Country/Date Scott Gibbons Michel Yvert Denom. Comments / Description

GABON
26 Dec, 1996 842 1313 100f Turtle in drawing

GAMBIA, THE
27 Nov, 1984 535 564 545 529 75b Loggerhead
6 Feb, 1995 1606l 1961 2037 3 dal
Archelon
20 Jun, 1995 1623a 1987 2066 1791 3 dal
Leatherback
24 Feb, 1997 1870c 2436 2585 2213c D1.50
Leatherback
1 Aug, 1999 2161c 3159 3246 2816 D3
Hawksbill
1 Aug, 1999 2164l 3063 3306 2893 D1.50
Green turtle
4 Apr, 2005 2942b MS4811c 5498 D25
Block 684 Leatherback
24 Jan, 2006 3010b 4917 5623 D25 Artwork entitled "Sea Turtle",
Sheet is by Tyler Overton, age 10, in S/S
Noted "Kids-Did-It!Designs"

GHANA
30 Mar, 1992 1420 1701 1612 1295 400¢ Green turtle

GILBERT ISLANDS (now Kiribati)
15 Jan, 1979 322 81 319 72 20¢ Green turtle

GREECE
16 Mar, 1990 1675 1838 1739 1723 70d Loggerhead
27 Feb, 2008 2338 2482 2455A €2.29 Loggerhead
27 Feb, 2008 2338a 2492 2455C €2.29 Same as #2338 but perf. 13.25 vertically

GRENADA
20 Jan, 1976 694 763 727 648 2¢ Hawksbill
18 Sep, 1996 2582 3214a 3306/11 Noted --
18 Sep, 1996 2582d 3217 3309 2827 $1.50 Hawksbill
18 Sep, 1996 2582e 3218 3310 2828 $1.50 Loggerhead
18 Sep, 1996 2582f 3219 3311 2829 $1.50 Green turtle
7 Nov, 1996 2587 3220a 3328 Noted --
Block 44 Hawksbills
7 Nov, 1996 2587e 3224 3327 2866 $1
7 Nov, 1996 2587f 3225 3328 2867 $1
2 May, 1997 2646 3335 3437 3031 $3 Green turtle
19 Aug, 1998 2773e 3617 3742 3243 75¢
Green turtle
12 Apr, 1999 2850j 3752 3901 3374 75¢
Loggerhead
1 Aug, 2000 2965a 4111 4279 3660 $1
Hawksbill
10 Feb, 2005 3496 MS5025 5552, Blk 734 $2
Archelon on stamp and in S/S border
18 Jun, 2007 3641 MS5271 Block 761 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

GRENADA GRENADINES
15 Apr, 1985 648 656 658 572 70¢ Swimmer chasing hawksbill
3 May, 1995 1728c 1892 2023 1715 $1
Hawksbill
26 Apr, 1999 2095 2691 2879 2453 90¢ Leatherback
5 Sep, 2000 2238 MS3161a 3358,Blk493 BF476 $6
Kemp's ridley

GRENADINES of St. VINCENT
20 Jul, 1978 157 135 156 146 5¢ Green turtle
20 Jul, 1978 158 136 157 147 40¢ Hawksbill
20 Jul, 1978 159 137 158 148 50¢ Leatherback
20 Jul, 1978 160 138 159 149 $1.25 Loggerhead

