Reptiles Galore

crosscrescent · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 00:50:55 am

Come show some of your favourite reptile stamps and covers.

stamper · **Posted:** Tue Jun 12, 2007 20:56:55 pm

New Zealand / 1993 Bangkok Stamp Exhibition

sh-tnoidavailable · **Posted:** Tue Jun 12, 2007 23:16:04 pm

Hey Stamper,

Nice stamps, Maggie will enjoy seeing these

Cheers Kim

iomoon · **Posted:** Tue Jun 12, 2007 23:22:45 pm

Do dinosaurs count?

crosscrescent · **Posted:** Tue Jun 12, 2007 23:24:47 pm

Stamper and Iomoon,

Nice stamps and yes, I guess dinosaurs count for reptiles.

Cheers
Andrew

gavin-h · **Posted:** Tue Jun 12, 2007 23:56:37 pm

Yep, definitely reptiles.

"Dinosaur" = "Terrible Lizard"

And lizards are definitely reptiles. :idea:

So are politicians, but that's not quite the same thing :twisted:

petercollects0 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 13, 2007 21:43:06 pm

I know cattle in herds and birds come in flocks, what do reptiles come in?????

Anyway, here are a few from New Zealand...

iomoon · **Posted:** Wed Jun 13, 2007 22:02:39 pm

It seems that reptiles are largely solitary.
The only grouping I can find is a "bale" of turtles.

sh-tnoidavailable · **Posted:** Wed Jun 13, 2007 22:34:59 pm

Some reptiles from PNG......

petercollects0 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2007 00:24:22 am

iomoon wrote:

Quote:

It seems that reptiles are largely solitary.
The only grouping I can find is a "bale" of turtles.

Sounds messy :shock:

stamper · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:10:39 pm

Petercollects
You are soooo right about the messy bit
I see it is called a Mess of iguanas

iomoon · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2007 22:07:57 pm

I've seen plenty of rattlesnakes in my time, but never one doing the rhumba!
How about a hula of coral snakes
A waltz of cottonmouths
A break dance of copperheads
etc

crosscrescent · **Posted:** Fri Jun 15, 2007 00:59:19 am

Stamper,

That's an interesting post up there.

Cheers
Andrew

iomoon · **Posted:** Sat Jun 16, 2007 23:58:08 pm

Prehistoric fauna on miniature sheet of Gabon

Consisting of, from top left

Tyrannosaurus rex of the Tyrannosauridae a Therapod (beast foot).

Apatosaurus or Brontosaurus of the Diplodocidae

Dimorphodon a pterosaurian flying reptile

Stegasaurus of the Stegasauridae - an ornithiscian dinosaur

Archaeopteryx a bird

Protoceratops of the Ceratopsidae, the horned dinosaurs

Ichthyosaur of the Diapsida reptiles

Phobosuchus - "terrible crocodile" a marine reptile

Deltoptychius a cartilaginous fish

Parasaurolophus a Hadrosaur

Scapanorhynchus a member of the shark family

Spathobathis another cartilaginous fish

Plesiosaurus another Diapsidan reptile

Cladoselacho a misspelling of Cladoselache, another extinct shark-like fish

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crosscrescent · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 00:03:14 am

12 stamps in all, that's really something. Great way to teach people about dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. These would look great on envelopes.

iomoon · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 23:37:05 pm

The Plesiosaur Elasmosaurus.

Probably more properly classed as a reptile of the Diapsida clade.

manfaefife · **Posted:** Fri Dec 10, 2010 05:01:49 am

Not stamps but Postmarks for Coalinga Horned Toad Derby, The Horned Toad being a Lizard.

merouane · **Posted:** Thu Dec 23, 2010 19:38:12 pm

merouane · **Posted:** Sat Dec 25, 2010 21:56:43 pm

tonymacg · **Posted:** Sun Dec 26, 2010 11:36:19 am

Gwalior State, in India, didn't use them on its stamps, but it did feature pairs of cobras on its postal stationery

and a later version

and even in some of its postmarks and registration cachets

nethryk · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 00:23:40 am

Desert Monitor (Varanus griseus), designed and engraved by Jacques Combet, and issued for use in French Somali Coast on May 8, 1967, Scott No. 309.

- nethryk

nethryk · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 08:45:01 am

Grass snake (Natrix natrix), designed by Liechtensteiner graphic artist Louis Jaeger (aka Jäger), printed by photogravure, and issued by Liechtenstein on December 6, 1973, Scott No. 540. Despite its nonvenomous subject, this stamp reminds me of the sinuous adder (Vipera berus) in the memorable titles sequence for the superb 1976 BBC Television series I, Claudius, adapted from the novels of Robert Graves.

- nethryk

nethryk · **Posted:** Thu May 24, 2012 04:56:53 am

Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), definitive stamp engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued (probably CTO) in 1897 for use in North Borneo, Scott No. 86, SG No. 106. Never smile at a...well, you know.

- nethryk

nethryk · **Posted:** Sun Jun 03, 2012 02:08:23 am

An annoyed Caspian cobra (Naja oxiana), printed by photogravure, and issued by Turkmenistan on August 9, 1992, Scott No. 30. Stand back!

- nethryk

nethryk · **Posted:** Sat Jun 16, 2012 01:48:10 am

Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus), designed and engraved by Georges Bétemps, and issued for use in French Equatorial Africa on May 2, 1955, Scott No. 188.

