2022 First-Class Forever Stamp,National Marine Sanctuaries: Sand Tiger Shark
# 5713n - 2022 First-Class Forever Stamp - National Marine Sanctuaries: Sand Tiger Shark
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US #5713n
2022 Sand Tiger – National Marine Sanctuaries
- Pictures a sand tiger shark, one of many creatures protected by America’s National Marine Sanctuaries
- One of 16 stamps in the National Marine Sanctuaries set
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: National Marine Sanctuaries
Value: 60¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: August 5, 2022
First Day City: Santa Cruz, California
Quantity Issued: 38,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 16
Tagging: Nonphosphored type III, block tagged
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the National Marine Sanctuary System.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph of a sand tiger shark taken in one of America’s National Marine Sanctuaries.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center in Santa Cruz, California.
About the National Marine Sanctuaries set: A set of 16 mint stamps picturing photographs from America’s National Marine Sanctuary System. These stamps were issued to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Marine Sanctuary System and the many creatures and historic relics protected by it.
History the stamp represents: Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is located off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and is centered around the wreck of the USS Monitor. The site is also near a number of World War II shipwrecks in what is sometimes called the “Graveyard of the Atlantic.”
The USS Monitor was a famous ironclad Civil War ship built to lead the Union Navy. The ship was completed in just 100 days and launched January 30, 1862. On March 9, 1862, it faced off against Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia near Hampton Roads. The battle ended in a stalemate, but Monitor’s reputation was cemented in history from then on. It supported Union forces for the next several months before sinking off the coast of Cape Hatteras in a New Year’s Eve storm. Monitor remained lost until the wreck was finally discovered by a scientific research vessel on August 27, 1973 – more than 100 years later.
Today, USS Monitor and nearby World War II wrecks are popular destinations for divers. The ships have created artificial reefs that are home to many marine species. One of the most iconic is the sand tiger shark. They may have vicious-looking teeth, but these sharks are a calm species, content to simply cruise among the wrecks, almost keeping watch over these sunken pieces of history.
US #5713n
2022 Sand Tiger – National Marine Sanctuaries
- Pictures a sand tiger shark, one of many creatures protected by America’s National Marine Sanctuaries
- One of 16 stamps in the National Marine Sanctuaries set
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: National Marine Sanctuaries
Value: 60¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: August 5, 2022
First Day City: Santa Cruz, California
Quantity Issued: 38,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 16
Tagging: Nonphosphored type III, block tagged
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the National Marine Sanctuary System.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph of a sand tiger shark taken in one of America’s National Marine Sanctuaries.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center in Santa Cruz, California.
About the National Marine Sanctuaries set: A set of 16 mint stamps picturing photographs from America’s National Marine Sanctuary System. These stamps were issued to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Marine Sanctuary System and the many creatures and historic relics protected by it.
History the stamp represents: Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is located off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and is centered around the wreck of the USS Monitor. The site is also near a number of World War II shipwrecks in what is sometimes called the “Graveyard of the Atlantic.”
The USS Monitor was a famous ironclad Civil War ship built to lead the Union Navy. The ship was completed in just 100 days and launched January 30, 1862. On March 9, 1862, it faced off against Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia near Hampton Roads. The battle ended in a stalemate, but Monitor’s reputation was cemented in history from then on. It supported Union forces for the next several months before sinking off the coast of Cape Hatteras in a New Year’s Eve storm. Monitor remained lost until the wreck was finally discovered by a scientific research vessel on August 27, 1973 – more than 100 years later.
Today, USS Monitor and nearby World War II wrecks are popular destinations for divers. The ships have created artificial reefs that are home to many marine species. One of the most iconic is the sand tiger shark. They may have vicious-looking teeth, but these sharks are a calm species, content to simply cruise among the wrecks, almost keeping watch over these sunken pieces of history.