The word crocodile comes from the Ancient Greek word for lizard. Crocodiles tend to congregate in freshwater habitats such as rivers and lakes and are sometimes found in brackish water. They feed mostly on fish, reptiles and mammals, and also eat particular molluscs and crustaceans. They have streamlined bodies that enable them to swim swiftly. Because they have webbed feet they have a speed advantage in shallow water over prey animals which come to the water to drink.

Crocodiles are ambush hunters, lying very still waiting for their prey to come close, then attacking swiftly. As cold-blooded predators, they have a very slow metabolism, and thus can survive long periods without food. In many parts of the world the crocodile is protected, but in some places they are farmed commercially, as crocodile skin is highly valued. The skin can be used to make leather goods such as shoes, handbags and watch straps, whilst crocodile meat is also considered a delicacy.

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10.00
Mint NH

1901, 12c, Stamp out of set

lnbb0104, North Borneo, 1901

40.00
Unused (hinged)

1904, 4c on 12c, Stamp out of set

lnbb0114, North Borneo, 1904

25.00
Unused (hinged)

1904, Overprints 9v

slcp0110, Labuan, 1904

200.00
Mint NH

1938, 10sh, Stamp out of set

lb2b0028, Basutoland, 1938

30.00

-10%

27.00

Unused (hinged)

1938, 5sh, Stamp out of set

lb2b0027, Basutoland, 1938

30.00

-10%

27.00

Unused (hinged)

1938, 2/6sh, Stamp out of set

lb2b0026, Basutoland, 1938

8.00

-10%

7.20

Unused (hinged)

1939, Leopoldville zoo 5v

scb0185, Congo Belgium, 1939

45.00

-10%

40.50

Mint NH

1948, Definitives 7v

sau0184, Australia, 1948

120.00
Mint NH

1965, Animals 2v

sov0170, Upper Volta, 1965

5.00

-10%

4.50

Mint NH

1967, Animals 6v

sgc0260, Gabon, 1967

5.25

-10%

4.73

Mint NH

1967, Reptiles 4v

sla0218, Laos, 1967

12.00
Mint NH

1967, Lions club 1v

smip0156, Mali, 1967

1.20

-10%

1.08

Mint NH

1968, Sofia zoo 6v

sbl1819, Bulgaria, 1968

3.75
Mint NH

1968, Animals 5v

sdh0337, Dahomey, 1968

8.00

-10%

7.20

Mint NH

1968, Fairy tales 6v

sgz0487, Guinea, Republic, 1968

5.00
Mint NH

1968, Animals 9v

sgz0495, Guinea, Republic, 1968

9.00

-10%

8.10

Mint NH

1968, Animals 9v, imperforated

sgzp0495b, Guinea, Republic, 1968

10.00

-10%

9.00

Mint NH

1968, Animals 3 s/s

sgzpb029, Guinea, Republic, 1968

9.50

-10%

8.55

Mint NH

1968, Animals 3 s/s, Imperforated

sgzpb029b, Guinea, Republic, 1968

14.00
Mint NH

1969, Reptiles 5v

smvp0364, Mauritania, 1969

7.50

-10%

6.75

Mint NH

1969, Parimaribo zoo 3v

ssu0516, Suriname, Colony, 1969

1.70
Mint NH
1.10
First Day Cover

1969, Paramaribo Zoo 3v, FDC without address, Palm

ssue67a, Suriname, Colony, 1969

1.10
First Day Cover

1969, Paramaribo Zoo 3v, FDC without address, Lion

ssufe67b, Suriname, Colony, 1969

1.50
First Day Cover

1969, Paramaribo Zoo 3v, FDC without address

ssufe67c, Suriname, Colony, 1969

1.20
First Day Cover

1969, Definitives, animals 15v

ssw0160, Eswatini/Swaziland, 1969

30.00
Mint NH

1970, Christmas s/s

sbtb004, Botswana, 1970

2.10

-10%

1.89

Mint NH

1971, Reptiles 8v, imperforated

scfp0291b, Congo Republic, 1971

35.00

-10%

31.50

Mint NH

1971, Animal protection 20v

smmp0514, Manama, 1971

5.00
Mint NH

1971, Wildlife conservation 4v [+]

sus1037, United States of America, 1971

1.00
Mint NH
1.50
First Day Cover

1972, Zoo animals 9v

spl2162, Poland, 1972

2.50
Used or CTO

1972, Animals 16v m/s, imperforated

sump1002bk, Umm al-Quwain, 1972

12.00
Mint NH

1972, Animals 16v m/s

sump1002kb, Umm al-Quwain, 1972

4.50
Mint NH

1973, Secheresse 1v

sdhp0526, Dahomey, 1973

2.50

-10%

2.25

Mint NH

1973, Animals 4v

snjp0383, Niger, 1973

3.80

-10%

3.42

Mint NH

1973, Animals 5v

sov0446, Upper Volta, 1973

8.00

-10%

7.20

Mint NH

1975, Archaeology 4v

scop1288, Colombia, 1975

5.25
Mint NH

1976, Reptiles 5v

smi0523, Mali, 1976

4.00

-10%

3.60

Mint NH

1976, Reptiles 6v

ssvp1178, El Salvador, 1976

5.00
Mint NH

1977, Definitives, animals 17v

sbp0001, Bophuthatswana, 1977

12.00

-15%

10.20

Mint NH
5.56
Used or CTO

1977, Animals 6x4v [:::]

sbu1355, Burundi, 1977

50.00

-10%

45.00

Mint NH

25.00

-10%

22.50

Unused (hinged)

