| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | November 22, 1957 |
| Year | 1957 |
| Denomination |
3¢
|
| Denomination Value | $0.03 | Color | Blue, green, and yellow |
| Series | Wildlife Conservation |
| Series Time Span | 1956 |
| Issue Location | Corpus Christi, Tex., New Orleans, La., and New York, N.Y. |
| 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 |
Printed on pregummed paper on the Giori press.
This 3-cent stamp is the fourth in the series being issued to emphasize the importance of wildlife conservation in America. Whooping cranes, the subject of this issue, have become international symbols of conservation, having dwindled from thousands in number to a small flock of approximately thirty birds.
The Whooping Crane stamp is 0.84 by 1.44 inches in dimension, arranged vertically, printed on pregummed paper on the Giori press, and issued in sheets of 50. It is printed in blue, green, and yellow.
The central subject of this stamp is a female whooping crane bending attentively over her two downy young, with the male bird in the rear standing guard. The pair of whooping cranes are predominately white against a dark blue background. The chicks and the area immediately beneath them are yellow, blending into green grass in the foreground. The scene pictures the combination water and land areas sought out by this rare species for nesting and rearing their young. Across the top of the stamp is the wording "Wildlife Conservation," in modified white-face Roman and across the bottom is "U. S. Postage 3¢," in modified dark-face Roman. To the left of the central subject is the wording "Whooping Cranes," arranged in two lines, in white-face Gothic.
This stamp was first placed on sale simultaneously at Corpus Christi, Tex., New Orleans, La., and New York, N.Y., on November 22, 1957.
This series was issued to emphasize the importance of wildlife conservation in America.