GUERNSEY
16 Feb, 2006 892a MS1096 1075, Blk41 £1
Leatherback

GUINEA
2000 -- -- -- -- 150 GNF
Leatherback in cinderella sheet
18 Feb, 2000 1828 -- 2786-93 --
A large photomosaic of Titanic with
8 750 fr. stamps; we find 3 sea
turtles in photos on the sheet, but
none on any of the stamps
18 Feb, 2001 1877a -- 2982 750 fr
Green turtle
28 Feb, 2001 1884 -- 2965-76 --
Hawksbill in sheet margin
28 Feb, 2001 1890d -- 3002 1,000 fr
Green turtle
28 Feb, 2001 1891a -- 2999 1,000 fr
Hawksbill
26 Dec, 2001 -- -- Block 675A --
Green & leatherback turtles in S/S
26 Dec, 2001 -- -- 3362A 1250FG Chelonia mydas
26 Dec, 2001 -- -- 3364A 1250FG Dermochelys coriacea
28 Feb, 2006 -- -- Block 921 --
Chelonia midas [sic] and archelon
stamps; 4 sea turtles in S/S border
28 Feb, 2006 -- -- 4219A 5000FG Chelonia midas [sic]
28 Feb, 2006 -- -- 4220A 6000FG Archelon
6 Nov, 2006 -- -- 4235A 4500FG Scouting stamp with C. mydas
6 Nov, 2006 -- -- 4236A 7500FG Scouting stamp with C. caretta
6 Nov, 2006 -- -- Block 942A 4500FG
Scouting S/S with 4500FG C. mydas
stamp and other sea turtles in border
6 Nov, 2006 -- -- Block 943A 7500FG
Scouting S/S with 7500FG C. caretta
stamp and other turtles in border
6 Nov, 2006 -- -- 4235-4236,Bk 942 --
Scouting S/S with 4500FG and 7500FG
stamps and other turtles in border
28 Sep, 2007 -- -- 4674 522 2000FG Hawksbill turtle in "deluxe" S/S
28 Sep, 2007 -- -- 4676 524 20000FG Chelonia mydas in "deluxe" S/S
28 Sep, 2007 -- -- (4674-6) --
Tortues et Poissons sheet with hawksbill
and green turtle stamps
28 Sep, 2007 -- -- (4674) 2000FG Hawksbill turtle
28 Sep, 2007 -- -- (4676) 20000FG Chelonia mydas
28 Sep, 2007 -- -- (4674) 25000FG
Tortues et Poissons S/S with hawksbill
stamp, and hawksbill head and
description in S/S border
28 Sep, 2007 -- -- (4676) 25000FG
Tortues et Poissons S/S with green turtle
stamp, and turtle head and description
in S/S border
28 Sep, 2007 -- -- -- 2000FG
Deluxe SS with MI#4674 on stamp;
green turtle in SS border
28 Sep, 2007 -- -- -- 20000FG
Deluxe SS with MI #4676 on stamp;
hawksbill turtle in SS border
20 Oct, 2008 -- -- 5810-16 --
Block 1576 Green turtle in upper right border
25 Feb, 2009 -- -- 6397-6402 --
Block 1663 "Les Tortues" sheet; head of turtle
on stamp "d" is C. mydas, not C. caretta
25 Feb, 2009 -- -- 6400 5000f Stamp identifies both turtles as
C. caretta, but head is of C. mydas
25 Feb, 2009 -- -- 6401 5000f Lepidochelys olivacea
25 Feb, 2009 -- -- 6415 25000f
Block 1663 "Les Tortues" SS with C. mydas stamp;
L. olivacea in SS border with turtle
information in French
25 Feb, 2009 -- -- -- 5000f
2 green turtles in border of Deluxe
SS with MI 6399; "Les Tortues"
25 Feb, 2009 -- -- -- 5000f
Deluxe SS "Les Tortues" with C. caretta
MI 6400 on stamp, and 2 others in SS
border; turtle head on stamp is C. mydas
25 Feb, 2009 -- -- -- 5000f
Deluxe SS "Les Tortues" with L.
olivacea MI 6401 on stamp and in border
25 Feb, 2009 -- -- -- 5000f
Green turtle in border of Deluxe
SS with MI 6402; "Les Tortues"

