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| CONE SHELLS ON | STAMPS | by | Tom Walker, July 2000 | ||||
| CONIDAE | Last updated 21 January 2008 | ||||||
| Species | Date | Face | Common Name | ||||
| Country | Issued | Value | Comments | ||||
| 29~May~93 | |||||||
| Conus aemulus - Reeve, 1844 | |||||||
| Guinea | 2006 | on edge of sheet (lower left) containing 4500f C.pennaceus f. praelatus | |||||
| Conus ammiralis ammiralis - Linnaeus, 1758 | Admiral Cone | ||||||
| Fiji | 26-Feb-87 | 25c | |||||
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | 01-Oct-76 | 20f | |||||
| Conus arenatus - Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792 | |||||||
| Guinea | 2006 | on edge of sheet (lower right) together with 4500f C. pennaceus f. praelatus | |||||
| Conus araneosus nicobaricus - Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792 | Nicobar Cone | ||||||
| China (Hong Kong) | 09-Nov-97 | $3.10 | |||||
| Conus ateralbus - Kiener, 1845 | |||||||
| Cape Verde Islands | 30-Nov-83 | 50c | |||||
| Conus augur - Lightfoot, 1786 | |||||||
| Guinea | 2006 | on border of sheet (bottom right) together with 7500f C. guinaceus | |||||
| Conus aulicus - Linnaeus, 1758 | Princely Cone | ||||||
| Comoro | 04-Oct-71 | 20f | |||||
| Laos | 29-May-93 | 500k | |||||
| Maldive Islands | 01-Jun-66 | 2L | image reversed | ||||
| Maldive Islands | 01-Jun-66 | 10L | image reversed | ||||
| Maldive Islands | 01-Jun-66 | 30L | image reversed | ||||
| Maldive Islands | 01-Jun-66 | 1R | image reversed | ||||
| Qatar | 31-Oct-65 | 5np | with fish | ||||
| Qatar | 31-Oct-65 | 4r | with fish | ||||
| Qatar | 01-Oct-66 | 5dh | surcharge on 1965 stamp | ||||
| Qatar | 01-Oct-66 | 4r | surcharge on 1965 stamp | ||||
| Tonga | 10-Apr-84 | 29s | no date: self-adhesive | ||||
| Tonga | 10-Apr-84 | 29s | "Official" overprint | ||||
| Tonga | 02-Mar-89 | 50s | ‘1989’ imprint | ||||
| Tonga | 12-May-93 | 60s | ‘1993’ imprint; new text design | ||||
| Tonga | 25-Sep-95 | 60s | ‘1995’ imprint | ||||
| Tonga | 25-Sep-95 | 60s | "Official" overprint | ||||
| Conus aureus - Hwass, in Bruguiere, 1792 | |||||||
| Solomon Islands | 31-Oct-06 | $1.50 | |||||
| Conus auratinus - Da Motta, 1982 | |||||||
| Solomon Islands | 31-Oct-06 | 10c | |||||
| Conus auratus - Röding, P.F., 1798 | Guilded Cone | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 17-Nov-04 | 70t | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 5-Jul-06 | 80t on 70t | Surcharges on 2004 Shells stamps | ||||
| Conus austini - Rehder & Abbott, 1951 | Austin’s Cone | ||||||
| Cayman Islands | 18-Jan-84 | 10c | |||||
| Conus balteus - Wood, 1828 | Girdled Cone | ||||||
| Cape Verde Islands | 30-Nov-83 | 50e | ‘Conus cuneolus’ | ||||
| Conus bandanus nigrescens - Sowerby III, 1859 | |||||||
| Samoa | 20-Nov-78 | $1 | ‘Conus marmoreus nigrescens’ | ||||
| Conus betulinus - Linnaeus, 1758 | Beech Cone | ||||||
| Djibouti | 27-Jun-77 | 30f | overprint on Afars and Issas stamp | ||||
