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

GABON
26 Dec, 1996 842 1243 1313 889 100f
Turtle in drawing

GAMBIA, THE
27 Nov, 1984 535 564 545 529 75b
Loggerhead
6 Feb, 1995 1606l 1961 2037 2686 3 dal
Archelon
20 Jun, 1995 1623a 1987 2066 1791 3 dal
Leatherback
24 Feb, 1997 1870c 2436 2585 2213c D1.50
Leatherback
1 Aug, 1999 2161c 3159 3246 2816 D3
Hawksbill
1 Aug, 1999 2164l 3063 3306 2893 D1.50
Green turtle
4 Apr, 2005 2942b MS4811c 5498,
Block 684		 4452,
BF 640		 D25
Leatherback
24 Jan, 2006 3010b 4917
Sheet is noted		 5623 4531 D25
Artwork entitled "Sea Turtle", by Tyler Overton,
age 10, in S/S "Kids-Did-It!Designs"

GHANA
30 Mar, 1992 1420 1701 1612 1295 400
Green turtle

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GIBRALTAR
14 Sep, 2013 1410 1536 1573 1573 42p
Leatherback
14 Sep, 2013 1410a MS 1537 Block 113 42p
Gibraltar Endangered Animals III
25 Apr, 2024 £1.96
Loggerhead Sea Turtle in "Underwater
Flora & Fauna" set
25 Apr, 2024 --
Loggerhead Sea Turtle in "Underwater
Flora & Fauna" mini-sheet

GILBERT ISLANDS (now Kiribati)
15 Jan, 1979 322 81 319 72 20
Green turtle

GREAT BRITAIN
10 Aug, 2023 4412 -- --
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 £2.20
The giant turtle Great A'Tuin

GREECE
16 Mar, 1990 1675 1838 1739 1723 70d
Loggerhead
27 Feb, 2008 2338 2482 2455A 2422 2.29
Loggerhead
27 Feb, 2008 2338a 2492 2455C -- 2.29 Same as #2338 but perf. 13.25 vertically
21 Feb, 2012 2522 2702 2651 2609 0,20
Loggerhead turtle stamp in
"Riches of the Greek Seas" set

GRENADA
20 Jan, 1976 694 763 727 648 2
Hawksbill
18 Sep, 1996 2582 3214a 3306-11 Noted --
18 Sep, 1996 2582d 3217 3309 2827 $1.50 Hawksbill
18 Sep, 1996 2582e 3218 3310 2828 $1.50 Loggerhead
18 Sep, 1996 2582f 3219 3311 2829 $1.50 Green turtle
7 Nov, 1996 2587 3220a 3328,
Block 44		 Noted --
Hawksbills
7 Nov, 1996 2587e 3224 3327 2866 $1
7 Nov, 1996 2587f 3225 3328 2867 $1
2 May, 1997 2646 3335 3437 3031 $3
Green turtle
19 Aug, 1998 2773e 3617 3742 3243 75
Green turtle
12 Apr, 1999 2850j 3752 3901 3374 75
Loggerhead
1 Aug, 2000 2965a 4111 4279 3660 $1
Hawksbill
10 Feb, 2005 3496 MS5025 5552,
Block 734		 4645,
BF 678		 $2
Archelon on stamp and in S/S border
18 Jun, 2007 3641 MS5271 Block 761 BF 707 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border
20 Jan, 2014 3950c & d MS 5626c & d 6691 & 92,
Block 848		 5545-8 --
D. coriacea & L. kempii on stamps;
C. caretta & C. mydas in border
20 Jan, 2014 3951 MS 5627 6692 BF 776 $9
E. imbricata; L. olivacea in border
17 Jun, 2021 4406d 6508 $5.50
C. mydas on 1 stamp in "Marine Life of
the Caribbean" MS

GRENADA CARRIACOU & PETITE MARTINIQUE
15 Apr, 1985 648 656 658 572 70
Swimmer chasing hawksbill
3 May, 1995 1728c 1892 2023 1715 $1
Hawksbill
26 Apr, 1999 2095 2691 2879 2453 90
Leatherback
5 Sep, 2000 2238 MS3161a 3358,
Block 493		 BF476 $6
Kemp's ridley
20 Jan, 2014 2870a-c MS 4140a-c 4866-68 4058-60 $3.75
Loggerhead on stamp 'a', hawksbill on stamp 'b'
and green turtle on stamp 'c'
20 Jan, 2014 2871 MS 4141 4869 BF 656 $9
Olive ridley hatchling
18 Feb, 2019 3017a-d 5281-84 4406-9 --
Sea Turtles sheet with 4 stamps
and green turtle in border
18 Feb, 2019 3018 5285 BF 720 $14
Leatherback - half a turtle flipper
at right edge of border

GRENADINES of St. VINCENT
20 Jul, 1978 157 135 156 146 5
Green turtle
20 Jul, 1978 158 136 157 147 40
Hawksbill
20 Jul, 1978 159 137 158 148 50
Leatherback
20 Jul, 1978 160 138 159 149 $1.25
Loggerhead
2003 3374 -- -- -- 20 on 1.25
Grenadines of St. Vincent #160 surcharged

GUATEMALA
25 Sep, 2015 715 1631 1628 715
Green turtle in endangered species sheet
25 Sep, 2015 715a MS1632 Blk 52 712 10q
Green turtle stamp from endangered species sheet

