2022 First-Class Forever Stamp,Mighty Mississippi: Arkansas
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US #5698g
2022 Arkansas – Mighty Mississippi
- 1 of 10 stamps in the Mighty Mississippi set
- Honors the Mississippi River and its important role in commerce, culture, and more
- Represents the Mississippi’s path through Arkansas
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Mighty Mississippi
Value: First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: May 23, 2022
First Day City: Memphis, Tennessee
Quantity Issued: 40,000,000 stamps
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 10
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To honor the Mississippi River and the impact it has on the state of Arkansas.
About the stamp design: Pictures a birds’-eye view of the Mississippi River in Arkansas.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Memphis, Tennessee, at Beale Street Landing overlooking the Mississippi River.
About the Mighty Mississippi set: Includes 10 stamps picturing scenic views of the Mississippi River from the different states it passes through on its way from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
The designs picture the quiet scenic views of the Upper Mississippi as well as the bustling transportation highway that is the Lower Mississippi. There’s also a stamp picturing the Great River Road. This series of connected roads follows the Mississippi River all the way from Minnesota to Louisiana. One design pictures a vintage steamboat, an iconic symbol of the American South. There’s also a modern barge transporting goods, an impressive bridge spanning the width of the river, and stunning wetland habitat supported by the river’s floodplain.
The reverse side of the pane of stamps pictures a map of the central United States showing the Mississippi River’s course and its major tributaries.
History the stamp represents: In Arkansas, 15,000 square miles of land is encompassed by the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain. According to the US National Cooperative Soil Survey’s Glossary of Landform and Geologic Terms, an alluvial plain is “a large assemblage of [river-created] landforms (braided streams, terraces, etc.) that form low gradient, regional ramps along the flanks of mountains and extend great distances from their sources.” Put simply, an alluvial plain is an area in which a river continuously deposits sediment over a long period of time.
One of the most impressive landmarks within the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain in Arkansas is Crowley’s Ridge. The area is named after Benjamin Crowley, the first American settler known to reach the area (around 1820). At its highest point (Legacy Mountain), this geological formation stands 550 feet above the river below and is easily recognized from a distance. Crowley’s Ridge is made up of a specific type of sediment called loess. This sediment was brought to the area by glaciers thousands of years ago and then blown into the ridge formation seen today.
Crowley’s Ridge has been the source of several fossil discoveries including mammoth teeth and a huge petrified tree stump. Interesting paleontological history is one more reason to visit the Mississippi River.
US #5698g
2022 Arkansas – Mighty Mississippi
- 1 of 10 stamps in the Mighty Mississippi set
- Honors the Mississippi River and its important role in commerce, culture, and more
- Represents the Mississippi’s path through Arkansas
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Mighty Mississippi
Value: First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: May 23, 2022
First Day City: Memphis, Tennessee
Quantity Issued: 40,000,000 stamps
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 10
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To honor the Mississippi River and the impact it has on the state of Arkansas.
About the stamp design: Pictures a birds’-eye view of the Mississippi River in Arkansas.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Memphis, Tennessee, at Beale Street Landing overlooking the Mississippi River.
About the Mighty Mississippi set: Includes 10 stamps picturing scenic views of the Mississippi River from the different states it passes through on its way from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
The designs picture the quiet scenic views of the Upper Mississippi as well as the bustling transportation highway that is the Lower Mississippi. There’s also a stamp picturing the Great River Road. This series of connected roads follows the Mississippi River all the way from Minnesota to Louisiana. One design pictures a vintage steamboat, an iconic symbol of the American South. There’s also a modern barge transporting goods, an impressive bridge spanning the width of the river, and stunning wetland habitat supported by the river’s floodplain.
The reverse side of the pane of stamps pictures a map of the central United States showing the Mississippi River’s course and its major tributaries.
History the stamp represents: In Arkansas, 15,000 square miles of land is encompassed by the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain. According to the US National Cooperative Soil Survey’s Glossary of Landform and Geologic Terms, an alluvial plain is “a large assemblage of [river-created] landforms (braided streams, terraces, etc.) that form low gradient, regional ramps along the flanks of mountains and extend great distances from their sources.” Put simply, an alluvial plain is an area in which a river continuously deposits sediment over a long period of time.
One of the most impressive landmarks within the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain in Arkansas is Crowley’s Ridge. The area is named after Benjamin Crowley, the first American settler known to reach the area (around 1820). At its highest point (Legacy Mountain), this geological formation stands 550 feet above the river below and is easily recognized from a distance. Crowley’s Ridge is made up of a specific type of sediment called loess. This sediment was brought to the area by glaciers thousands of years ago and then blown into the ridge formation seen today.
Crowley’s Ridge has been the source of several fossil discoveries including mammoth teeth and a huge petrified tree stump. Interesting paleontological history is one more reason to visit the Mississippi River.