CHRISTMAS ISLAND |
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| Catalog # | Denom. | Date | Turtle | Description | Comment | |||||||||
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| N/A | 11 Sep 97 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Official FDC issued by Australia Post for 1997 Christmas Island Christmas stamps. | Turtle in cachet as well as on 80c stamp. | ||||||||||
| SC | 190 | 36c | 30 Sep 86 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Turtle is on a beach w/ Santa Claus and reindeer. | |||||||||
| SC | 211 | $5 | 25 Mar 87 | Chelonia mydas | No date in margin of stamp (see #211a). | |||||||||
| SC | 211 | a | $5 | 25 Mar 87 | Chelonia mydas | Mini sheet of 16 stamps containing one Scott Christmas Island #211. | The turtle stamp from this sheet has a tiny "1988" inscribed in the bottom margin. | |||||||
| SC | 354 | 40c | 02 Sep 93 | Chelonia mydas | Female returning to sea. | |||||||||
| SC | 409 | 80c | 11 Sep 97 | Unidentified Sea Turtle | Small turtle w/ Santa Claus in sleigh pulled by sea birds. | |||||||||
| SC | 412 | Various | 12 Mar 98 | Chelonia mydas | Pane of twenty stamps w/ turtle on one. | |||||||||
| SC | 412 | q | 45c | 12 Mar 98 | Chelonia mydas | Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Christmas Island 412. | Two adult turtles swimming underwater. | |||||||
| SC | 444 | 50c | 31 Oct 03 | Stylized Sea Turtle | Santa Claus sitting on back of turtle giving gifts to crabs on beach and birds in tree. | From two-value Christmas set. | ||||||||
| SC | 448 | Various | 13 Jul 04 | Chelonia mydas | Pane of twenty se-tenant stamps depicting marine life. Inscribed "Christmas Island Underwater". | Pane contains 10c, 25c, and 50c stamps. | ||||||||
| SC | 448 | e | 10c | 13 Jul 04 | Chelonia mydas | Single stamp w/ two turtles from Scott Christmas Island #448. | ||||||||
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