US 2015 Roseate Spoonbill : Coastal Birds ; Coil 35c. Scott. 4995


US 2015 Roseate Spoonbill : Coastal Birds ; Coil 35c. Scott. 4995


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 (Coil)

Format: PSA Coil of 100

First Day City: Kansas City, Missouri

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 4995
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 5609
Michel (Germany): 5176BG
Yvert et Tellier (France): 4816a

Dimensions (height x width):
24.9mm x 21.4mm

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

Printing Method: Offset with microprinting in PSA Coil of 100

Stamp Colors: Multicolored

Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut 9½ Vertically

Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Bird

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