It is the second print of the stamp. The Year is in black color.

The Puffins reprint (4737A), plate #P2222 is difficult to find. Note the difference in colors between the original (#P11111) and the reprint. Five color plates used for the original stamp, but only four colors used to produce the reprint. The color difference is most notable in the text and the year date.
Scott catalog publisher has assigned a major catalog number for the reprinted, color variety.

With the Tufted Puffin 86-cent stamp, the U.S. Postal Service celebrates the tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), an unmistakable bird named for the striking tufts of long, yellow feathers that grow from the sides of its head during breeding season. Looking a bit like a punk rock haircut, the tufts accent the bold coloring of the bird's black body, white facial mask, and bright orange bill and webbed feet.

Puffins, also known as sea parrots for their large bills, are diving birds in the auk family. The tufted puffin is the largest of the three puffin species, standing roughly 15 inches tall. Found on the open ocean, islands, and coastal areas of the North Pacific, the tufted puffin's true home is the sea, as it hunts underwater and spends most of its life far from land. The birds have adapted to an unusually broad range of ocean habitats, raising their young anywhere from southern California to arctic Alaska. In the United States, tufted puffins can be also found in Oregon and Washington.

Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp, which features a painting by artist Robert Giusti.

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