1977, Animals 6x4v [:::]

sbu1331, Burundi, 1977

36.00

-10%

32.40

Mint NH

1977, Nature conservation 4v

sgap0358, Gambia, 1977

5.00
Mint NH

1977, Reptiles 3v, only airmail

sgzp0790, Guinea, Republic, 1977

9.00

-10%

8.10

Mint NH

1977, Reptiles 11v

sgz0782, Guinea, Republic, 1977

20.00

-15%

17.00

Mint NH

1977, Reptiles 11v, imperforated

sgzp0782b, Guinea, Republic, 1977

35.00

-10%

31.50

Mint NH

1977, WWF, animals 5v

soe0166, Uganda, 1977

7.00

-15%

5.95

Mint NH

1977, WWF, animals s/s

soeb008, Uganda, 1977

9.00

-15%

7.65

Mint NH

1977, WWF, animals 5v

sta0082, Tanzania, 1977

12.00

-15%

10.20

Mint NH

1977, International letter week 4v

sthp0850, Thailand, 1977

10.00
Mint NH

1977, Protected animals 6v

sto1235, Togo, 1977

5.25

-15%

4.46

Mint NH

1978, WWF, animals 6v

scj0532, Central Africa, 1978

22.50

-10%

20.25

Mint NH

4.50

-10%

4.05

Mint NH

1978, Philexafrique 2v+tab [:T:] (with red tab)

scjp0576a, Central Africa, 1978

4.50

-10%

4.05

Mint NH

1979, Definitives, reptiles 16v

ssl0385, Solomon Islands, 1979

11.00
Mint NH

1980, Endangered animals 2v

scn0940, Cameroon, 1980

4.50

-10%

4.05

Mint NH

1980, Animals 5v

sdmp1272, Dominican Republic, 1980

9.00
Mint NH

1980, Wildlife conservation 4v

ssw0363, Eswatini/Swaziland, 1980

3.50

-15%

2.98

Mint NH

1981, Reptiles 3v

scjp0790, Central Africa, 1981

2.60

-10%

2.34

Mint NH

1981, WWF, Reptiles 4v

sgap0430, Gambia, 1981

75.00

-15%

63.75

Mint NH

1982, Reptiles 7v

sau0781, Australia, 1982

4.50
Mint NH
1.80
Used or CTO
3.60
First Day Cover

1982, Princess Diana 21st birthday 4v

slh0393, Lesotho, 1982

3.20

-20%

2.56

Mint NH

1982, Reptiles 7v

snn2335, Nicaragua, 1982

3.50
Mint NH

1982, Definitives 5v (with year 1982)

sslp0391b, Solomon Islands, 1982

6.00
Mint NH

1983, Crocodile 1v

spk0587, Pakistan, 1983

4.00
Mint NH

1984, Dhaka zoo 2v

sbb0214, Bangladesh, 1984

4.50
Mint NH

1984, Nature conservation 3v [::]

sbzp2041, Brazil, 1984

2.60
Mint NH

1984, WWF, Nile crocodile 4v

sga0517, Gambia, 1984

40.00

-10%

36.00

Mint NH

1984, Nile crocodile s/s

sgapb010, Gambia, 1984

9.00

-10%

8.10

Mint NH

1984, Animals 3v

snpp0444, Nepal, 1984

1.20
Mint NH

1985, Endangered animals 5v

sdd2952, Germany, DDR, 1985

1.60
Mint NH
1.10
Used or CTO

1986, Corbett national park 2v

sidp1073, India, 1986

9.00
Mint NH

1986, Reptiles 4v [+]

spap0159, Palau, 1986

2.30
Mint NH

1986, Reptiles 4v

spap0159l, Palau, 1986

2.20
Mint NH

1987, Endangered animals 4v

smbp1045, Madagascar, 1987

3.00

-10%

2.70

Mint NH

1987, Flora & fauna 8v

ssjp1036, Sierra Leone, 1987

12.00

-10%

10.80

Mint NH

1987, Reptiles 4v

sta0404, Tanzania, 1987

3.50

-15%

2.98

Mint NH

1988, Animals & plants 8v

sgap0739, Gambia, 1988

4.50

-10%

4.05

Mint NH

1988, Crocodiles 4v

ssr0571, Suriname, Republic, 1988

3.00
Mint NH
1.50
Unused (hinged)
3.00
Used or CTO
2.50
First Day Cover

1990, WWF, reptiles 4v [+]