GUERNSEY
16 Feb, 2006 892a MS1096 1075,
Block 41		 B 58 1
Leatherback

GUINEA
18 Feb, 2000 1828 -- 2786-93 1864EF-EX --
A large photomosaic of Titanic with
8 750 fr. stamps; we find 3 sea
turtles in photos on the sheet, but
none on any of the stamps
18 Feb, 2001 1877a -- 2982 2150BB,
BF210F		 750f
Green turtle
28 Feb, 2001 1884 -- 2965-76 BF210B --
Hawksbill in sheet margin
28 Feb, 2001 1890d -- 3002 2150AE 1,000f
Green turtle
28 Feb, 2001 1891a -- 2999 2150AH 1,000f
Hawksbill

Most of the issues below were acknowledged by the postal authorities of Guinea, but were not placed on sale in Guinea
and only distributed by their philatelic agent for collecting purposes. The Scott and Stanley Gibbons catalogs stopped
listing stamps from Guinea during this year.
 
26 Dec, 2001 -- -- 3362A 2105 1250f
C. mydas
26 Dec, 2001 -- -- 3364A 2107 1250f
D. coriacea
26 Dec, 2001 -- -- Block 675A -- --
Green & leatherback turtles in S/S
28 Feb, 2006 -- -- 4219A 2669 5000f
Chelonia midas [sic]
28 Feb, 2006 -- -- 4220A 2670 6000f
Archelon
28 Feb, 2006 -- -- Block 924A Noted --
Chelonia midas [sic] and archelon
stamps; 4 sea turtles in S/S border
6 Nov, 2006 -- -- 4235A 2751 4500f
Scouting stamp with C. mydas
6 Nov, 2006 -- -- 4236A 2752 7500f
Scouting stamp with C. caretta
6 Nov, 2006 -- -- Block 942A 2751 4500f
Scouting S/S with 4500FG C. mydas
stamp and other sea turtles in border
6 Nov, 2006 -- -- Block 943A 2752 7500f
Scouting S/S with 7500FG C. caretta
stamp and other turtles in border
6 Nov, 2006 -- -- 4235-36,
Block 942		 2751A --
Scouting S/S with 4500FG and 7500FG
stamps and other turtles in border
28 Sep, 2007 -- -- 4674 2918 2000f
Hawksbill turtle in "deluxe" S/S
28 Sep, 2007 -- -- 4676 2920 20000
Chelonia mydas in "deluxe" S/S
28 Sep, 2007 -- -- (4674-6) Noted --
Tortues et Poissons sheet with hawksbill
and green turtle stamps
28 Sep, 2007 -- -- (4674) BF 522 25000f
Tortues et Poissons S/S with hawksbill
stamp, and hawksbill head and
description in S/S border
28 Sep, 2007 -- -- (4676) BF 524 25000f
Tortues et Poissons S/S with green turtle
stamp, and turtle head and description
in S/S border
28 Sep, 2007 -- -- -- -- 2000f
Deluxe SS with MI#4674 on stamp;
green turtle in SS border
28 Sep, 2007 -- -- -- -- 20000f
Deluxe SS with MI #4676 on stamp;
hawksbill turtle in SS border
20 Oct, 2008 -- -- 5810-16,
Block 1576		 BF 908 --
Green turtle in upper right border
25 Feb, 2009 -- -- 6397-6402,
Block 1663		 Noted --
"Les Tortues" sheet; head of turtle
on stamp "d" is C. mydas, not C. caretta
25 Feb, 2009 -- -- 6400 4089 5000f Stamp identifies both turtles as
C. caretta, but head is of C. mydas
25 Feb, 2009 -- -- 6401 4090 5000f Lepidochelys olivacea
25 Feb, 2009 -- -- 6415,
Block 1663		 BF 981 25000f
"Les Tortues" SS with C. mydas stamp;
L. olivacea in SS border with turtle
information in French
25 Feb, 2009 -- -- -- -- 5000f
2 green turtles in border of Deluxe
SS with MI 6399; "Les Tortues"
25 Feb, 2009 -- -- -- -- 5000f
Deluxe SS "Les Tortues" with C. caretta
MI 6400 on stamp, and 2 others in SS
border; turtle head on stamp is C. mydas
25 Feb, 2009 -- -- -- -- 5000f
Deluxe SS "Les Tortues" with L.
olivacea MI 6401 on stamp and in border
25 Feb, 2009 -- -- -- -- 5000f
Green turtle in border of Deluxe
SS with MI 6402; "Les Tortues"
30 Aug, 2011 -- -- Block 1988 B 1243 --
3 white sea turtle silhouettes
in border of tortoise S/S
2 Dec, 2011 -- -- 8867-9 6022-4 --
Exotic Fish - ventral view of green
turtle in sheet border
31 May, 2013 -- -- 9811 6755 20000f
Chelonia mydas
31 May, 2013 -- -- 9812 BF 1512 45000f
Caretta caretta on stamp, and
2 "Chelonia" in border
31 May, 2013 -- -- Block 2238 (6778-80) --
Sea turtle swimming in border
30 Nov, 2013 -- -- 10073-75 6926 20000f
2 Chelonia mydas on upper stamp;
stylized C. mydas head in lower right border
30 Nov, 2013 -- -- 10076,
