Sunday, 8 January 2023

2634) Florida Everglades, USA: USPS (United States Postal Service) has issued a Postage Stamp featuring one of the largest wetlands in the World: Date of Stamp issue: 22.01.2023:

2634) Florida Everglades, USA: USPS (United States Postal Service) has issued a Postage Stamp featuring one of the largest wetlands in the World: Date of Stamp issue: 22.01.2023:

With this Priority Mail Stamp, the US Postal Service is celebrating Florida Everglades, which is one of the largest wetlands in the world.

Spanning some 2.00 million acres in Southern Florida, from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay, the Everglades is the most significant breeding grounds for tropical wading birds of North America.

The water that flows through this vast region laces together a mosaic of distinct habitats that support more than 1,500 animal and plant species, including numerous threatened and endangered species.

The art for this Priority Mail stamp shows a sawgrass marsh as seen at sunset from the edge of a cypress dome. In the foreground, a stand of mature bald Cypress trees shelters a Great Egret in flight, while a Great Blue Heron patiently awaits its prey.

Nearby, a half-submerged American Alligator - a keystone species in the Everglades - moves through the shallow, slow-moving water into the shade of the dome.

In the background, the marsh meanders toward the horizon, dotted with tree islands, as Rosette Spoonbills and other water birds fly overhead.

Life in the Everglades depends on water - and fire.

In spring, rainstorms soak the region nearly every afternoon. The water that covers this low-lying landscape trickles so slowly South that it often appears not to be moving at all.

In fall, the rains stop and the water recedes. Periodic fires prevent grasses and other vegetation from taking over during the dry season. They also open tree canopies to allow in more sunlight and clear the undergrowth, returning nutrients to the soil. Within just days of a fire, new growth begins to appear.

Presently, much of the Everglades is protected within the Everglades National Park, the first US National Park established for its biodiversity.

Tribal lands and numerous other Federal State, and private parks and sanctuaries also safeguard the Everglades, including Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, and Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, which supports large colonies of wading birds and attracts thousands of migrating waterbirds every year.

The Florida Everglades First Day Cover (FDC) bears a 6-3/4 envelope and one Priority Mail Stamp cancelled with an official First Day of issue postmark of Homestead Fl. dated - "22.01.2023".

The Florida Everglades Digital Colour Postmark First Day Cover (FDC)

A Stamp Block (set of four stamps)





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