4c Forest Conservation single

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Object Details

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Description

This Forest Scene Issue stamp commemorates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth President of the United States. The stamp was issued to publicize forest conservation. Roosevelt was one of the first American leaders to promote the need to preserve and protect the nation’s natural resources. The stamp features a forest of trees, with deer and birds in the background.

United States; forest; nature; tree; bird; Theodore Roosevelt; Teddy; conservation; preservation; protect; natural resources; landscape

Date

October 27, 1958

Object number

1980.2493.5259

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (green, yellow, brown); adhesive / engraving

Place

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

The Environment

Plants

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm83ba7af8a-3e2e-45f3-a286-e26c6dda7476

Record ID

npm_1980.2493.5259