Block 2295		 BF 1573 40000f
2 C. mydas on stamp and in lower border
15 May, 2014 -- -- 10266,
Block 2341		 BF 1631 40000f
Green turtles
15 May, 2014 -- -- 10332 7194 15000f
Chelonia mydas
15 May, 2014 -- -- 10334,
Block 2358		 BF 1659 40000f
Chelonia mydas
20 Mar, 2015 -- -- Block 2481 BF 1786 --
2 C. mydas in SS border
20 Aug, 2015 -- -- 1173-6 7890-3 --
Sea turtle silhouette in SS border
20 Aug, 2015 -- -- 11177,
Block 2531		 BF 1835 35000f
D. coriacea and hatchling in SS; 2 E. imbricata
and 1 C. mydas in border
3 Sep, 2015 -- -- 11291 7973 10000f
C. mydas in stamp 'd'
3 Jun, 2016 -- -- 11666 8293 10000f
D. coriacea in stamp 'a'
24 Apr, 2017 -- -- 12194 8608 12500f
E. imbricata in stamp 'd'
24 Apr, 2017 -- -- 12196-9 8637-40 12500f
C. mydas on stamps 'a' & 'd' ; E. imbricata
on stamps 'b' & 'c'
25 Aug, 2017 -- -- Block 2807 BF 2099 --
Sea turtle hatchling emerging from egg on
beach surface, in SS border (along with
3 terrestrial turtle hatchlings!)
17 Feb, 2018 -- -- 12804,
Block 2856		 BF 2151 50000f
C. caretta in SS
27 Feb, 2018 -- -- 12801 & 2 9153, 4 12500f
D. coriacea and E. imbricata in stamps 'b' & 'c'
22 Apr, 2019 -- -- 13549 9754 12500f
C. mydas
22 Apr, 2019 -- -- 13550 9755 12500f
D. coriacea
22 Apr, 2019 -- -- Block 3025 BF 2367 12500f
C. mydas in SS
22 Apr, 2019 -- -- Block 3024 BF 2368 --
C. mydas in SS border
22 Apr, 2019 -- -- Block 3026 BF 2366 12500f
D. coriacea in SS
22 Apr, 2019 -- -- Block 3027 BF 2365 --
D. coriacea in SS border
28 Aug, 2019 -- -- 13877 9982 12500f
C. mydas in stamp 'b'
16 Oct, 2019 -- -- 13978 10015 12500f
E. imbricata in stamp 'c'
11 Dec, 2019 -- -- 14152 10136 12500f
Stylized sea turtle in stamp 'b'
11 Dec, 2019 -- -- 14101 & 2 10163 & 64 12500f
C. caretta & C. mydas in stamps 'a' & 'b'
28 Apr, 2020 -- -- 14365 10274 12500f
E. imbricata (misidentified as C. mydas)
in stamp 'd'
25 Feb, 2021 -- -- 10882-5 15000f
'Tortues' sheet with C. caretta head and body
on 'a', E.imbricata on 'b', C. mydas on 'c'
and D. coreacea on 'd'
25 Feb, 2021 -- -- BF 2655 60000f
L. olivacea head and body on stamp,
and 2 C. mydas in SS border
25 Jun, 2021 -- -- 11376 20000FG
Ink drawing of stylized sea turtle on right
side of one stamp
25 Jun, 2021 -- -- BF 2769 60000FG
Stylized sea turtle identified as C. caretta, plus
ink drawing of 2nd stylized sea turtle
25 Jan, 2022 -- -- BF2830 --
C. caretta (misidentified as C. mydas)
swimming in border of Coral Reefs SS
25 Jan, 2022 -- -- 11533-6 --
Loggerhead turtle on colorful label of Coral
Reefs sheet; not on actual stamp
25 Mar, 2022 -- -- 16500FG
Stylized juvenile D. coriacea in "Les Tortues" sheet
25 Mar, 2022 -- -- 60000FG
Stylized D. coriacea in border of "Les tortues" SS
25 Mar, 2022 -- -- 16500FG
Archelon on stamp in "Prehistoric Aquatic Animals"
sheet; a shelled sea turtle drawing also in
the selvedge
25 Mar, 2022 -- -- 60000FG
Placochelys placodonta is not a sea turtle
ancestor; the shelled sea turtle shown here
resembles no museum specimens of Placochelys;
it is an artist's fanciful but misidentified rendering
of some other prehistoric sea turtle species
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

GUINEA: Counterfeit Stamps
       

GUINEA-BISSAU
31 Aug, 1997 995c -- 250 10,000pg
C. mydas
1 Apr, 2001 -- -- 1584-9 837-42 400f
Sheet with 5 sea turtle stamps; green turtles in
stamps 'a', 'b', 'd' & 'f' and hawksbill in 'c'
30 Jun, 2001 -- 1331 1702 682 100f
D. coriacea
30 Jun, 2001 -- 1332 1703 683 500f
L. olivacea
30 Jun, 2001 -- 1333 1704 684 750f
C. mydas
30 Jun, 2001 -- 1334 1705 685 1000f
E. imbricata
30 Jun, 2001 -- MS1335 1706,
Block 350		 BF86 5000f
C. caretta

Although the issues below were authorized by the postal administration of Guinea-Bissau,
they were only distributed to the new issue trade by Guinea-Bissau's philatelic agent,
and not placed on sale in Guinea-Bissau.
 
