Mint. MNH. No flaws. From a Smoke-free and Pet-free Environment.

On April 19, 2001, the U.S. Postal Service issued this sheet of Great Plains Prairie self-adhesive 34-cent stamps in Lincoln, NE - the 3rd 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 immensity of the central and western grasslands of the Great Plains Prairie reaches from the eastern woodlands and oak savannas to the foothills of the Rockies. The artwork on this sheet includes 25 animal and plant species native to the mixed-grass prairie, and the 10 die cut stamps include: Pronghorns and Canada Geese, Badger and Harvester Ants, Burrowing Owls and American Buffalo, Eastern Short-horned Lizard and Plains Pocket Gopher, Bison, Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, Painted Lady Butterfly and Prairie Roses, Plains Spadefoot and Dung Beetle, Western Meadowlark and Camel Cricket, and Two-striped Grasshopper and Ord's Kangaroo Rat.

Scott # 3506

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