1149) Turtles, Bosnia & Herzgovina: A set of four stamps of 3.10 BAM each, issued featuring the Pond Turtle, Land Turtle, Loggerhead Sea Turtle and Green Turtle: Stamp set issue date: 01.11.2019:

1149) Turtles, Bosnia & Herzgovina: A set of four stamps of 3.10 BAM each, issued featuring the Pond Turtle, Land Turtle, Loggerhead Sea Turtle and Green Turtle: Stamp set issue date: 01.11.2019:

The First Day Cover (FDC) bears the four stamps issued in the set of 3.10 BAM each, included in the set - Pond Turtle, Land Turtle, Loggerhead Sea Turtle and Green Turtle, at top right.

The Special Cancellation Handstamp shows a turtle swimming away from the viewer. The Cancellation is dated "01.11.2019".

About the Turtles featured in this stamp issue:

Turtles belong to the order of reptiles with a strong shell made of corneal scales, which consists of the back (caprax) and abdominal (plastron) part. They live in warm places on land, in fresh water and in the sea:

Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis):

The Pond Turtle has a smooth dorsal brown or black shell with yellow spots and it can retract its entire head inside their shield-like shells. It is 15.0 cm to 20.0 cm long and weighs 400 grams to 700 grams.

Land Turtle (Testudo hermanni):

The Land Turtle has a large olive-yellow shell with dark patterns on the upper side with black edge on each side. The shell protects the body and it can retract its head and limbs into it. It reaches a length of 12.0 cm to 20.0 cm.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta):

The Loggerhead Sea Turtle is a Sea Turtle that has a shield made of a solid bone structure, which is reddish-brown on the upper side and light yellowish on the lower side. Adult animals have an oval shell and they can reach up to 110.0 cm in length and weigh up to 115.0 kilograms.

Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas):

The Green Turtle is one of the most famous species of Sea Turtles. The upper side of its shield is in different tones of brown with greenish or dark brown patches. The lower part of the shield and the plastron are light yellow. Adult animals grow to a length of one and a half metres and the average weight of an adult animal is about 200 kilograms.

The Sheetlet of 4 x 4 = 16 stamps carries four stamps of each variant of Sea Turtles. 

The Technical details:

Stamp issue date: 01.11.2019

Designer: Ante Maric

Printer: AKD d.o.o. Zagreb

Stamp size: 35.50 mm x 25.56 mm

Stamp values: 3.10 BAM (x 4 stamps)








Links to posts on Bosnia & Herzgovina on this blog:

1) Bosnia & Herzgovina: Currency & Coinage: Convertible Mark ("Konvertibilna Marka") and Fenings

2) a) Vjetrenica - largest known cave in Bosnia & Herzgovina; b) The Heather (Calluna vulgaris): Stamps issued under the Series titled "About Myths and Flora" on 22.05.2018

3) Turtles, Bosnia & Herzgovina: A set of four stamps of 3.10 BAM each, issued featuring the Pond Turtle, Land Turtle, Loggerhead Sea Turrtle and Green Turtle: Stamp set issue date: 01.11.2019