see Cook Islands
AITUTAKI

part of the Cook Islands but issuing separate stamps

1995


YEAR OF THE SEA TURTLE
(SG 690-693)

95c Green turtle
Chelonia mydas
$1.15 Leatherback turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
$1.50 Olive Ridley turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea
$1.75 Loggerhead turtle
Caretta caretta

 

 
Name on stamp
Current name
Accepted common name
95c
Chelonia mydas
Chelonia mydas
Green sea turtle
$1.15
Dermochelys coriacea
Dermochelys coriacea
Leatherback sea turtle
$1.55
Lepidochelys olivacea
Lepidochelys olivacea
Olive Ridley sea turtle
$1.75
Caretta caretta
Caretta caretta
Loggerhead sea turtle

Four stamps featuring the sea turtle species found in and around Aitutaki in the Cook Islands.