US 2015 Roseate Spoonbill : Coastal Birds 35c. Scott. 4993


US 2015 Roseate Spoonbill : Coastal Birds 35c. Scott. 4993


Series: Coastal Birds

Stamp details: Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

Issued date: 01-06-2015 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 35c.
(Postcard º - No Face Value)

Emission: Definitive

Format: Pane of 20

First Day City: Kansas City, Missouri

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 4993
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 5605
Michel (Germany): 5176BA
Yvert et Tellier (France): 4816

Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 21mm

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

Printing Method: Offset with microprinting in sheets of 200 with 10 panes of 20 per sheet

Stamp Colors: Multicolored

Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut 11 x 10¾

Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Bird

Total print: 12,500,000 (estimate)

Note: Face value US$0.35 on day of issue.

Description:- The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in both South and North America. The species occurs in South America mostly east of the Andes, and in coastal regions of the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and the Gulf Coast of the United States, and from central Florida's Atlantic coast at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, adjoined with NASA Kennedy Space Center at least as far north as South Carolina's Myrtle Beach. In the summer of 2021, sightings of the bird were reported well outside its typical range, including in Washington, D.C., upstate New York, and even New Hampshire. A large flock was spotted in Huntley Meadows Park in Fairfax County, Virginia, drawing a large crowd of spectators.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseate_spoonbill