2007 sheet Nature of America Alpine Tundra Sc# 4198

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

4198

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Unused

Stamp Format

Full Sheet

Year of Issue

2007

Item Description

Full mint sheet of 10 - 41 cent self-adhesive stamps issued in 2007 to show the flora and fauna of the Alpine Tundra. The stamp pane consists of 10 stamps arranged in an imaginary setting at 12,000 feet in Rocky Mountain National Park. These beautiful stamps promote the appreciation of our major plant and animal communities in the United States and the ecological relationship between animals and plants. They suggest the biodiversity necessary to ensure the viability of that relationship. Depicted on the Alpine Tundra pane are more than 24 animal and plant species by stamp artist John D. Dawson, in his beautiful acrylic painting. The scene itself is imaginary. Such a dense grouping of plants and animals was necessary to illustrate as many species as possible on the stamp pane. The plant and animal species were recommended by scientists.

A description of alpine tundra, and a numbered key to the artwork appears on the back of the pane, along with a corresponding list of common and scientific names for 24 species.
* Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
* Map Lichen Rhizocarpon geographicum
* American Pika Ochotona princeps
* Magdalena Alpine Butterfly Erebia magdalena
* Sky Pilot Polemonium viscosum
* American Pipit eggs Anthus rubescens
* Alpine Forget-me-not Eritrichum aretioides
* Dwarf Clover Trifolium nanum
* White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura
* Elk (or Wapiti) Cervus elaphus
* American Pipit Anthus rubescens
* Alpine Avens Acomastylis rossii turbinata
* Melissa Arctic Butterfly Oeneis melissa
* Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
* Bighorn Sheep Ovis Canadensis
* Yellow-bellied Marmot Marmota flaviventris
* Ermine (Short-tailed Weasel) Mustela erminea
* Alpine Phlox Phlox pulvinata
* Buttercup Ranunculus sp.
* Brown-capped Rosy-Finch Leucosticte australis
* Alpine Spring Beauty Claytonia megarhiza
* Moss Campion Silene acaulis
* Rocky Mountain Parnassian Butterfly Parnassius smintheus
* Mountain Candytuft Noccaea montana

The picture below shows an example of a sheet. This sheet is as fresh as the day it was purchased from the post office 15+ years ago and is suitable for framing. If you're a stamp collector, it is Scott # 4198.

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