Sea Turtles and Maps on Stamps
Country/Date Scott Gibbons Michel Yvert Denom. Comments / Description

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
5 Apr, 2007 2964 MS4096 Block 647 BF 637 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

ASCENSION ISLAND
2 Jul, 1934 24 22 23 22 1d
Green turtle on map of Ascension
2 Jul, 1934 26 24 25 24 2d
2 Jul, 1934 29 27 28 27 8d
2 Jul, 1934 31 29 30 29 2sh, 6p
8 Mar, 2000 754 MS799 814-18
Block 40		 BF40 --
S/S with 4 green turtle stamps
8 May, 2000 754e MS800 Noted BF41 --
#754 with London 2000 logo
1 Feb, 2001 768 MS814 Block 42 BF41 --
1 Oct, 2009 -- Noted (1082,3) -- --
Commemorating 100th Anniv. of birth
of sea turtle researcher Dr. Archie Carr
1 Oct, 2009 981a, b 1048, 9 1082, 3 984,5 15p
1 Oct, 2009 -- Noted (1084,5) -- --
1 Oct, 2009 982a, b 1050, 1 1084, 5 986,7 35p
1 Oct, 2009 -- Noted (1086,7) -- --
1 Oct, 2009 983a, b 1052, 3 1086, 7 988,9 40p
(No turtle on #983b)
1 Oct, 2009 -- Noted (1088,9) -- --
1 Oct, 2009 984a, b 1054, 5 1088, 9 990,1 65p

BRAZIL
16 May, 2000 2742 3092 3028 2582 40r

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
8 Nov, 2005 316h MS347 399 344 34p

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS Australia)
17 Feb, 1994 290 296a 310-14 291-95 --
5 Jun, 2013 Block 16 --

COLOMBIA
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'

COMORO ISLANDS
28 Jul, 2011 -- -- 3011
Block 624		 2164
BF 600		 500f
Eretmochelys imbricata;
globe in S/S border

DOMINICA
11 Apr, 2007 2618 MS3562 Block 526 BF 521 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

ECUADOR
30 Nov, 2007 1913 3025 3068 2067 .40

ETHIOPIA
14 Nov, 1978 900 1095 986 905 70¢

FRENCH SOUTHERN and ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES
10 May, 2007 388 587a Block 18 BF 18 --

GRENADA
18 Jun, 2007 3641 MS5271 Block 761 BF 707 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

GUYANA
28 Mar, 2007 3983 MS6646 Block 820 BF 509 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

ITALY
8 Jul, 2009 2947 3217 3315 3076 € 0,65
4 sea turtle silhouettes & globe;
"From La Maddalena to L'Aquila
Summit 2009"

JAMAICA
28 Feb, 2007 1067 MS1134 Block 58 BF 54 --
Tiny turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

KIRIBATI (formerly Gilbert Islands)
14 Feb, 1984 437 216 436 115 30p

MALAYSIA
31 Jan, 1972 95a 95 94 97 30¢
28 Jun, 2003 (932a,b) (1149, 50) (1193, 4) (989-92) --

MAYOTTE
6 Feb, 1999 119 86 62 69 3.00

MÉXICO
3 Jul, 1982 1281 1638 1828 978 1p60

MICRONESIA, Federated States of
12 Jul, 1994 198c 387 373 308 29¢
Sea turtle stamps #136 & #137, and island map
stamps #48-51, all on the same stamp

MONTSERRAT
9 Mar, 2007 1170 MS1351 Block 117 BF 114 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

