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AVAILABLE AT $500
TONGA (1994) Turtle*. Large sized cromalin proof in full color. Chelonia mylas. Scott No 880, Yvert No 965. Only 2-3 color proofs were produced. Very rare!
AVAILABLE AT $150
BELGIUM (1965) Jackson's chameleon. Ministerial proof. Antwerp Zoo Scott No B779, Yvert No 1344.
AVAILABLE AT $50
BELGIUM (1965) Iguanas. Ministerial proof. Antwerp Zoo Scott No B780, Yvert No 1345.
AVAILABLE AT $50
BELGIUM (1965) African monitor. Ministerial proof. Antwerp Zoo Scott No B781, Yvert No 1346.
AVAILABLE AT $50
BELGIUM (1965) Komodo monitor. Ministerial proof. Antwerp Zoo Scott No B782, Yvert No 1347.
AVAILABLE AT $50
TONGA (1989) Green sea turtle*. Cromalin proof on card. Scott No 705, Yvert No 725.
AVAILABLE AT $100
TONGA (1996) Green sea turtle*. Monochrome proof on card. Scott No 920.
AVAILABLE AT $30
COREE DU SUD (1955) Bateau Tortue*. Scott No 225. Yvert No 164. Bloc à tirage limité, 500 exemplaires seulement! Toujours sans gomme. Difficile à trouver!
AVAILABLE AT $400
TONGA (1990b) Turtle*. Stamp-on-stamp*. Cromalin proof in full color on thick, glossy cardboard. From 1897 to 1942, all Tongan stamps had turtle watermarks. This set commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first postage stamp showed the watermark on the front of stamp, and hence on the proof also. Only a few exist! Scott No 740, Yvert No 772. Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $90
TONGA (1996) Green sea turtle*. Imperforate plate proof from sheet margin showing color code marks. Scott No 920. Scarce!
AVAILABLE AT $60
AUSTRIA (2003) Basilisk*. Black proof. Sign on inn "Zum Basilisken".
AVAILABLE AT $15
MALI (1961) Crocodiles*. Bamako aerial view*. Bridge*. Sepia printer's proof. Scott No C14, Yvert No PA14. These are the rarest of the French proofs. Only 3-4 were made from the unhardened die as a final check before printing.
AVAILABLE AT $200
MOROCCO (1956) Snake*. Pair of essays for unissued stamps in color and in the format of deluxe sheets. Both show the same image and denomination but are in different colors. Scarce!
AVAILABLE AT $20