15 Oct, 2003 -- -- 2578-83 1620 450f
Green turtles on stamp in "c" position
15 Dec, 2004 -- -- Block 465 BF 216 3000f
Small turtle in S/S border
15 Dec, 2004 -- -- Block 466 BF 214 3000f
Sea turtle on stamp and in S/S border
15 Dec, 2004 -- -- 2782-7 1684-9 450f
Small sea turtles in stamps 'd' and 'f'
15 Jul, 2005 -- -- Block 525 BF 282 2500f
Sea turtle in border of submarine S/S
25 Oct, 2005 -- -- 3223-28 2080-85 --
Green turtles in stamps 'a', 'c' & 'f'
25 Oct, 2005 -- -- Block 538 BF 291 2500f
S/S with loggerhead turtle on
stamp and smaller one in border
25 Oct, 2005 -- -- 3223b -- 450f
MI #3225 in Deluxe SS; tortoise
on its back in SS border
25 Oct, 2005 -- -- 3223c -- 450f
MI #3224 in Deluxe SS; same picture as
MI #3225 in border
25 Oct, 2005 -- -- 3223d -- 450f
MI #3228 in Deluxe SS;
tortoises in SS border
25 Oct, 2005 -- -- 3223e -- --
2 Loggerhead turtles in Deluxe SS border
25 Oct, 2005 -- -- 3223f -- 450f
MI #3223 in Deluxe SS;
tortoise in SS border
3 Aug, 2010 -- -- 4804-08 3424-8 --
3 Aug, 2010 -- -- 4808 3428 1000f 2 Chelonia mydas on stamp 'e' in
Endangered Animals sheet
3 Aug, 2010 -- -- 4815,
Block 807		 BF 528 3200f
Turkish Cyprus #327 on stamp in
border of SS of stamps-on-stamps;
denominations on stamps crossed out
28 Oct, 2010 -- -- 5025-30 3559-64 Var.
"Tartarugas" sheet; C. mydas on 'a', L. olivacea
on 'b', C. caretta on 'c', D. coriacea on 'd',
L. kempii on 'e' & E. imbricata on 'f'
28 Oct, 2010 -- -- 5031, 2 BF 547 Var.
"Tartarugas" MS with 2 C. caretta stamps and
2 sea turtles in SS border; small border turtle
ID'd as C. mydas; large border turtle
misidentified as Lagothrix flavicauda, which
is a species of monkey
27 Sep, 2011 -- -- Block 994 BF 706 3000f
Dermochelys coriacea in border of
SS "Tartarugas"
10 Apr, 2012 -- -- 5892-5 4310-13 --
"Tartarugas" sheet; E. imbricata & C. mydas
on stamps and E. imbricata in border
10 Apr, 2012 -- -- 5896,
Block 1041		 BF 770 3000f
"Tartarugas" SS with C. mydas
misidentified as E. imbricata on stamp,
and E. imbricata and C. caretta in border
25 May, 2012 -- -- 5999 4400 700f
Dermochelys coriacea
31 Oct, 2012 -- -- 6306,
Block 1107		 BF 882 2700f
Green turtle stamp in Marine Life SS
24 Jun, 2013 -- -- 6900-03 5092-5 850f
"Tartarugas" with C. mydas, L. kempii
& L. olivacea stamps - C. mydas
misidentified as "Testudo mydas"
20 Oct, 2014 -- -- 7343 5462 850f
"Tartarugas" sheet with C. mydas on one stamp,
and another in border
12 Dec, 2014 -- -- 7539 5594 900f
2 E. imbricata in stamp 'c' in 'Tartarugas' sheet
12 Dec, 2014 -- -- 7541,
Block 1312		 BF 1028 3000f
C. mydas in SS; E. imbricata in border
25 Mar, 2015 -- -- 7814 5852 850f
C. mydas in 'Tartarugas' MS, with 2 others
in border
25 Mar, 2015 -- -- Block 1361 BF 1076 --
E. imbricata in border of 'Tartarugas' SS
26 May, 2015 -- -- 8021, 2 6036, 7 750f
C. mydas and D. coriacea in stamps 'a' and 'b'
in 'Tartarugas' sheet
26 May, 2015 -- -- 8025,
Block 1196		 BF 1114 2200f
C. caretta in 'Tartarugas' SS
19 Dec, 2015 -- -- 8352-5 6302-5 750f
'The Marvelous Life of Turtles' MS with
2 E. imbricata, 1 C. mydas, and 1 L. olivacea,
and sea turtle silhouette in border
19 Dec, 2015 -- -- 8356,
Block 1448		 BF 1165 3000f
N. depressus in 'The Marvelous Life of Turtles' SS,
with another N. depressus, D. coriacea, L. kempii,
L. olivacea and sea turtle silhouette in border
16 Feb, 2016 -- -- 6891-6 6838A-F 450f
'Tartarugas' MS of 6 green turtle adults
and hatchlings, all misidentified as C. Caretta
16 Feb, 2016 -- -- 8697,
Block 1507		 BF 1270A 2000f
Green turtle hatchling in SS with others
in border, misidentified as C. caretta
21 Apr, 2016 -- -- 8599-8602 6508-11 750f
'Tartarugas' MS with E. imbricata, N. depressus,
L. olivacea, D. coriacea stamps, and E. imbricata
in border
21 Apr, 2016 -- -- 8603,
Block 1409		 BF 1204 3000f
C. mydas in 'Tartarugas' SS, with D. coriacea
and another C. mydas in border
24 Oct, 2016 -- -- 8873 6712 600f
D. coriacea in stamp 'c' of Endangered
Animals sheet
27 Feb, 2017 -- -- 9098-9102 6929-33 600f
C. mydas on one stamp in 'Tartarugas' MS
27 Feb, 2017 -- -- Block 1572 BF 1289 --
D. coriacea in border of 'Tartarugas' SS
18 Jul, 2017 -- -- 9413 7152 640f
D. coriacea in stamp 'd' of Endangered Animals MS
9 Jan, 2018 -- -- 9632 7350 640f
D. coriacea in stamp 'c' of 'Tartarugas' MS
20 Mar 2019 -- -- Block 1803 BF 1524 3300f
E. imbricata in 'Tartarugas' SS
7 Feb, 2020 -- -- 11169,
Block 1912		 BF 1638 3300f
C. mydas in 'Tartarugas' SS
12 Jul, 2021 -- -- 9070 660f
D. coriacea (artist rendering)
25 Nov, 2021 -- -- 9619 1000f
Chelonia mydas (green turtle) incorrectly identified
as Eretmochelys imbricata
25 Nov, 2021 -- -- BF1912 --
Eretmochelys imbricata and front third of
Caretta caretta in SS border
25 Nov, 2021 -- -- BF1913 2000f
Chelonia mydas (green turtle) incorrectly identified
as Eretmochelys imbricata, in SS, with E. imbricata
and part of C. caretta in border
25 Nov, 2021 -- -- BF1914 2000f
Chelonia mydas (green turtle) in SS, with
E. imbricata and C. caretta in border
25 Nov, 2021 -- -- BF1915 --
E. imbricata and C. caretta in border of tortoise SS
15 Dec, 2022 -- -- 1000 FCFA
Stylized C. mydas in "Tartarugas" sheet
15 Dec, 2022 3600 FCFA
Stylized D. coriacea in "Tartarugas" SS with
3 stylized sea turtles in border