GUINEA-BISSAU
31 Aug, 1997 995c -- 250 10,000pg Chelonia mydas
1 Apr, 2001 -- -- -- --
Sheet with 5 sea turtle stamps
1 Apr, 2001 -- -- 1584 837 400f Green turtle
1 Apr, 2001 -- -- 1585 838 400f Green turtle
1 Apr, 2001 -- -- 1586 839 400f Hawksbill turtle
1 Apr, 2001 -- -- 1588 841 400f Green turtles on beach
1 Apr, 2001 -- -- 1589 842 400f Green turtle on beach
30 Jun, 2001 -- 1331 1702 682 100f Dermochelys coriacea
30 Jun, 2001 -- 1332 1703 683 500f Lepidochelys olivacea
30 Jun, 2001 -- 1333 1704 684 750f Green turtle
30 Jun, 2001 -- 1334 1705 685 1000f Eretmochelys imbricata
30 Jun, 2001 -- MS1335 1706,Bk 350 BF86 5000f
Loggerhead
15 Oct, 2003 -- -- 2578-83 450f
Green turtles on stamp in "c" position
15 Dec, 2004 -- -- Block 465 3000f
Small turtle in S/S border
15 Dec, 2004 -- -- Block 466 3000f
Sea turtle on stamp and in S/S border
15 Dec, 2004 -- -- 2782-87 450f
"Golfinhos e Farois" sheet of 6
with small turtles in "d" and "f" stamps
15 Jul, 2005 -- -- Block 525 2500f
Sea turtle in border of submarine S/S
25 Oct, 2005 -- -- 3223-28 450f
"Tartarugas" sheet with 3 green turtle
stamps in "a", "c" and "f" positions
25 Oct, 2005 -- -- Block 538 2500f
S/S with green turtle on
stamp and small turtle in border
25 Oct, 2005 -- -- -- -- 450f
MI #3223 in Deluxe SS;
tortoise in SS border
25 Oct, 2005 -- -- -- -- 450f
MI #3228 in Deluxe SS;
tortoises in SS border
25 Oct, 2005 -- -- -- -- --
2 Loggerhead turtles in Deluxe SS border
25 Oct, 2005 -- -- -- -- 450f
MI #3225 in Deluxe SS; tortoise
on its back in SS border
25 Oct, 2005 -- -- -- -- 450f
Same picture as MI #3225 in Deluxe SS
border; MI #3224 on stamp
3 Aug, 2010 4804-4809 --
Block 806 "Animais Postos em Perigo" (Endangered
Animals) sheet with green turtle stamp
3 Aug, 2010 4808 1000f 2 Chelonia mydas on stamp in
Endangered Animals sheet
3 Aug, 2010 4815 3200 FCFA
Block 807 Turkish Cyprus #327 on stamp in
border of SS of stamps-on-stamps;
denominations on stamps crossed out
28 Oct, 2010 5025-30
Block 867 "Tartarugas" sheet; 6 sea turtle stamps
28 Oct, 2010 5025 350f Chelonia mydas
28 Oct, 2010 5026 350f Lepidochelys olivacea
28 Oct, 2010 5027 500f Caretta caretta
28 Oct, 2010 5028 500f Dermochelys coriacea
28 Oct, 2010 5029 700f Lepidochelys kempii
28 Oct, 2010 5030 700f Eretmochelys imbricata
28 Oct, 2010 5031-2
Block 867 Tartarugas SS with 2 stamps and
2 sea turtles in SS border; small
border turtle ID'd as Chelonia mydas;
large border turtle misidentified as
Lagothrix flavicauda (which is a monkey)
28 Oct, 2010 5031 1500f Caretta caretta, pink stamp
28 Oct, 2010 5032 1500f Caretta caretta, green stamp

GUYANA
15 Feb, 1978 268 686 531 512 15¢ Green turtle
15 Nov, 1983 722 1203 1052 937 60¢ #268 surcharged 60¢
16 Dec, 1992 -- -- Block 228 $600 Genova '92 (Gold Foil S/S)
16 Dec, 1992 -- -- Block 229 $600
Genova '92 (Silver Foil S/S)
30 Mar, 1993 -- -- 4123 BA $600 Sea turtle with other underwater
creatures - gold foil stamp
30 Mar, 1993 -- -- 4124 BA $600 Sea turtle with other
underwater creatures; silver foil
30 Mar, 1993 -- -- 4123B $600 Sea turtle with other underwater
Block 248 creatures - gold foil stamp in S/S -
turtle also in border
30 Mar, 1993 -- -- 4124B $600 Sea turtle with other underwater
Block 249 creatures - silver foil stamp in S/S -
turtle also in S/S border
30 Mar, 1993 -- -- 4123B $600 Sea turtle with other underwater
Block 254 creatures - gold foil stamp in S/S;
penguins in border
30 Mar, 1993 -- -- 4124B $600 Sea turtle with other underwater
Block 255 creatures - silver foil stamp in S/S;
penguins in border
5 Sep, 1995 2976b 4464 5240 3870 $35
Green turtle
5 Sep, 1995 2978d 4470 5255 3863 $60
Hawksbill
5 Sep, 1995 2980 MS4491b 5262,Blk473 BF 207 $300
Leatherback
15 May, 2000 3481g 5824 6778 5129 $80
Green turtle
28 Mar, 2001 3608 MS6123i 7169,Bk 350 $400
Cartoon sea turtle in S/S with
Japanese "Hello Kitty" character
28 Mar, 2007 3983 MS6646 Block 820 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

