US 2015 Goldie's Wood Fern ; Coil 49c. Scott. 4975a


US 2015 Goldie's Wood Fern ; Coil 49c. Scott. 4975a


Series: Ferns

Stamp details: Goldie's Wood Fern (Dryopteris goldiana)

Issued date: 27-03-2015 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 49c.
(FOREVER º - No Face Value)

Emission: Definitive (Coil)

Format: PSA Coil of 3,000 (2015) OR Coil of 10,000 (2014)

First Day City: Kansas City, Missouri

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 4975a
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 5592
Michel (Germany): 5062III
Yvert et Tellier (France): 4806

Dimensions (height x width):
24.5mm x 22mm

Printer: Banknote Corporation of America for Sennett Security Products (SSP)

Printing Method: Offset, Microprint

Stamp Colors: Multicolored

Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut 11 Vertically
Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Ferns, Plants

Note: Dated 2015 ; Microprinted USPS near the base of the fern's stem

Face value US$0.49 on day of issue.

Description:- Dryopteris goldieana, commonly called Goldie's wood fern, or giant wood fern is a fern native to the eastern United States and adjacent areas of Canada, from New Brunswick to Ontario and Georgia. It is the largest native North American species of Dryopteris and along with ostrich fern it is one of the largest ferns in eastern North America. Specimens are known with fronds six feet (1.8 meters) tall. D. goldieana hybridizes with many other species of Dryopteris and the hybrids tend to be larger than the pure species. It was named by William Hooker in honor of its discoverer, John Goldie. The epithet was originally published as goldiana, but this is regarded as a misspelling to be corrected.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryopteris_goldieana