CONGO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

sample stamp


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
Various 1999? Unidentified Sea Turtle Sheet of six stamps, all depicting sharks. Turtle on one stamp only.
25000nz 1999? Unidentified Sea Turtle Shark in foreground, turtle in background. Single stamp w/ turtle from sheet of six.
150cf 2004 Nine Species of Turtles Sheet of four 150cf stamps w/ paintings of nine different species of tortoises and freshwater turtles. Sheet inscribed "Les Tortues" in large letters in upper selvedge. See individual stamps for species depicted.
150cf 2004 Two Species of Tortoises (1) Geochelone pardalis in foreground, facing right (but identified on the stamp as "Testudo partalis"). (2) Geochelone carbonaria in background, facing left (but identified on stamp as "Testudo oculifera"). Stamp from upper left ("a" position) of sheet of four.
150cf 2004 Three Freswater Species (1) Heosemys spinosa on left, facing up (but identified on stamp as "Geoemyda spinosa"). (2) Kachuga tecta in upper right, facing right (but identified on the stamp as "Kachuga tectum"). (3) Melanochelys trijuga in lower right, facing left (but identified on the stamp as "Geoemyda trijuga"). In upper right (position "b") in sheet of four.
150cf 2004 Three Freshwater Species (1) Malaclemys terrapin in upper left, facing right (identified correctly on stamp). (2) Chrysemys picta in upper right, facing right (identified correctly on stamp). (3) Trachemys scripta ornata at bottom (but identified as "Pseudemys ornata" on stamp). From lower left ("c" position) of sheet of four.
150cf 2004 Geochelone elephantopus Large painting of adult, filling entire stamp. Legs and posterior of carapace extend onto selvedge. From lower right ("d" position) of sheet of four).
250cf 2005 Four Species Mini sheet of four 250cf stamps w/ a photo of a turtle on each. Upper selvedge of sheet inscribed "Turtles". See descriptions of individual stamps for species depicted.
250cf 2005 Chelonia mydas Adult emerging from surf, facing right, w/ mouth open. "2005" in upper right corner.
250cf 2005 Terrapene carolina Front vew of male w/ bright red eye. "2005" in upper right corner.
250cf 2005 Trachemys scripta elegans Head and anterior portion of shell of adult facing left. "2005" in upper right corner.
250cf 2005 Chrysemys picta? Close up photo of head, facing toward camera. "2005" in upper right corner.
1.00cf 2001 Cartoon Turtles Sheet of nine 1.00cf stamps depicting scenes from Alice in Wonderland. Turtles on stamps in "d" and "f" positions. Issued for Christmas 2001. This is a Cinderella according to Michel publishers.
1.00cf 2001 Cartoon Turtle Single stamp in "d" position from Christmas sheet of nine, depicting scenes from Alice in Wonderland. This is a Cinderella according to Michel publishers.
1.00cf 2001 Cartoon Turtle Single stamp in "f" position from Christmas sheet of nine, depicting scenes from Alice in Wonderland. This is a Cinderella according to Michel publishers.

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