| French Territory of Afars & Issas | 16-Mar-77 | 30f | |||||
| Namibia | 16-Aug-95 | 80c | Necklace | ||||
| Namibia | 25-Sep-95 | $1.20 | String of beads | ||||
| Namibia | 20-Mar-02 | "STANDARD MAIL" | base of shell on necklace of Mbukushu woman | ||||
| Namibia | 20-Mar-02 | "STANDARD MAIL" | Necklace of Himba woman | ||||
| Namibia | 20-Mar-02 | "STANDARD MAIL" | bases of shells on necklace of Ngandjera / Kwaluudhi woman | ||||
| Namibia | 20-Mar-02 | "STANDARD MAIL" | Sheet 1 | ||||
| Namibia | 20-Mar-02 | "STANDARD MAIL" | Sheet 2 | ||||
| Namibia | 20-Mar-02 | "STANDARD MAIL" | Sheet 2 bottom | ||||
| Namibia | 20-Mar-02 | "STANDARD MAIL" | Sheet 2 top | ||||
| Seychelles | 04-Dec-67 | 40c | |||||
| Conus bullatus - Linnaeus, 1758 | Bubble Cone | ||||||
| New Caledonia | 27-Feb-85 | 55f | |||||
| Tonga | 10-Apr-84 | 10s | no date imprint: self-adhesive | ||||
| Tonga | 10-Apr-84 | 10s | "Official" overprint | ||||
| Tonga | 01-Sep-87 | 10s | no date imprint; normal gummed stamp | ||||
| Tonga | 04-Oct-88 | 10s | ‘1988’ imprint at base | ||||
| Tonga | 01-Apr-90 | 10s | ‘1990’ imprint at base | ||||
| Tonga | 06-Jul-90 | 10s | smaller format: ‘1990’ imprint | ||||
| Tonga | 04-Sep-90 | 10s | ‘1990’ imprint: from booklets - as above | ||||
| Tonga | 12-May-92 | 10s | ‘1992’ imprint | ||||
| Tonga | 12-May-93 | 10s | ‘1993’ imprint; new text design | ||||
| Tonga | 25-Sep-95 | 10s | ‘1995’ imprint | ||||
| Tonga | 25-Sep-95 | 10s | "Official" overprint | ||||
| Vanuatu | 01-Jun-95 | 90t | |||||
| Conus canonicus - Hwass, 1792 | |||||||
| Solomon Islands | 31-Oct-06 | $50 | |||||
| Conus capitaneus - Linnaeus, 1758 | Captain Cone | ||||||
| Christmas Island | 15-Apr-92 | 60c | |||||
| Maldives | 25-Mar-03 | 10r | "Corn shell" | ||||
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | 14-Oct-83 | 17f | |||||
| Conus cedonulli - Linnaeus, 1767 | Antillean, Incomparable, Matchless Cone | ||||||
| St. Vincent | 24-May-93 | $5 | |||||
| St. Vincent Grenadines | 27-Nov-74 | $2.50 | ‘Conus dominicanus’ ; no imprint | ||||
| St. Vincent Grenadines | 02-Jun-77 | $2.50 | imprint at base: "BARRETT" | ||||
| Conus circumactus - Iredale, 1929 | |||||||
| Guinea | 2006 | on edge of sheet (bottom left) together with 7500f C. guinaicus | |||||
| Conus clenchi- Martins, 1943 | No trivial name | ||||||
| Uruguay | 16-June-07 | $10 | |||||
| Conus coccineus - Gmelin, 1791 | Scarlet Cone | ||||||
| New Caledonia | 09-Nov-68 | 70f | reversed image | ||||
| Conus coffeae - Gmelin, 1791 | Leaden Cone | ||||||
| Fiji | 26-Feb-87 | 40c | ‘Conus scabriusculus’ | ||||
| Conus consors - Sowerby I, 1833 | |||||||
| Solomon Islands | 31-Oct-06 | 50c | |||||
| Conus consors f. poehlianus - Sowerby III, 1887 | |||||||
| Solomon Islands | 31-Oct-06 | $10 | 'Conus pohlianus' | ||||
| Conus corallinus - Kiener, 1845 | |||||||
| Solomon Islands | 31-Oct-06 | $2 | |||||
| Conus cuvieri - Crosse, 1858 |
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