MOZAMBIQUE
10 Dec, 2007 1765a-f -- 2957-62,
Block 218		 2480-5 Var.
Rãs sheet of 6 frog stamps;
each stamp has a tiny sea turtle
in map of Africa
10 Dec, 2007 1775a-f -- 2949-54,
Block 216		 2474-9 20 MT
Peixes Venenosos sheet of 6 fish stamps;
each stamp has a tiny sea turtle
in map of Africa
10 Dec, 2007 1776a-f -- 2943-8 2390-5 20 MT
Crustacios sheet of 6 stamps;
each stamp has a tiny sea turtle
in map of Africa
10 Dec, 2007 1777a-f -- 2991-6,
Block 222		 2426-31 20 MT
Lagartos sheet of 6 lizard stamps;
each stamp has a tiny sea turtle
in map of Africa
10 Dec, 2007 1778a-f -- 2977-82,
Block 220		 2486-91 20 MT
Tartarugas sheet of 6 sea turtle stamps;
each stamp also has a tiny sea turtle
in map of Africa; N. depressus on stamp 'a',
E. imbricata on stamp 'b', L. olivacea on stamps
'c' & 'd', C. caretta on stamp 'e' & C. mydas
on stamp 'f'
10 Dec, 2007 1779a-f -- 2998-303,
Block 223		 2372-7 20 MT
Cobras sheet of 6 cobra stamps;
each stamp has a tiny sea turtle
in map of Africa
10 Dec, 2007 1795 -- 2955 BF 172 132.00M
S/S with tiny sea turtle in map of Africa
10 Dec, 2007 1796 -- BF 160 132.00M
S/S with tiny sea turtle in map of Africa
10 Dec, 2007 1797 -- 3004 BF 157 132.00M
S/S with tiny sea turtle in map of Africa
10 Dec, 2007 1798 -- 2997 BF 165 132.00M
S/S with hawksbill on stamp and
in S/S border
10 Dec, 2007 1800 -- 2983 BF 174 132.00M
S/S with tiny sea turtle in map of Africa
10 Dec, 2007 1801 -- 2963 BF 173 132.00M
S/S with tiny sea turtle in map of Africa
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 8m
#1765a in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 8m
#1765b in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 8m
#1765c in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 33m
#1765d in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 33m
#1765e in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 33m
#1765f in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1775a in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1775b in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1775c in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1775d in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1775e in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1775f in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1778a in Deluxe SS; E. imbricata in SS
border, and sea turtle in map of Africa
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1778b in Deluxe SS; L. olivacea in SS
border, and sea turtle in map of Africa
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1778c in Deluxe SS; L. olivacea in SS
border, and sea turtle in map of Africa
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1778d in Deluxe SS; C. caretta in SS
border, and sea turtle in map of Africa
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1778e in Deluxe SS; C. mydas in SS
border, and sea turtle in map of Africa
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1778f in Deluxe SS; N. depressus in SS
border, and sea turtle in map of Africa
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1779a in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1779b in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1779c in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1779d in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1779e in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border
10 Dec, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20m
#1779f in Deluxe SS; sea turtle in map
of Africa on stamp and in SS border

NEVIS
1 May, 2007 1496 MS1997 Block 268 BF 270 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

NEW CALEDONIA
20 May, 1978 437 599 611 420 30fr
Stylized sea turtle and globe
12 Jan, 1980 452 629 641 435 23fr
Stylized sea turtle and island map
12 Dec, 2008 1062c MS1459 1486, Blk41 BF 39 75f
UNESCO Lagoons of New Caledonia
5 Aug, 2011 1114 681a 1558 1129 75f
Ouvea Atoll & Beautemps-Beaupré Bank

NICARAGUA
3 May, 1980 C 970C MS2234 Block 114 -- $5+$15
15 May, 1981 C 975D MS2266 Block 136 -- $5.00

PALAU
15 Nov, 1995 383 955-60 975-80 867-72 --
6 Nov, 2006 867b 2226 2606 2261 75¢
Map of Palau in S/S border

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
22 May, 2009 1387b MS1323 1428,
Block 83		 BF 63 --
S/S entitled "Coral Triangle 2009";
hawksbill turtle, similar to #1384

ROMANIA
9 Feb, 2007 4919a Block 393 BF 327 --
S/S "Fauna of the Black Sea"
with map in border

St. VINCENT (& Grenadines)
31 Aug, 1989 1233i 1313 1296 1426 50¢
23 Feb, 1998 2546 3962 4273 3401 $1.10
23 Feb, 1998 2548f 3968 4286 3437 $1.10
Green turtle
23 Feb, 1998 2549f 3974 4280 BF3998 $1.10
Green turtle
1 May, 2007 3588 MS5653 Block 680 BF 625 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

SAMOA (Western)
24 Aug, 1995 895 966 812 818 70 sene
24 Aug, 1995 896 967 813 819 90 sene
24 Aug, 1995 897 968 814 820 $1
24 Aug, 1995 898 969 815 821 $4

SIERRA LEONE
30 Sep, 2009 2947 MS4664 5260,
Block 636		 BF 621 8000 le
4 sea turtle silhouettes & globe; same
logo as Italy #2947

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
15 Mar, 2007 808 MS1115 Block 78 BF 78 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

TUVALU
1 Jul, 1976 23 30 23 X 23 1¢
Leatherback; w/w 373
1 Jul, 1977 58 58 23 Y 84 1¢ Identical to #23, with no watermark

VANUATU
19 Mar, 1999 735a MS794 Block 33 BF 33 191v
2 Jul, 1999 735b MS804 Block 35 BF 34 259v

WALLIS & FUTUNA ISLANDS
6 Nov, 1997 C197 707 724 200 350f
6 Nov, 1997 C198 MS708 Block 7 BF 7 1,000f
14 Jun, 2008 653 MS935 968,
Block 22		 BF 24 200f

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