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词条 Nature of America
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  1. Design process

  2. The sheets

  3. References and sources

{{About|the series of stamps|nature in the U.S.|Environment of the United States}}{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}{{Infobox postage stamp
| common_name = Nature of America
| image =
| country_of_production = United States
| location_of_production = Browns Summit, NC [1]
AVR, Clinton, SC
Williamsville, NY
| date_of_production =
| face_value = 33¢ x 10 ($3.30)
1999 and 2000
34¢ x 10 ($3.40)
2001 and 2002
37¢ x 10 ($3.70)
2003 to 2005,
39¢ x 10 ($3.90) 2006
41¢ x 10 ($4.10) 2007
42¢ x 10 ($4.20) 2008
44¢ x 10 ($4.40) 2009 and 2010
| commemorates = Ten U.S. geographical regions
| depicts = Flora and fauna of ten U.S. geographical regions
| notability = Educational series [2]
| designer = Ethel Kessler[3]
| engraver =
| printer = Banknote Corporation of America;[1]
Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd; American Packaging Corp.
Avery Dennison;
Sennett Security Products
| dimensions = {{convert|233|x|171|mm|in|abbr=on}}
| perforation = Die cut
| nature_of_rarity = Not rare
| number_in_existence =
| estimated_value = About $11.50 to 17.50 as per catalog [4]
}}

Nature of America is a series of twelve self-adhesive stamp sheets that the United States Postal Service released annually between 1999 and 2010 starting with the Sonoran Desert sheet[2][5] and ending with the Hawaiian Rain Forest Sheet.[8][6] Like the Celebrate the Century stamp series, these were printed on large sheets 9"x8¾" (233mm x 171mm),[5] but differed from the former in that they were self adhesive[5] and not gummed.

Design process

The sheets were designed by Ethel Kessler[3] and illustrated by artist John D. Dawson[7][8] for the USPS.[9][10] The original idea for the series, conceived 1996,[3] was for a set of four American desert stamps.[3] This was inspired by the success of Desert Plants commemorative stamps released in 1981.[3] Artist John D. Dawson was recommended by art director Howard Paine[3] and selected for the illustration of these four stamps. Paine had worked with Dawson on three previous USPS issues: American Cats (1988), Idaho Statehood (1990), and Flowering Trees (1998).[3] From four stamps the idea expanded into a proposed set of six stamp sheets covering six ecosystems.[3] After the commercial success of the first sheets[3] the USPS decided to extend the series by six more ecosystems from the Sonoran Desert to the Hawaiian Rain Forest.

The design team drew inspiration from The World of Dinosaurs two-sheet issue of 1997.[3] These sheets were panoramic in design with punched perforations on a gummed sheet. Since the punched perforations would distract the visual continuity of the design,[3] the team decided to go for the self-adhesive format with serpentine die cutting for the individual stamps.[3] Each sheet consisted of a large panoramic image of a U.S. geographical region,[7] with the region's flora and fauna clearly visible. Ten stamps were die cut on to the design, each composing one or more species indigenous to the depicted region. The rear of sheet had a brief descriptive text of the stamp images,[7] accompanied with a graphic outline of the stamp images. The flora and fauna depicted were identified and labelled.[7]

The sheets

Starting with the Sonoran Desert sheet, the USPS issued a total of twelve sheets in the series. The sheets issued along with date and place of issue denomination and printer:[5]

Ecosystem Date of issue Place of issue No. stamps
in sheet 		Face Value Printer
Sonoran DesertApril 6, 1999Tucson, Arizona[5]1033¢Banknote Corporation of America[11]
Pacific Coast Rain ForestMarch 28, 2000Seattle, Washington [12]1033¢Banknote Corporation of America[13]
Great Plains PrairieMarch 29, 2001Lincoln, Nebraska [14]1034¢Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd[15]
Longleaf Pine Forest[16]April 26, 2002Tallahassee, Florida [17]1034¢American Packaging Corp. for Sennet Security[18]
Arctic TundraJuly 1, 2003Fairbanks, Alaska[19]1037¢Banknote Corporation of America [20]
Pacific Coral Reef[21]Jan 2, 2004Honolulu, Hawaii[22]1037¢Avery Dennison[23]
Northeast Deciduous ForestMarch 3, 2005New York, New York[24]1037¢Avery Dennison[25]
Southern Florida Wetland[26]October 5, 2006Naples, Florida [27]1039¢Avery Dennison[28]
Alpine TundraAugust 28, 2007Estes Park, Colorado [29]1041¢Sennett Security Products[30]
Great Lakes DunesOctober 2, 2008Empire, Michigan [31]1042¢Avery Dennison[32]
Kelp Forest[33]October 1, 2009Monterey, California [34]1044¢Avery Dennison[35]
Hawaiian Rain Forest[36]September 1, 2010Hawaii National Park[37]1044¢Banknote Corporation of America, Inc[37]