GUYANA
15 Feb, 1978 268 686 531 512 15¢
Green turtle
15 Nov, 1983 722 1203 1052 937 60¢
#268 surcharged 60
16 Dec, 1992 -- -- Block 228 -- $600
Genova '92 (Gold Foil S/S)
16 Dec, 1992 -- -- Block 229 -- $600
Genova '92 (Silver Foil S/S)
30 Mar, 1993 -- -- 4123 BA -- $600
Sea turtle with other undersea creatures;
gold foil stamp
30 Mar, 1993 -- -- 4124 BA -- $600
Sea turtle with other undersea creatures;
silver foil stamp
30 Mar, 1993 -- -- 4123B,
Block 248		 -- $600
MI #4123BA in S/S; sea turtle also in border
30 Mar, 1993 -- -- 4124B,
Block 249		 -- $600
MI #4124BA in S/S; sea turtle also in S/S border
30 Mar, 1993 -- -- 4123B,
Block 254		 -- $600
MI #4123BA in S/S; penguins in border
30 Mar, 1993 -- -- 4124B,
Block 255		 -- $600
MI #4124BA in S/S; penguins in border
5 Sep, 1995 2976b 4464 5240 3870 $35
Green turtle
5 Sep, 1995 2978d 4470 5255 3863 $60
Hawksbill
5 Sep, 1995 2980 MS4491b 5262,
Block 473		 BF 207 $300
Leatherback
15 May, 2000 3481g 5824 6778 5129 $80
Green turtle
28 Mar, 2001 3608 MS6123i 7169,
Block 350		 BF 406 $400
Cartoon sea turtle; Japanese "Hello Kitty"
characters from the legend of Urashima Taro
(see Japan #1204 below)
28 Mar, 2007 3983 MS6646 Block 820 BF 509 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border
3 Apr, 2013 4212c MS 6830 8563,
Block 871		 $275
UNEP World Environment Day SS;
pink sea turtle silhouette just to
right of center
1 Jul, 2014 4328 6893 8195 $80
Leatherback
1 Sep, 2021 4680a,c,d 9819-21 7268-71 --
"Native Turtles" sheet with 3 sea turtle stamps,
and stylized green turtle drawing in border
1 Sep, 2021 4681 Block 1032 BF 715 $800
"Native Turtles" SS with Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
(Lepidochelys olivacea) on stamp crawling up
the beach, and another crawling back to sea
in SS border

HONDURAS
31 Jul, 1998 C1038 MS1461 Block 63 BF 58 $20+$2
Hawksbill
10 Apr, 2015 1342 1979 2026 2026 L 10.00
Olive ridley - Protecting Endangered Species
28 Jun, 2016 1380 2062 1431 L 15.00
Green turtle - Guanaja, Bay Islands

HONG KONG
16 Jul, 2019 2017 2265 2289 2081 $3.40
Green turtle on stamp in fish-shaped SS
16 Jul, 2019 2020b MS 2269 Block 355 BF 337 --
Underwater World Hong Kong

HUNGARY
5 Apr, 2019 4507 MS 5676 Blk 423 BF 417
Small stylized sea turtle in SS selvedge

