CONGO, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CONGO, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF |
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| Catalog # | Denom. | Date | Turtle | Description | Comment | |||||||||
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| 500f | 2007 | Two Species of Turtles | Sheet of eight 500f stamps w/ a different reptile on each. Two stamps have turtles. Selvedge of sheet represents a snake skin. | Country name inscribed on each stamp is "Republique du Congo" This could represent the People's Republic of Congo or the Congo Democratic Republic which are two different countries. Or, it may be a Cinderella that wasn't authorized by either country. | ||||||||||
| 500f | 2007 | Geochelone elephantopus | Individual stamp w/ turtle from sheet of eight. Tortoise facing 3/4 left. Stamp inscribed "Chelonoides nigra" the new genus and species to which this tortoise has been refered by some taxonomists. | Country name inscribed on stamp is "Republique du Congo" This could represent the People's Republic of Congo or the Congo Democratic Republic which are two different countries. Or, it may be a Cinderella that wasn't authorized by either country. | ||||||||||
| 500f | 2007 | Caretta caretta | Individual stamp from sheet of eight. Adult on land facing right. May be a dead, stuffed specimen. | Country name inscribed on stamp is "Republique du Congo" This could represent the People's Republic of Congo or the Congo Democratic Republic which are two different countries. Or, it may be a Cinderella that wasn't authorized by either country. | ||||||||||
| SC | 655 | 30fr | 01 Dec 82 | Pelusios subniger | Plastral view of adult on land. | |||||||||
| SC | 656 | 45fr | 01 Dec 82 | Trionyx triunguis | Two adults on land, facing each other. | |||||||||
| SC | 657 | 55fr | 01 Dec 82 | Pelusios subniger | One adult on land. | |||||||||
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