1470 C1274 100f
New Coins of French Polynesia;
2 tiny sea turtles on new 20f coin

FRENCH SOUTHERN and ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES (TAAF)
10 May, 2007 388 587a Block 18 BF 18 --
Green turtle in les parses S/S
commemorating the incorporation of
"scattered" Indian Ocean islands into the FAT
5 Nov, 2009 420e 621e 688 539,
C535		 None
"Juan de Nove, tortue imbriqu e femelle";
hawksbill turtle on non-denominated stamp in
large booklet, with green turtle on back cover;
valid for postage within FSAT
29 Apr, 2013 484 701 829 677 0,01
29 Apr, 2013 488 MS 705 833 681 0,63
9 Oct, 2014 511 731 865 717 1,05
Joint issue with 6 SW Indian Ocean island nations:
Comoros, France (R union), Madagascar,
Mauritius, Seychelles & the French Southern
and Antarctic Territories (TAAF)
19 Mar, 2015 504a 722 829 III 742 0,01€
Reissue of Scott #484
4 Jul, 2015 529a 757 891 747 80€
60th Anniversary of TAAF; small turtle on stamp
and tiny sea turtle silhouette in logo
4 Jul, 2015 529b 758 892 748 80€
Tiny sea turtle silhouette in logo
4 Jul, 2015 529c 759 893 749 80€
Tiny sea turtle silhouette in logo
4 Oct, 2015 531 761 895 751 80€
Tiny sea turtle silhouette in logo
4 Oct, 2015 532 762 897 752 1,35€
Tiny sea turtle silhouette in logo
30 Mar 2016 505b 787 928 & 9 784 0,01€
Reissue of Scott #484; issued and sold
paired with research vessel stamp
9 Mar, 2017 568a -- 962 BS 1 None
Sea turtle silhouette on 1 non-denominated stamp
in MS "Posts from the End of the World"
12 May, 2017 569 813 956 818 None
Tiny sea turtle silhouette in logo
30 Nov, 2017 574D MS 834 Block 58 BF 840 1,45€
Green turtle in circular stamp in
Discovery & Preservation MS
2 Jan, 2019 614a & b MS 872 1049 & 1050,
Block 70		 901 & 902,
BF 901		 95€
Solar Power to Tromelin Island MS;
green turtles on 2 stamps
16 Mar, 2019 617 885 1028 907 1,50€
8 Nov, 2019 -- MS 887 1055,
Block 72		 BS 2a None
Non-denominated copy of Scott #617 in MS
"Posts from the End of the World II" with
stylized green turtle in border
1 Jan, 2021 655 MS 942 Block 90 F 983 €2,00
Sea turtle silhouette in TAAF logo in
border of SS
2 Jan, 2024 1077 €1,16
Stylized hawksbill turtle

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