INDIA
29 Jan, 2000 1803 1905 1742 1507 3r
Olive ridley
27 Nov, 2017 2977 MS 3404 3262-79 BF 166 --
Stylized sea turtle underwater in upper selvedge
of sheet illustrating The Mahabharata Epic
27 Nov, 2017 2977q MS 3406 Blk 179 BF 166B 100r
Stylized sea turtle underwater
in selvedge of Mahabharat Epic SS
27 Nov, 2018 3073 3553 3466 3155 5r
"Olly," the official mascot of 2018 Odisha Men's
Field Hockey World Cup, raises awareness about
conservation of the olive ridley turtle
27 Nov, 2018 3075a MS 3556 Blk 201 BF 188 --
Mascot "Olly" on stamp and in border of 2018
Odisha Men's Field Hockey World Cup SS
26 Dec, 2019 3199 3715 3583 3318 5r
Sea turtle drawing -
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

INDONESIA
20 Dec, 1966 B206 1139 561 497 6r+1r
Hawksbill incorrectly ID'd as C. mydas
24 Nov, 1979 1066 1560 946 862 150r
Leatherback
24 Nov, 1979 1066a MS1561 947,
Block 31		 BF30 200r
Leatherback in SS
5 Jun, 2001 1948 2725 2111 1886 1,000r
Child swimming with turtle in tête-beche pair
20 Feb, 2004 2055h 2949 2334,
Block 195		 2087-2081 1500r
Indonesian Folktales sheet
5 June, 2004 2061b 2977 2362 2102 1500r
Hawksbill turtle & shark
5 June, 2004 2062 MS2978 2364,
Block 196		 BF 193 2500r
Hawksbill turtle & shark in SS
11 May, 2009 2183 MS3284 2734,
Block 251		 BF 244 5000 rp
Green turtle in SS for World
Ocean Conference
24 Oct, 2010 2248a-d 3373-6 2849-52 2484-7 1500
4 sea turtle stamps with line drawing of species
also on stamp; L. olivacea on 'a', C. mydas on 'b',
D. Coriacea on 'c', E. imbricata on 'd'
1 May, 2013 2346b 3551 3069 2648 2500r
Small turtle in water at top of stamp;
50th Anniversary of West Irian
5 Nov, 2014 2394a 3636 3153 2720 3000r
E. imbricata
5 Nov, 2014 2396 3637 3154 BF 301 5000r
E. imbricata in SS
5 Nov, 2014 -- 3638 3155 5000r
E. imbricata in sea-turtle-shaped SS
1 Jan, 2016 2400a 3694 3225 2768 3000r
Green turtle - the Derawan Islands
host the largest green turtle nesting
site in Indonesia
2022 7500r
Chelonioidea; watercolor of hawksbill turtle

INGUSHETIA: Counterfeit Stamps
   

IRAN
26 Aug, 2009 3007 MS3274 Block 49 Noted --
"Cooperating to Conserve Marine Turtles"
sheet with 4 sea turtle stamps and
several sea turtles in border
26 Aug, 2009 3007a -- 3143 2842 650r E. imbricata hatchling; "b" position
26 Aug, 2009 3007b -- 3144 2843 1000r Eretmochelys imbricata; "d" position
26 Aug, 2009 3007c -- 3145 2844 1500r Chelonia mydas; "c" position
26 Aug, 2009 3007d -- 3146 2855 1850r Chelonia mydas; "a" position

ISRAEL
1 Jan, 2012 -- -- AT 83 D 70 Var
Green turtle in stamps dispensed from vending
machine in 8 different denominations
26 Jun, 2012 -- -- AT 86 D 73 Var
Green turtle in stamps dispensed from vending
machine in 8 different denominations
4 Sep, 2012 -- -- -- -- --
Vending machine stamp on Souvenir leaf from
45th Anniversary of Israel Oceanographic
& Limnological Research
9 Feb, 2016 2096a 2357 2503 2406 2.30
Loggerhead
9 Feb, 2016 2096b 2358 2504 2407 2.30
Green turtle
9 Feb, 2016 2096c 2359 2505 2408 2.30
Hawksbill
9 Feb, 2016 2096d 2360 2506 2409 2.30
Leatherback
9 Feb, 2016 2096 -- 2503-6 2407-9 --
MS with 2 copies ea. of 4 turtle stamps;
sea turtle diagrams in lower selvedge,
and silhouette in central label
28 Jun, 2022 2319-20 (2799-802) 2708 --
"Diving Sites in Israel"; sea turtle in colorful
selvedge at bottom to left of center label;
not on actual stamp

ITALY
3 Apr, 1978 1318 1547 1604 1333 170L
Leatherback
18 May, 1996 2085 2368 2439 2172 750
Loggerhead
8 Jul, 2009 2947 3217 3315 3076 0,65
4 sea turtle silhouettes & globe;
"From La Maddalena to L'Aquila
Summit 2009"
12 Aug, 2015 3326 3665 3828 3589 0,95
Stylized sea turtle in border,
Asinara National Park

IVORY COAST
12 Aug, 2013 1192 -- 1500 1254 700f
C. mydas; Environmental Protection
10 Mar, 2014 1215a-d -- 1524-7 1346-9 --
Sheet of 4 with 3 stylized sea turtles
10 Mar, 2014 1239 -- 1528,
Block 192		 BF 97 2500f
D. coriacea in SS, with another D. coriacea
and C. mydas in border
10 Mar, 2014 -- -- -- -- --
Set of 4 'special' SS, with sea turtles on stamp
and/or in border

