US 2015 Magnificent Frigatebird : Coastal Birds 35c. Scott. 4994


US 2015 Magnificent Frigatebird : Coastal Birds 35c. Scott. 4994


Series: Wildlife Issue

Stamp details: Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)

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): 4994
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 5604
Michel (Germany): 5177BA
Yvert et Tellier (France): 4818

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 magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. With a length of 89–114 centimetres (2 ft 11 in – 3 ft 9 in) and wingspan of 2.17–2.44 m (7 ft 1 in – 8 ft 0 in) it is the largest species of frigatebird. It occurs over tropical and subtropical waters off America, between northern Mexico and Perú on the Pacific coast and between Florida and southern Brazil along the Atlantic coast.[1] There are also populations on the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific and the Cape Verde islands in the Atlantic.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnificent_frigatebird