Turtles & Tortoises

The theme for the 2022 issue is the turtles and tortoises of Laernu, or rather their demise due to over-hunting for the production of turtle soup. Add to that the disputes as to whether turtle soup can legitimately include tortoise meat. Are they one and the same or not? As is usual for the Isle of Vue issues, there are a number of variants of both stamps. Copious briefing notes inform us of the different species of turtle that can be found in the seas of Laernu nad the rise and fall of Bash and Cracknell`s turtle soup works, There are even two sets of collectors cards to be found, In a first for Laernu, some of the turtle shell stamps are halved by vertical perforations so that Half Fillis stamps can be obtained. You may find these in extra packets and on one of the postcards within the set.

Note that this issue was delayed beyond the control of Postag Laernu, appearing in the November of 2022.

  

What to look out for

  • All three variants of both stamps
  • Tete-beche strips with inverted stamps and variants
  • Postcards
  • Collectors cards
  • Bisected stamps
  • Notes from the Annual Conference of Postag Laernu