sbb0323, Bangladesh, 1990

6.50
Mint NH

1990, WWF 4v

sbb0323l, Bangladesh, 1990

5.50
Mint NH
4.00
First Day Cover
5.00
Maximum Cards

1990, Rain forest 20v m/s

sghp1407kb, Ghana, 1990

13.50

-15%

11.48

Mint NH

1991, Animals 6v

sbfp1062, Belize/British Honduras, 1991

10.00
Mint NH

1991, Animals 6v

sbup1720, Burundi, 1991

13.50

-15%

11.48

Mint NH

1991, Animals s/s

sbupb129, Burundi, 1991

12.00
Mint NH

1991, Reptiles 8v

sghp1606, Ghana, 1991

7.00
Mint NH

1991, Reptiles s/s

sghpb183, Ghana, 1991

3.75

-10%

3.38

Mint NH

1991, Angaur Island 16v m/s

spap0411kb, Palau, 1991

10.50
Mint NH

1992, Endangered animals 7v

sbop1178, Bolivia, 1992

12.00
Mint NH

1992, Crocodiles 4v

sve0246, South Africa, Venda, 1992

3.50

-15%

2.98

Mint NH

4.00

-10%

3.60

Maximum Cards

1993, Endangered animals 12v m/s

sanp1770kb, Antigua & Barbuda, 1993

10.00
Mint NH

1993, Landscapes 4v

sau1335, Australia, 1993

5.00
First Day Cover

1993, Endangered species 12v m/s

sbnp1514kb, Barbuda, 1993

30.00
Mint NH

1993, Animals 2x12v m/s

sgap1525kb, Gambia, 1993

26.00

-10%

23.40

Mint NH

1993, Reptiles 4v

sgbp1189, Guinea Bissau, 1993

3.50
Mint NH

1993, Animals m/s

spapb0606, Palau, 1993

18.00
Mint NH

1993, Animals 4v

spap0606l, Palau, 1993

3.00
Mint NH

1993, UPAE, crocodiles 2v

ssr0780, Suriname, Republic, 1993

6.00
Mint NH
3.00
Unused (hinged)
6.00
Used or CTO
5.45
First Day Cover

1994, Sierra club 6v m/s

lgya4569kb, Guyana, 1994

5.00
Mint NH

1994, Animals 3v

sau1394, Australia, 1994

3.00
First Day Cover

1994, WWF, crocodiles 4v [+]

spa0690, Palau, 1994

3.00
Mint NH
4.00
First Day Cover
4.00
Maximum Cards

1994, Philakorea 8v m/s (8x40c)

spap0753kb, Palau, 1994

7.00
Mint NH

1994, WWF Crocodile 4x4v m/s

spap0690kb, Palau, 1994

12.00
Mint NH

1994, WWF, Crocodile 4v

spap0690l, Palau, 1994

2.60
Mint NH

1994, Endangered animals 4v [+]

sun0663, United Nations, New York, 1994

2.10
Mint NH
1.50
Used or CTO
4.00
First Day Cover

1994, Endangered species m/s

sun0663kb, United Nations, New York, 1994

8.00
Mint NH
5.00
Used or CTO

1995, Nile crocodile 12v

sbkp1330, Burkina Faso, 1995

6.00

-10%

5.40

Mint NH

1995, U.P.A.E.P./Nature 2v [:]

sbzp2670, Brazil, 1995

2.30
Mint NH

1995, Disney 12v, cowboys & indians

sga2223, Gambia, 1995

15.00
Mint NH
15.00
First Day Cover

1995, 90 years Rotary s/s

sgapb258, Gambia, 1995

4.50

-10%

4.05

Mint NH

1995, Animals 9v m/s

snnp3584kb, Nicaragua, 1995

6.00
Mint NH

1995, Florida 1v

sus2545, United States of America, 1995

0.70
Mint NH

1996, Crocodiles 3v

scfp1493, Congo Republic, 1996

3.60

-10%

3.24

Mint NH

1996, Animals 9v m/s

sgap2337kb, Gambia, 1996

5.00

-20%

4.00

Mint NH

1996, CHILD WELFARE EDB

snefedb173, Netherlands, 1996

2.60
First Day Cover
3.00
Mint NH

1996, China 96 2x6v m/s

stop2403kb, Togo, 1996

7.00

-10%

6.30

Mint NH

1996, Endangered animals 9v m/s

stop2441kb, Togo, 1996

8.00

-10%

7.20

Mint NH

1996, Endangered animals 15v m/s

sus2769kb, United States of America, 1996

9.00
Mint NH
6.50
Used or CTO
9.00
First Day Cover

1997, Animals 12v (from m/s)

slrp1807, Liberia, 1997

7.00
Mint NH

1997, WWF, crocodile 4v [+]

spmp1787, Panama, 1997

3.75
Mint NH

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