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.
 



 


 


 
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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
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 April 10, 2012
(Click here if the thumbnail links below don't work)

Bahamas

Gibbons #1602, 3 Jan, 2012
Hawksbill turtle in "Marine Life set"

Christmas Island

31 Oct, 2011; Gibbons #s 705, 706, 707 & 708
Cartoon turtle on Christmas stamps, also available as
self-adhesives in booklets

Congo, Republic of

2012, "Tortues" cinderella sheet, hawksbills & greens

France

MI #5245 - 25 Nov, 2011
Stamp only available as a self-adhesive in booklet "Outre-Mer"

Greece

21 Feb, 2012
Loggerhead turtle in "Riches of the Greek Seas" set"

Malawi

2012, "Sea turtles" cinderella sheet

Malaysia

21 Mar, 2012
SS from "Underwater Life" set; Green turtle

Marshall Islands

22 Jan, 2012
#1017, "Ocean Life"

Pitcairn Islands

21 Feb, 2012
Sea turtle in cloth design, "The Art of Pitcairn IV - Tapa"

St. Thomas & Prince Islands

2011, "Protecção das Ilhas Galápagos" - sea turtle in SS border

St. Vincent & Grenadines

6 Oct, 2011
#3807, Green turtle in SS (looks more like a loggerhead!)

Ukraine

2011
Green turtle on local Express Mail stamps
from Vinnitsa Oblast

United Arab Emirates

 

MI #1055, Block 64 - 30 Nov, 2011
Bu Tinah Island - hawksbill turtle

United States of America

Coming in Aug of 2012
Non-denominated "Forever" stamp from Pixar issue
featuring Squirt from "Finding Nemo"

Stamps Issued in 2011
Stamps Issued in 2012