- nethryk

Dr.Erat · **Posted:** Sat Jun 16, 2012 17:55:20 pm

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Kol4ak · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:30:29 am

This is my first postage stamps! Back in 1967 I gave them to his father and philately has become my passion for life. Now look at these stamps and see what they are in terrible condition. But in childhood Do we think that they have a financial value for money? No, it was important that the stamps you have! and it is important to have all the teeth or not, slaked or mint - the main thing it is!
Although a collector I've never been - this is a hobby, for the soul.[/list]

Kol4ak · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:52:37 am

Afganstan 1988

nethryk · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 00:55:21 am

Kol4ak - Nice stamps, but your definition of "reptiles" seems to be exceedingly broad. :?:

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a Reunion chameleon (Chamaeleo pardalis), designed by French artist Pierrette Lambert, printed by photogravure, and issued by France on November 6, 1971, Scott No. 1321.

- nethryk

Kol4ak · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 04:47:41 am

nethrik, Yeah, maybe you're right. In my understanding, "reptile" is and prehistoric animals. who lived on Earth millions of years ago. But the theme itself and the brand is very interesting. [/list]

nethryk · **Posted:** Tue Jun 26, 2012 01:52:05 am

Balkan Wall Lizard (Lacerta taurica, but also Podarcis tauricus), designed by Aida Tasgian Constantinescu, printed by photogravure, and issued by Romania on February 25, 1965 as one of a set of ten reptiles stamps, Scott No. 1720.

- nethryk

nethryk · **Posted:** Fri Oct 05, 2012 00:41:59 am

The Brazilian Expeditionary Force (BEF) was a force of about 25,700 men and women organized and sent to fight alongside the Allied forces in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II. Here is an image of a stamp depicting the shoulder sleeve insignia of the BEF, printed by lithogravure, and issued by Brazil on July 18, 1945 to honor the BEF, Scott No. 636. Historical note: When Brazil entered the war in 1942, this unusual insignia was allegedly adopted by the BEF because previously it had been a common saying in Brazil that "a snake was more likely to smoke than Brazil was to enter the war!"

- nethryk

Kathy Young · **Posted:** Fri Oct 05, 2012 15:25:01 pm

1983(2 february) australia animal definitive issues.Lace monitor lizard.

nethryk · **Posted:** Sat Nov 03, 2012 00:27:39 am

Iguana, engraved and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., and issued for use in Cayman Islands on November 28, 1962, Scott No. 162.

- nethryk

nethryk · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2012 01:01:58 am

Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), printed by photogravure (Staatsdruckerei Wien), and issued by Ecuador for the province of Galápagos Islands on July 19, 1957, Scott No. LC3.

- nethryk

pookie9121 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2012 02:40:01 am

nethryk wrote:

Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra), printed by photogravure (Staatsdruckerei Wien), and issued by Ecuador for the province of Galápagos Islands on July 19, 1957, Scott No. LC3.

- nethryk

That is a good looking stamp. Thanks for sharing.

"Slow and steady wins the race" :lol:

Cheers,
Erik

Kol4ak · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2012 16:19:57 pm

Vietnam: a series of prehistoric animals

Kol4ak · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2012 17:02:09 pm

Poland reptiles

Kol4ak · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2012 17:12:06 pm

USSR 1977
cottonmouth ordinary
adder
Central Asian cobra
ffs sand
viper

nethryk · **Posted:** Sun Nov 25, 2012 00:28:47 am

pookie9121 - Thanks!

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer), printed by lithography, and issued by Cuba on December 14, 1981, Scott No. 2462.

- nethryk

nethryk · **Posted:** Sun Dec 23, 2012 09:45:03 am

Year of the Snake bas-relief, designed by Lee Keun-moon, printed by photogravure, and issued by (South) Korea on December 1, 1976, Scott No. 1050.

- nethryk

nethryk · **Posted:** Sat Feb 09, 2013 03:01:19 am

Roman's saw-scaled viper (Echis leucogaster), airmail stamp printed by lithography, and issued by Burkina Faso on June 20, 1985, Scott No. 700.

- nethryk

SailorTzipi · **Posted:** Sun Feb 10, 2013 01:27:54 am

British first day cover I found in a box of stamps my mum got from work.

nethryk · **Posted:** Thu Feb 21, 2013 00:53:52 am

Here are images of the four semi-postal (charity) stamps in an indigenous reptiles set, printed by photogravure, and issued by Indonesia on December 20, 1966, Scott Nos. B203-B205.

- nethryk

Reticulated python (Python reticulatus)

Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela jubata) Note: The name inscribed on the stamp, Calotes jubatus, is not accepted for scientific identification.

Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Note: On the stamp this reptile is erroneously identified as the Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas).

Eibar · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:08:43 am

Kazakhstan reptiles 1994 and Moldavian 2005

aerophilately08 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2013 18:28:11 pm

Christmas Is issue of 1981 showing reptiles.

tacomabob · **Posted:** Wed Feb 27, 2013 08:18:09 am

There are a few reptiles in this "Nature of America" series.
An American crocodile, American alligator and an East Indigo snake

tacomabob · **Posted:** Wed Feb 27, 2013 08:33:23 am

This nature series also has a couple of reptiles.
Broadhead Skink, a Flatwoods Salamander, an Ornate Chorus Frog (reptile ?) Gopher Tortoise
a Southern Toad, Florida Pine Snake and a Pine Woods Tree Frog. Can you find them all !


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