America stamps. USA, 2016 - Bisons on stamps

Stamps by countries \| America \| USA \| 2016

National Parks Service Centennial (pane of 16 different stamps).
		Stamp: Yellowstone National Park Edition type: commemorative stamp Denomination: First-Class Forever Date of issue: 2016 Jun. 2 Depiction: Bisons; 14th stamp in the sheet Colour: multicolored, 6 colors Paper: Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block Designer: Ethel Kessler Photographer: Art Wolfe Perforation: serpentine die cut Printing process: offset, microprint Gum type: self-adhesive Image area (mm): 42,67×26,67 Size of a stamp (mm): 44,20×24,38 Size of a sheet (mm): 184,15×184,15 Sheet composition: 16 stamps and label Printing run: 6 250 000 Stamp issuing authority: United States Postal Service (USPS) Printer: Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit SC
	Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce rate (Forever priced at 47 cents on first day of issue). First day city was New York, NY 10199. Pictorial cancellation (ink - black) and digital color postmark were used.


	On stamps at Forever apiece of the sheet: 1) Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve; 2) Mount Rainier National Park; 3) Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park; 4) Acadia National Park; 5) Grand Canyon National Park; 6) Assateague Island National Seashore; 7) San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park; 8) Arches National Park; 9) Theodore Roosevelt National Park; 10) Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens; 11) Bandelier National Monument; 12) Everglades National Park; 13) Haleakala National Park; 14) Yellowstone National Park; 15) Carlsbad Caverns National Park; 16) Gulf Islands National Seashore. The flip side of the sheet' backing paper contains promotional text and summary of "National Parks".

Themes: bison (Bison bison), nature protection

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