HONDURAS
31 Jul, 1998 C1038 MS1461 Block 63 BF 58 $20+$2 Hawksbill

INDIA
29 Jan, 2000 1803 1905 1742 1507 3r Olive ridley

INDONESIA
20 Dec, 1966 B206 1139 561 497 6r+1r Turtle described as C. mydas,
but is a hawksbill
24 Nov, 1979 1066 1560 946 862 150r Looks like stamp in #1066a
24 Nov, 1979 1066a MS1561 947 BF30 200r
Block 31 Leatherback
5 Jun, 2001 1948 2725 2111 1886 1,000r Child swimming with turtle
20 Feb, 2004 2055h 2949 2334,Bk 195 2087-2081 1500r
Indonesian Folktales sheet
5 June, 2004 2061b 2977 2362 2102 1500r
5 June, 2004 2062 MS2978 2364,Bk 196 BF 193 2500r
11 May, 2009 2183 MS3284 2734,Bk251 5000 rp
Green turtle in SS for World
Ocean Conference
24 Oct, 2010 2248 -- --
"Kehidupan Bawah Laut - Marine Life"
24 Oct, 2010 2248a 2849 1500 Lepidochelys olivacea; line
drawing of species also on stamp
24 Oct, 2010 2248b 2850 1500 Chelonia mydas; line drawing
of species also on stamp
24 Oct, 2010 2248c 2851 1500 Dermochelys coriacea; line
drawing of species also on stamp
24 Oct, 2010 2248d 2852 1500 Eretmochelys imbricata; line
drawing of species also on stamp

IRAN
26 Aug, 2009 3007 MS3274 Block 49 --
"Cooperating to Conserve Marine Turtles"
sheet with 4 sea turtle stamps and
several sea turtles in border
26 Aug, 2009 3007a -- 3143 650r E. imbricata hatchling; "b" position
26 Aug, 2009 3007b -- 3144 1000r Eretmochelys imbricata; "d" position
26 Aug, 2009 3007c -- 3145 1500r Chelonia mydas; "c" position
26 Aug, 2009 3007d -- 3146 1850r Chelonia mydas; "a" position

ITALY
3 Apr, 1978 1318 1547 1604 1333 170L Leatherback
18 May, 1996 2085 2368 2439 2172 750 Small loggerhead
8 Jul, 2009 2947 3217 3315 € 0,65
4 sea turtle silhouettes & globe;
"From La Maddalena to L'Aquila
Summit 2009"

IVORY COAST
2009 -- -- -- -- 400f
Cinderella sheet "Tortues" with
E. imbricata and D. coriacea stamps
2011 800f
"Tortues" SS with Chelonia mydas
in triangular stamp; probably a
cinderella
2011 --
Probably a cinderella; 2 sea
turtles also in sheet border

JAMAICA
25 Feb, 1980 487 496 485 483 50¢ Stuffed specimens
5 Jun, 2004 985b MS1050 1040 1040 $10
Green turtle incorrectly identified
as a Hawksbill
28 Feb, 2007 1067 MS1134 Block 58 --
Tiny turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

JAPAN
28 Jan, 1975 1204 1378 1238 1141 ¥20 Urashima Taro from folklore
18 Oct, 2010 3266 (4500-09) (5435-44) --
Tiny sea turtle in logo in sheet border;
10th Conference of Parties to the
Convention on Biological Diversity
23 Aug, 2011 80¥
Green turtle

JAPAN (Northern Territories)
2009 -- -- -- -- 320
Leatherback and hawksbill turtles
in local issue; unlikely to be good for
local postage, as islands in question are
disputed territory by Japan & Russia,
inhabited by Russians, and stamp
is Japanese

KARAKALPAKIA (Uzbekistan)
1998 -- -- -- -- 25k
#R23 from Catalog of Local
[Russian] Stamp Issues, Part II
1999 -- -- -- -- 4.00
Green turtle in cinderella sheet

KENYA
27 Jun, 1980 174 186 172 171 5sh Hawksbill
13 Apr, 2000 740 759 736 720 17/ Leatherback
13 Apr, 2000 741 760 737 721 20/ Green turtle
13 Apr, 2000 742 761 738 722 30/ Hawksbill
13 Apr, 2000 743 762 739 723 47/ Olive ridley
13 Apr, 2000 744 763 740 724 59/ Loggerhead

KIRIBATI (formerly Gilbert Islands)
14 Feb, 1984 437 216 436 115 30p Hawksbill
21 Nov, 1984 448 228 447 126 12¢ Green turtle
12 Jul, 1995 669 496a 368c 60¢ S/S with #669c
12 Jul, 1995 669c 498 717 367 60¢ Green turtle, with label
19 Aug, 1995 672 500a 723 368c 60¢ Looks like #669, overprinted with
Jakarta '95 logo
19 Aug, 1995 672c 502 723 368c 60¢ Looks like #669c, overprinted with
Jakarta '95 logo
15 Sep, 1998 729 MS559 780 BF 28 $1
Block 35 Green turtle

