Sheet of 10 Mint PACIFIC COAST RAIN FOREST Stamps: Sitka Spruce, Conifers, Ferns

Description

This Listing is for ONE NEW Sheet of 10
Pacific Coast Rain Forest
33¢ Stamps from 2000.
Mint. MNH. No flaws. From a Smoke-free and Pet-free Environment.
On March 29, 2000, the U.S. Postal Service issued this sheet of
Pacific Coast Rain Forest
self-adhesive 33¢ stamps in Seattle, WA - the
2nd issuance in the
Nature of America
series of educational stamps to promote appreciation for the beauty of 12 different North American ecosystems. These large sheets (9.2" x 6.7")
were designed by Ethel Kessler
of Bethesda, MD, and illustrated by artist John D. Dawson of Hilo, HI
.
Each sheet consists of a large panoramic image of a U.S. geographical region, with the region’s flora and fauna clearly visible. Ten stamps were die cut on to the design, each composing one or more species indigenous to the depicted ecosystem. The back of the sheet has a brief descriptive text, accompanied by a graphic outline of the stamp images. The flora and fauna depicted are identified and labelled
with both their common and Latin names.
The temperate rain forest stretches along the Pacific coast from northern California to the Gulf of Alaska - a relatively narrow strip between the ocean and the mountains.
The artwork on this sheet includes 26 animal and plant species native to the rain forest of the Pacific Northwest, and t
he 10 die cut stamps on this sheet include: the Harlequin Ducks, Dwarf Oregon Grape and Snail-eating Ground Beetle, American Dipper, Cutthroat Trout, Roosevelt Elk, Winter Wren, Pacific Giant Salamander and Rough-skinned Newt, Western Tiger Swallowtail, Douglas Squirrel and Foliose Lichen, and Banana Slug and Tailed Frog.
Scott # 3378
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