Nature Of America Stamp Series Views
Nature of America is a series of self adhesive stamp sheets that the United States Postal Service has been releasing annually since 1999 till 2010 starting with the Sonoran Desert sheet[1] and ending with the Hawaiin Rain Forest Sheet[2]. Like the Celebrate the Century stamp series, these too were printed on large sheets 9 x8¾ (233mm x 171mm), but differed in that they were self adhesive and not gummed like the former.
The artwork for the stamps b— an acrylic painting t— was the work of John Dawson of Hilo, Hawaii, who also was responsible for the previous Nature of America issues, from the first one, Sonoran Desert in 1999, to Great Lakes Dunes in 2008. The art director was Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Md.
In 1999, when the first Nature of America sheet was being designed, the USPS also issued a sheet of 15 stamps entitled The World of Dinosaurs. The Dinosaurs stamps were designed with a larger panoramic scene from which the 15 stamps were extracted, but the beauty of the scene was disturbed by the perforations in the stamps. It was therefore suggested that the similarly-designed Sonoran Desert stamps be produced in the new self-adhesive format, with die-cut, interlocking edges that allowed Sonoran Desert to appear as one large piece of art - with no distracting perforations. It also allowed for explanatory text to be printed on the back of each stamp.
After twelve years of issuing stamps celebrating diverse ecosystems in the United States, the U.S. Postal Service wanted a limited edition product to commemorate the final year of the Nature of America stamp series. The piece needed to successfully archive and preserve all twelve stamp panes as well as highlight the process behind making the entire series. We wanted the design to be elegant and timeless, while subtle enough not to take away attention away from the already beautiful stamp artwork. The result was a foil stamped collector
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