KOREA (North)
30 Apr, 1980 1936 N1966 1988 1593D 40 Small turtle near diver;
also issued in 5-value + label S/S
25 Dec, 1982 2257 2263 2316 10ch
"Tale of the Hare" - same legend as
So. Korea #669 & 671; turtle swims to
land with picture of hare
25 Dec, 1982 2256 2264 2317 20ch
Hare astride turtle
25 Dec, 1982 2259 2265 2318 30ch
Hare tricking Dragon King
25 Dec, 1982 2260 2266 2319 40ch
Hare escapes from turtle
20 Oct, 1992 3155a (3211-13) (3357-59) BF 111 --
Turtle in sheet border; SG & Michel
list the singles but not the mini-sheet
15 Dec, 1998 3811c N3829 4114 2820 60j Caretta caretta
15 Dec, 1998 3811d N3830 4113 2821 1.20w Dermochelys coriacea
15 Dec, 1998 3811f (N3827-30) (4112-15) -- Booklet of 12 stamps including
#3813 & 14; those turtles also on
both covers of booklet
10 Aug, 2004 4391 MS N4434 Block 597 --
Green turtle in lower left border of
freshwater scene containing both
marine and freshwater creatures
1 Jul, 2007 4680a (N4680-3) (5227-30) --
Stylized turtle in lower right
border of fish sheet
20 Oct, 2009 4880 N4884 5509 110
20 Oct, 2009 -- -- 110
4 copies of #4880 in small sheet with
stylized sea turtles in blue border
20 Oct, 2009 4881a N4884a -- 110
#4880 in Booklet Pane
15 Apr, 2010 4911 N4925 5578 152w
Stuffed hawksbill presented to Kim Il
Sung by crewmen of Japanese ship
"Dowamaru" for his 60th birthday

KOREA (South)
1 Nov, 1969 669 829 686 7w
From Korean fable "The Hare's Liver" aka
"The Rabbit and the Dragon King" - same
legend as No. Korea #2257-60; hare
astride turtle under the sea
1 Nov, 1969 669a MS832b Block 292 7w
#669 in mini-sheet; sea turtle also
in border design
1 Nov, 1969 671 831 688 20w
Hare escapes from turtle
1 Nov, 1969 671a MS832d Block 294 20w
#671 in mini-sheet; sea turtle also
in border design
19 Dec, 1994 1722 2038 1825 1670 200w
19 Mar 2007 2246a 2897 Block 2 --
Turtle silhouette in border of SS
"The Year of Biology 2007"
14 Sep, 2010 2342c 3127 2787 250
From legend, small marine turtles form
bridge enabling escape of Jumong,
founder of Kingdom of Goguryeo

KUWAIT
25 Dec, 2001 1506 1738 1725 1628 150f Hawksbill turtle

KYRGYSZTAN
1999 -- -- -- -- 10¢
Cinderella sheet with small turtles
in "c", "g" and "h" stamps
2000 -- -- -- -- 20¢
Cinderella sheet with small turtles
in "b", "d" and "e" stamps

LAOS
27 Dec, 1996 1304a 1533 1547 150K Leatherback
27 Dec, 1996 1304b 1534 1548 250K Leatherback
27 Dec, 1996 1304c 1535 1549 400K Hawksbill
27 Dec, 1996 1304d 1536 1550 450K Green turtle
27 Dec, 1996 1304e Noted 1547/0KB -- S/S with #1304A-D

LESOTHO
14 Dec, 1987 614 782 667 747 15s Green turtle
27 Apr, 1998 1092i 1356 1251 1279 1m Leatherback
27 Apr, 1998 1092q 1364 1259 1287 1m Green turtle
2008 -- -- -- -- 10m
Green turtle in cinderella SS

LIBERIA
15 Oct, 1998 1356v 2148 15¢
Green turtle
15 Oct, 1998 1357m 2164 20¢
Loggerhead
15 Oct, 1998 1358 2177-85 32¢
Turtle in border of sheet
20 Dec, 1999 -- -- 2712   $15
Hawksbill
Hawksbill
15 Sep, 2001 -- -- 4175, 6 $15
Block 423
15 Sep, 2001 -- -- 4187 $100
Block 423 Chelonia mydas
15 Sep, 2001 -- -- 4193 $15
Block 428
15 Sep, 2001 -- -- 4198,B428 $15
Block 428
2003 -- -- -- -- --
Loggerhead in cinderella S/S border
26 Jan, 2005 2346b 5038 $50
Block 512 Archelon

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