Stamps from Nouvelle Caledonie, Marshall Islands, Vietnam, Liberia and Belarus. Vietnam shows four species of Asian soft-shell turtles. A biological curiosity: soft-shell turtles that live in salty seawater release their urine underwater from their mouths. Valued for their meat, they are now mainly produced in breeding farms. Men drink the blood to supposedly increase their potency (this still applies to turtle eggs in some countries). The European pond turtle is/was widespread, including in Belarus (bottom right). These two stamps could be purchased for a modest 90 cents at the Engel stamp shop (Landshut). [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Stamps   |   Material: Papier   |   Country of origin: Belarus | Similar pieces