| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | June 22, 1956 |
| Year | 1956 |
| Denomination |
3¢
|
| Denomination Value | $0.03 | Color | Brown |
| Series | Wildlife Conservation |
| Series Time Span | 1956 |
| Issue Location | Gunnison, Colo. |
| Size | 0.84 by 1.44 inches |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|---|---|
|
M-NH-VF
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine | View price |
|
U-VF
|
Used - Very Fine | View price |
Arranged horizontally, with a single outline frame, printed by the rotary process in brown, electric-eye perforated.
The pronghorn antelope, which is the subject of the second stamp in the Wildlife Conservation Series, is another example of the conservation work being carried on by State and Federal authorities. Antelopes have been protected, studied, and transplanted under scientific guidance so that their numbers have increased from a low of 17,000 to herds large enough to allow hunting in five Western States.
This stamp is 0.84 by 1.44 inches in dimension, arranged horizontally, with a single outline frame, printed by the rotary process in brown, electric-eye perforated, and issued in sheets of 50.
The central design of the stamp portrays a buck and two does of the Pronghorn Antelope species in their natural habitat. Across the top of the stamp is the wording "Wildlife Conservation," in dark modified architectural Roman, and across the bottom "3¢ United States Postage 3¢," in modified white-face architectural Roman. The wording "Pronghorn Antelope," arranged in two lines, appears to the left of the design slightly below the center, in dark Gothic.
The Pronghorn Antelope stamp was first placed on sale at Gunnison, Colo., on June 22, 1956.
This series was issued to emphasize the importance of wildlife conservation in America.