IVORY COAST: Counterfeit Stamps
       

JAMAICA
25 Feb, 1980 487 496 485 483 50
Stuffed specimens
5 Jun, 2004 985b MS1050 1040 1040 $10
Green turtle incorrectly identified
as a Hawksbill
28 Feb, 2007 1067 MS1134 Block 58 BF 54 --
Tiny turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

JAPAN
28 Jan, 1975 1204 1378 1238 1141 20
Urashima Taro from folklore, releasing turtle
5 Nov, 2004 Z 652j SHIK 14 3736 3586 80
Daishi Turtle at Kongofuku-ji Temple (Temple of
Everlasting Happiness) on Shikoku Island, Japan;
if you make a wish and pat the head of the
turtle, your wish will come true
18 Oct, 2010 3266 (4500-09) (5435-44) (5244-53) --
Tiny sea turtle in logo in sheet border;
10th Conference of Parties to the
Convention on Biological Diversity
23 Aug, 2011 3354 4106 5753 5550 80
Green turtle
2 Jun, 2015 3828 6244 7271 7041 82
"Sea Turtle on Ohama Beach" - Loggerhead
in sheet commemorating the 60th Anniv. of
of Local Gov't Law in Tokushima
26 Jun, 2018 4214 MS 7772 9149-58 8777-86 --
Tiny turtle in selvedge logo of
sheet commemorating 50th Anniv. of
Ogasawara Islands Reversion
27 Jul, 2018 4220f MS 7791 9204 8832 62
From Animals sheet
7 Feb, 2020 4375e 10141 9767 84
Green turtle in
Miyakojima Tourist Attractions sheet
28 Jun, 2023 ¥84
Green turtle on stamp in sheet
"Sea Life Series No. 7"

JAPAN (Northern Territories)
2009 -- -- -- -- 320
Leatherback and hawksbill turtles
in local issue; unlikely to be good for
local postage, as islands in question are
disputed territory by Japan & Russia,
inhabited by Russians, and stamp
is Japanese

JERSEY
11 Mar, 2021 2392 2532 2466 2552 70p
C. mydas misidentified as C. caretta
11 Mar, 2021 2395a MS 2537 Block 209 F 2550 --
Green turtle in SS border

KARAKALPAKIA (Uzbekistan)
1998 -- -- -- -- 25k
#R23 from Catalog of Local
[Russian] Stamp Issues, Part II

KARAKALPAKIA: Counterfeit Stamps
       

KENYA
27 Jun, 1980 174 186 172 171 5sh
Hawksbill
13 Apr, 2000 740 759 736 720 17/
Leatherback
13 Apr, 2000 741 760 737 721 20/
Green turtle
13 Apr, 2000 742 761 738 722 30/
Hawksbill
13 Apr, 2000 743 762 739 723 47/
Olive ridley
13 Apr, 2000 744 763 740 724 59/
Loggerhead
12 Jun, 2012 861 927 953 30/
Turtle is at bottom of letter C

KIRIBATI (formerly Gilbert Islands)
14 Feb, 1984 437 216 436 115 30p
Hawksbill
21 Nov, 1984 448 228 447 126 12
Green turtle
12 Jul, 1995 669c 498 717 367 60
Green turtle on stamp and label
19 Aug, 1995 672c 502 723 368c 60
#669 overprinted with Jakarta '95 logo
15 Sep, 1998 729 MS559 780,
Block 35		 BF 28 $1
Green turtle
12 Sep, 2012 996e MS885 1128 726 $1
Green turtle in "Phoenix Islands
Protected Area, Kiribati" sheet

KOREA (North)
30 Apr, 1980 1936 N1966 1988 1593D 40
Small sea turtle in front of diver's mask
25 Dec, 1982 2257 2263 2316 1738 10ch
"Tale of the Hare" - same legend as
So. Korea #669 & 671; turtle swims to
land with picture of hare
25 Dec, 1982 2258 2264 2317 1738 20ch
Hare astride turtle
25 Dec, 1982 2259 2265 2318 1738 30ch
Hare tricking Dragon King
25 Dec, 1982 2260 2266 2319 1738 40ch
Hare escapes from turtle
20 Oct, 1992 3155a (3211-13) (3357-59) BF 111 --
Turtle in sheet border; SG & Michel
list the singles but not the mini-sheet
15 Dec, 1998 3811c N3829 4114 2820 60j
C. caretta
15 Dec, 1998 3811d N3830 4113 2821 1.20w
D. coriacea
15 Dec, 1998 3811f (N3827-30) (4112-15) C2818 --
 
