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SC 445

15c 12 Mar 78 Unidentified Turtle Tiny turtles in a painting.


SC 447

25c 12 Mar 78 Geochelone vosmaeri Turtle in painting by artist/explorer Francois Leguat. This species became extinct within man's memory. This stamp was reprinted and inscribed "1985"; footnoted by Scott.


SC 447 a

25c 11 Jan 87 Geochelone vosmaeri Re-issue of Scott Mauritius #447, inscribed "1987", and having different perfs and watermark. This species became extinct within man's memory. This stamp is listed separately by Scott because of the different perfs and watermark, not because of the date inscription.


SC 544

25c 19 Apr 82 Unidentified Turtle Small turtle on border.

SC 545

2r 19 Apr 82 Unidentified Turtle Small turtle on border.


SC 546

2.50r 19 Apr 82 Unidentified Turtle Small turtle on border.


SC 547

10r 19 Apr 82 Unidentified Turtle Small tutrle on border.


SC 743

40c 13 Dec 91 Chelonia mydas


SC 1026

25Rs 05 Jun 06 Geochelone gigantea Seven tortoises, one prominent in foreground. Inscribed "first captive breeding of giant tortoises 1881."


SC 1045

25r 25 Jun 07 Unidentified Tortoise S/S of one stamp. Stamp depicts a large dodo. Tortoise in margin of sheet under or behind a root or twig. Stamp and sheet are both inscribed "The Dodo" and "Raphus cucullatus".


SC 1069

5re 16 Jul 09 Cylindraspis peltastes One tortoise facing left. From set of four extinct species.

SC 1070

10re 16 Jul 09 Cylindraspis vosmaeri One tortoise facing directly toward viewer. From set of four extinct species.

SC 1071

15re 16 Jul 09 Cylindraspis inepta One tortoise facing left plus additional small tortoises in background. From set of four extinct species.


SC 1072

25re 16 Jul 09 Cylindraspis triserrata One tortoise facing directly toward viewer. From set of four extinct species.

SC 1073

50re 16 Jul 09 Cylindraspis peltastes S/S w/ one stamp depicting anterior portion of tortoise facing left. Margin of sheet w/ many other tortoise and a curve-billed bird. Accompanies a set of four extinct tortoise species.


SC 1144

RS 14 9 Oct 14 Chelonia mydas Stamp labelled La Tortue Verte. Same stamp was issued by six countries.

SC J 14

10c 25 Oct 82 Unidentified Turtle Postage Due. This is Scott Mauritius #445 w/ the denomination blanked out and o/p in black: "POSTAGE DUE 10c".