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.
 



 


 


 
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


 
The species pages are no longer being
updated from early 2012 forward.
Please check the New Issues by Year
pages below starting with 2012 to find
new stamps of your favorite species,
which will be identified if known.

 
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
SWOT - The State of the World's
Sea Turtles

Collections
Sea Turtle Phonecards
Turtles & Tortoises on Stamps

Stopped in mid-2012 upon the death
of Don Riemer

Turtle & Tortoise Stamp Collecting
Joe Leven's site, which he calls a
"partial successor" to Don's

Turtles on Meter Stamps (Italian)
"Die Zähne der Schildkröten" (German)

Stamp-related Sites
Linn's Stamp News

Stamp2.com (Singapore)
Stampshows Worldwide

Where to Buy
Bombay Philatelic, Inc.
eBay
Collect 4 All
Delcampe
Marlen Stamps & Coins
County Stamp Center







 


 
Information? Omissions? Comments?


 


Up to Date as of May 21, 2013
(Click here if thumbnail links don't work)

Antigua & Barbuda
3 Dec, 2012
#3200 f & g

#3203a & c

Aruba
#410e, 15 Nov, 2012

Burundi
#1135, 31 Aug, 2012

 
21 Dec, 2012
 
"Les Tortues de Mer"
Both items contain mis-identified turtles;
stamp "b" is not C. caretta, and the tortoise
in the SS border is not C. mydas

Cayman Islands
#1107, 9 Oct, 2012
Green Sea Turtle

Christmas Island (Australia)
#506, 1 Nov, 2012

 
#507a, 1 Nov, 2012

Ecuador
16 Jan, 2013

Same stamp as 2011 issue #2021g with
different denomination and reversed picture

 


French Southern and Antarctic Territories
29 Apr, 2013

 

Guinea Bissau
2012

Green turtle

Mali
2012
Cinderellas
 

Mozambique
2012

Green turtle; issued for Korea Expo 2012

New Caledonia
8 Mar, 2013

"Zones des Recifs d'Entrecasteaux"

St. Vincent & Grenadines
28 Feb, 2013
Hawksbill Turtle

 
2013
Hawksbill Turtle

Tonga
21 Feb, 2013
The stamps and SSs below are from photos
of captive hawksbill turtles taken at the
Nat'l Cultural Center at Nuku'alofa, where
they are kept in a natural habitat - green
turtles are pictured in both SS borders
 

 

 

Wallis & Futuna Islands
17 Jan, 2013
 
"Jardin de l'Océan" by Lavemai Polelei

Stamps Issued in 2011
Stamps Issued in 2012
Stamps Issued in 2013