Sea turtles on front & back covers of booklet
of 12 stamps including #3811c & d
10 Aug, 2004 4391 MS N4434 Block 597 (3356-9) --
Green turtle in lower left border of
freshwater scene containing both
marine and freshwater creatures
1 Jul, 2007 4680a (N4680-3) (5227-30) C3634 --
Stylized turtle in lower right
border of fish sheet
20 Oct, 2009 4880 N4884 5509 3816 110
C. caretta
20 Oct, 2009 -- -- C3816 110
4 copies of #4880 in small sheet with
stylized sea turtles in blue border
20 Oct, 2009 4881a N4884a -- C3814 110
Hawksbill turtle on booklet cover, however sea
turtle stamp in interior pane is a loggerhead
with a leatherback in the selvedge
15 Apr, 2010 4911 N4925 5578 3891 152w
Stuffed hawksbill presented to Kim Il
Sung by crewmen of Japanese ship
"Dowamaru" for his 60th birthday
18 Jun, 2012 (5126) (N5170) (5921) (4142) --
Small sea turtle in border of
"Indonesia 2012" commemoration sheet;
Scott lists only single mascot stamp
21 Mar, 2013 5168a 5211 5978 4173 50
Stylized C. caretta looks more like C. mydas
21 Mar, 2013 5168e MS 5212 Block 862 4172-75 50
Stylized C. caretta looks more like C. mydas
11 May, 2014 (5277) (6106) (4271) --
Hawksbill turtle in border
23 Aug, 2014 Block 882 (4296-99) 30w
Stylized sea turtle in "Songdowon Int'l
Children's Camp" MS border

KOREA (South)
1 Nov, 1969 669 829 686 560 7w
From Korean fable "The Hare's Liver" aka
"The Rabbit and the Dragon King" - same
legend as No. Korea #2257-60; hare
astride turtle under the sea
1 Nov, 1969 669a MS832b Block 292 BF 164 7w
#669 in mini-sheet; sea turtle also
in border design
1 Nov, 1969 671 831 688 562 20w
Hare escapes from turtle
1 Nov, 1969 671a MS832d Block 294 BF 166 20w
#671 in mini-sheet; sea turtle also
in border design
19 Dec, 1994 1722 2038 1825 1670 200w
Stylized sea turtle
19 Mar 2007 2246a 2897 Block 2 BF 604 --
Turtle silhouette in border of SS
"The Year of Biology 2007"
14 Sep, 2010 2342c 3127 2787 2575 250
From legend, small marine turtles form
bridge enabling escape of Jumong,
founder of Kingdom of Goguryeo
31 May, 2021 2593 -- 380w
Beautiful sheet of sea turtle stamps with
sea turtles also in colorful selvedge
31 May, 2021 2593a 3273 380w
Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill turtle)
31 May, 2021 2593b 3274 380w
Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle)
31 May, 2021 2593c 3275 380w
Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback turtle)
31 May, 2021 2593d 3276 380w
Chelonia mydas (Green turtle)

KUWAIT
25 Dec, 2001 1506 1738 1725 1628 150f
Hawksbill

KYRGYSZTAN: Counterfeit Stamps
     

LAOS
27 Dec, 1996 1304a 1533 1547 1244A 150K
Leatherback
27 Dec, 1996 1304b 1534 1548 1244B 250K
Leatherback
27 Dec, 1996 1304c 1535 1549 1244C 400K
Hawksbill
27 Dec, 1996 1304d 1536 1550 1244D 450K
Green turtle
27 Dec, 1996 1304e Noted 1547/0KB Noted --
Greenpeace S/S with #1304 A-D

LESOTHO
14 Dec, 1987 614 782 667 747 15s
Green turtle
27 Apr, 1998 1092 1356 1251 1279 1m
Leatherback & green turtles in stamps "i" & "q"

LESOTHO: Counterfeit Stamp
       

LIBERIA
15 Oct, 1998 1356v -- 2148 1839 15
Green turtle
15 Oct, 1998 1357m -- 2164 1794 20
Loggerhead
15 Oct, 1998 1358 -- 2168-76 1773-81 32
Turtle in border of sheet
20 Dec, 1999 -- -- 2712 2280 $15
Hawksbill
15 Sep, 2001 -- -- 4175-6,
Block 423		 3330 $15
Hawksbill
15 Sep, 2001 -- -- 4187,
Block 423		 BF 400 $100
Chelonia mydas
15 Sep, 2001 -- -- 4193,
Block 428		 3222 $15
Loggerhead in stamp "e"
15 Sep, 2001 -- -- 4198,
Block 428		 3217 $15
Hawksbill in stamp "a"
26 Jan, 2005 2346b -- 5038,
Block 512		 4261 $50
Archelon
6 Jan, 2020 3356f -- 7647 6258 $200
C. mydas in stamp 'f'
6 Jan, 2020 3363 -- 7648 BF 798 - -
2 E. imbricata in SS border
26 Mar, 2020 3406b -- 7806 6334 $300
E. imbricata on one stamp in sheet
26 Mar, 2020 3409b -- 7830 6350 $300
C. mydas on one stamp in sheet
26 Mar, 2020 3424a -- 7833 BF 821 $600
C. mydas on one stamp in MS
1 Feb, 2021 3514b -- 6791 $300
"Tortues" sheet with C. mydas in stamp 'b'
1 Feb, 2021 3524 -- BF 941 $1200
C. mydas in SS with another in border
5 Jan, 2022 -- 6920 $250
Stylized C. mydas on stamp in Turtles &
Tortoises sheet
2 Dec, 2022 -- $165
C. mydas swimming with belching smokestacks in
background, in Climate Change set
2 Dec, 2022 -- $165
E. imbricata in "Endangered Species" sheet
2 Dec, 2022 -- $165
E. imbricata on stamp "a" in "Turtles" sheet
2 Dec, 2022 -- $165
C. mydas on stamp "f" in Turtles sheet

LIBERIA: Counterfeit Stamp
       

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