SEA TURTLE POSTAGE STAMPS
of the WORLD

 

Compiled by Nancy B. Linsley and George H. Balazs

Note: This site has been on the WWW since November 12, 1996,
solely for the enjoyment of other collectors and sea turtle enthusiasts.

 
* * * We're not dealers .... no stamps are sold here * * *

Our thanks to Dr. Frank Wisskirchen and Bernard Boussac
for their ongoing help providing Michel and Yvert catalog numbers.
 



If this is your first visit, please read
"ABOUT THIS SITE".
It provides background information about the site and discusses our listing criteria and sea turtle stamps in general.


* = turtle in margin of S/S,
not on stamp itself
** = "cinderella", not accepted
as postage by any official
government postal agency


A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Caretta caretta (Loggerhead)
Chelonia mydas (Green)
Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback)
Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill)
Lepidochelys kempii (Kemp's ridley)
Lepidochelys olivacea (Olive ridley)
Natator depressus (Flatback)
Prehistoric sea turtles


Sea Turtle Sites
EuroTurtle
Caribbean Conservation Corp.
Marine Turtle Newsletter Online
NMFS Sea Turtles Section
Turtle Trax - A Sea Turtle Page

Collections
Sea Turtle Phonecards
Turtle Phonecard Catalog
Turtles & Tortoises on Stamps
Turtles on Coins & Papermoney
Turtles on Meter Stamps (Italian)
"Die Zähne der Schildkröten" (German)

Stamp-related Sites
Ask Phil [Stamp] Resource Library

Stamp Today
Stamp2.com (Singapore)
Stampshows Worldwide

Dealers
Bombay Philatelic, Inc. (USA)
Coolstamps (USA)
County Stamp Center (USA)
Topicals Philatelic Center (Hong Kong)


 


Information? Omissions? Comments?

 



Updated April 27, 2008

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Ascension

5 Feb 2008
Green turtle, and nest chamber

British Indian Ocean Territory

30 Jan 2008
Green turtle in border of damselfish sheet

Cayman Islands
5 Feb 2008
Sea turtle silhouettes on 6 "Hello" stamps
in 6-pane Greetings set; 20¢, 25¢, 50¢, 75¢, 80¢
and $1 denominations; also in booklet in
20¢ self-adhesive version

China (Taiwan)

3 Apr 2008
Sheets with circular stamps of cartoon
sea turtles from "Finding Nemo"

Congo Democratic Republic

2007
Green turtle in Turtles sheet; probably cinderella

Greece

28 Feb 2008, Loggerhead turtle

Guinea

2007, Sheets & S/S's with green and hawksbill turtles

Mozambique

2007, Sheet & S/S with flatback, hawksbill, olive
ridley, loggerhead, and green turtles; small sea turtle
on map of Africa on each stamp. This map with small
turtle is also present on each single stamp
in the following items:
Lagartos (lizards) sheet of 6 and S/S
Cobras sheet of 6 and S/S
Peixes Venenosos (venomous fish) sheet of 6 and S/S
Rãs (frogs) sheet of 6 and S/S
Crustacios sheet of 6 and Faune Submarino S/S

St. Thomas & Prince Islands

2005, Green turtle in border of 9 cinderella
"Animals do Mundo" S/S, each stamp denominated
Dbs 7000 and with a Lion's Club logo. The animals
pictured in the single stamps are: owl, pictured,
panda, monkey, lion, leopard, hippopotamus,
tiger, elephant, and rhinoceros.

Tokelau

9 Dec,2007
Two green turtles

Wallis & Futuna

2008, Swimming sea turtle in coral reefs stamp

Stamps Issued in 2007
Stamps Issued in 2008