Vanuatu

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80v 02 May 91 Carved Wooden Turtle

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55v 15 Dec 92 Dermochelys coriacea

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65v 15 Dec 92 Caretta caretta

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70v 15 Dec 92 Eretmochelys imbricata

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80v 15 Dec 92 Chelonia mydas

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200v 15 Dec 92 Chelonia mydas s/s w/ Chelonia mydas hatchlings.

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Various 19 Mar 99 Unidentified Sea Turtle Small turtle in selvedge of "Explorers" s/s. Similar to Scott Vanuatu #737a. Issued for Australia '99 World Stamp Expo.

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Various 02 Jul 99 Unidentified Sea Turtle "Explorers" s/s similar to Scott Vanuatu 735a, but w/ different stamps. Small turtle in selvedge. Issued for hilexFrance "99.

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110v 28 Nov 01 Stylized Sea Turtle Sand drawing of sea turtle and man standing in canoe.

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Various 28 Nov 01 Stylized Sea Turtle Horizontal strip of four stamps plus one central label. All stamps depict sand drawings. Sand drawing of sea turtle on one stamp only.

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Various 30 Jan 02 Unidentified Sea Turtles Sheet of five stamps (three horiz. & two vert.) w/ boy feeding young turtles in lower right selvedge. No turtles on stamps. Inscribed "Eco-Tourism Vanuatu". U.N. Year of Eco-Tourism emblem in upper left selvedge.

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80v 23 Jul 03 Carved Sea Turtle Thatching w/ leaves of Natanggura palm (Metroxxylon warburgii) plus small carved turtle in lower corner of stamp. It is actually carved from the nut of the Natanggura palm.

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35v 24 Nov 04 Chelonia mydas Pane of twelve se-tenant 35v stamps, all depicting sea life. Inscribed "Underwater Paradise".

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35v 24 Nov 04 Chelonia mydas Photo of adult swimming to left, over coral. Single stamp w/ turtle from Scott Vanuatu #862.

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Various 02 Mar 05 Dermochelys coriacea S/S of four se-tenant stamps w/ continuous design of Lapita People on beach. Turtle spans two of the stamps (a & b).

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50v 02 Mar 05 Dermochelys coriacea Body of turtle on beach, facing right. From Scott Vanuatu #868.

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70v 02 Mar 05 Dermochelys coriacea Head of turtle, facing right. From Scott Vanuatu #868.

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200v 02 Sep 09 Geochelone elephantopus Triptych of two stamps and a central label w/ two tortoises on one stamp and a tortoise on the central label. Issued for 200th birth anniversary of Charles Darwin.

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200v 02 Sep 09 Geochelone elephantopus Single stamp w/ two tortoises from Scott Vanuatu #987. Issued for 200th birth anniversary of Charles Darwin.

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100 26 Jan 11 C. mydas & E. imbricata Strip of four stamps plus one central label. Chelonia mydas on two stamps and Eretmochelys imbricata on two stamps. Hatchling sea turtles on label. Each stamp w/ a blue vertical strip along one margin that is inscribed "International Post".

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100 26 Jan 11 Chelonia mydas Anterior half of turtle facing right. Another small turtle in upper right corner. Blue vertical strip on left margin of stamp inscribed "International Post".

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100 26 Jan 11 Chelonia mydas One individual swimming left plus another small turtle in upper right corner of stamp. Blue vertical strip on right margin of stamp inscribed "International Post".

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100 26 Jan 11 Eretmochelys imbricata One individual swimming right. Blue vertical strip on left margin of stamp inscribed "International Post".

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100 26 Jan 11 Eretmochelys imbricata Anterior half of one individual swimming left plus smaller individual near upper margin. Blue vertical strip on right margin of stamp inscribed "International Post".

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100v 28 Sep 11 Unidentified Sea Turtles Beach scene at Champagne Beach w/ line drawings of turtle hatchlings superimposed on scene in upper right corner. Stamp inscribed "We bring the beach to you, now you come to us".

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100v 6 Nov 13 Cartoon turtle Set of 4 stamps issues for Christmas 2013. Cartoon turtle on the 100v value.

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40v 7 May 14 Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill being released by local Vanua-Tai monitors

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180v 9 Oct 19 Chelonia mydas Green turtle on one stamp in set of four - Protect our Oceans. 

100v Eretmochelys imbricata 2011? Aerogramme with large Hawksbill pictures. Stamp is SC 1072c from 2011.