References and sources

References
1. ^1 Stamp Announcement 09-45: Nature of America: Kelp Forest USPS 20 July 2013
2. ^1 Sonoran Desert Inaugurates The `Nature Of America' Series Sun Sentinel 21 March 1999
3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Nature of America: A Look Back {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709051258/http://www.beyondtheperf.com/content/nature-america-look-back |date=July 9, 2013 }} Beyond the Perf 23 Aug 2010
4. ^Nature of America {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526075013/http://www.mysticstampcatalog.com/lg_display.cfm/catalog/2013_Vol_1/page/129 |date=May 26, 2013 }} Mystic Co stamp catalog
5. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url =http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&mode=1&tid=2042835|title =Sonoran Desert|accessdate =2013-05-14|publisher =National Postal Museum, Arago™}}
6. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fqtPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=21IDAAAAIBAJ&dq=nature%20of%20america%20series&pg=5429%2C3256554 Nature to play major role in 199 postage] Kingman Daily Miner - Nov 19, 1998
7. ^1 2 3 Nature of America stamp series includes stunning kelp forest scene New Jersey.com 4 November 2009
8. ^Hilo Artist’s Work to Be Featured on USPS Bonsai Stamp Series {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129064933/http://www.bigislandnewscenter.com/hilo-artists-work-to-be-featured-on-usps-bonsai-stamp-series/ |date=January 29, 2012 }} Big Island Newscenter Retrieved 22 August 2011
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10152&storeId=10001&categoryId=11832&productId=31401&langId=-1 |title=Nature of America: Alpine Tundra |accessdate=2008-02-07 |publisher=USPS Postal Store Archives |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107043638/http://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10152&storeId=10001&categoryId=11832&productId=31401&langId=-1 |archivedate=January 7, 2008 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy-all }}
10. ^{{cite web|url =http://www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries/kids/site/artist.htm|title =Meet the artist|accessdate =2008-02-07|publisher =Environmental Protection Agency}}
11. ^1999 33c Sonoran Desert s/a Pane/10 - Catalog # 3293 Mystic Stamp Co Retrieved 22 July 2013
12. ^{{cite web|url =http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&mode=1&tid=2037482|title =Pacific Coast Rain Forest|accessdate =2013-05-14|publisher =National Postal Museum, Arago™}}
13. ^2000 33c Pacific Coast Rain Forest, s/a - Catalog # 3378 Mystic Stamp Co Retrieved 22 July 2013
14. ^{{cite web|url =http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&mode=1&tid=2044871|title =Great Plains Prairie|accessdate =2013-05-14|publisher =National Postal Museum, Arago™}}
15. ^2001 34c Great Plains Prairie - Catalog # 3506 Mystic Stamp Co Retrieved 22 July 2013
16. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x20eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XckEAAAAIBAJ&dq=nature%20of%20america%20series&pg=6030%2C2209777 New stamp series depicts Longleaf Pine Forest] Times Daily - Feb 16, 2002
17. ^{{cite web|url =http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&mode=1&tid=2045190|title =Longleaf Pine Forest|accessdate =2013-05-14|publisher =National Postal Museum, Arago™}}
18. ^2002 34c Longleaf Pine Forest s/a - Catalog # 3611 Mystic Stamp Co Retrieved 22 July 2013
19. ^{{cite web|url =http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&mode=1&tid=2045822|title =Arctic tundra|accessdate =2013-05-14|publisher =National Postal Museum, Arago™}}
20. ^2003 37c Arctic Tundra - Catalog # 3802 Mystic Stamp Co Retrieved 22 July 2013
21. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdhDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BrEMAAAAIBAJ&dq=nature%20of%20america%20series&pg=4523%2C3424413 More in store for 2003 - stamps that is] The Albany Herald - Dec 21, 2003
22. ^{{cite web|url =http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&mode=1&tid=2041558|title =Pacific Coral Reef|accessdate =2013-05-14|publisher =National Postal Museum, Arago™}}
23. ^[https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2003/html/pb22117/p-s.html STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 03-33 Pacific Coral Reef Stamps] USPS Retrieved 22 July 2013
24. ^{{cite web|url =http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&mode=1&tid=2046158|title =Northeast Deciduous Forest|accessdate =2013-05-14|publisher =National Postal Museum, Arago™}}
25. ^2005 37c Northeast Deciduous Forest - Catalog # 3899 Mystic Stamp Co Retrieved 22 July 2013
26. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ztgyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GfAFAAAAIBAJ&dq=nature%20of%20america%20series&pg=1315%2C70823 Scores of new postage stamps] Moscow-Pullman Daily News - Dec 1, 2005
27. ^{{cite web|url =http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&mode=1&tid=2046698|title =Southern Florida Wetland|accessdate =2013-05-14|publisher =National Postal Museum, Arago™}}
28. ^2006 39c Southern Florida Wetland - Catalog # 4099 Mystic Stamp Co Retrieved 22 July 2013
29. ^{{cite web|url =http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&mode=1&tid=2047780|title =Alpine Tundra|accessdate =2013-05-14|publisher =National Postal Museum, Arago™}}
30. ^[https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2007/html/pb22212/info.4.12.html Stamp Announcement 07-37: Alpine Tundra] USPS Retrieved 22 July 2013
31. ^{{cite web|url =http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&mode=1&tid=2051317|title =Great Lakes Dunes|accessdate =2013-05-14|publisher =National Postal Museum, Arago™}}
32. ^[https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2008/html/pb22239/html/info_007.html Stamp Announcement 08-43: Nature of America: Great Lakes Dunes] USPS Retrieved 22 July 2013
33. ^[https://www.reuters.com/article/2009/09/30/idUS194323+30-Sep-2009+PRN20090930 National Stamp Collecting Month Starts With a 'Splash'] Reuters 30 September 2009
34. ^{{cite web |url=http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&mode=1&tid=2051808 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130626181249/http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&mode=1&tid=2051808 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2013-06-26 |title=Kelp Forest |accessdate=2013-05-14 |publisher=National Postal Museum, Arago™ }}
35. ^2009 44c Kelp Forest - Catalog # 4423 Mystic Stamp Co Retrieved 22 July 2013
36. ^1 Hawaiian Rain Forest is final stamp in nature series New Jersey.com 19 August 2010
37. ^1 Stamp Announcement 10-22: Nature of America: Hawaiian Rain Forest USPS Retrieved 22 July 2013
Sources
  • USPS News Releases
  • [https://archive.is/20121202040636/http://community.livejournal.com/psk_stampindex/1982.html Nature of America - US stamp sheets]
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