2024 First-Class Forever Stamp,Protect Sea Turtles: Leatherback Sea Turtle
# 5867 - 2024 First-Class Forever Stamp - Protect Sea Turtles: Leatherback Sea Turtle
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US #5867
2024 Leatherback Sea Turtle – Protect Sea Turtles
• Honors the leatherback sea turtle and the importance of conservation efforts for these ancient sea creatures
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Protect Sea Turtles
Value: 68¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: June 11, 2024
First Day City: Corpus Christi, Texas
Quantity Issued: 27,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 18
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tagged
Why the stamp was issued: To raise awareness for sea turtle conservation.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph of a leatherback sea turtle.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, Texas, home to several rehabilitated and un-releasable sea turtles.
About the Protect Sea Turtles set: Includes six stamps promoting sea turtle conservation. Each design pictures a photograph of a different species: loggerhead, leatherback, hawksbill, Kemp’s ridley, olive ridley, and green sea turtle.
History the stamp represents: Leatherback sea turtles have the widest distribution of any reptile around the world. Yet like other species of sea turtles, their numbers are declining.
The leatherback turtle hasn’t changed since the time of the dinosaurs. It gets its name from its leather-like skin. It is the only sea turtle species without scales and a hard shell. Their mouths are also different from other sea turtles. They have pointed teeth and sharp jaws, adapted to their diet of soft jellyfish and salps. Strong swimmers, they travel over 10,000 miles per year between nesting sites and foraging grounds. And they dive deeper than any other sea turtles – up to 4,000 feet.
Numerous threats on land and in the water have caused the leatherback’s numbers to drop by 40 percent over the past three generations. Divided into regional subspecies, the Eastern Pacific leatherback populations have dropped by over 97 percent since the 1980s.
Leatherbacks face many of the same threats as other sea turtles. Among these is accidental ingestion of plastic or balloons. When these items float in the water, they resemble jellyfish, one of their primary food sources. This can lead to malabsorption and intestinal blockages. Autopsies on leatherbacks between 1885 and 2007 found that 34% had plastic blockages. We can do our part by opting for reusable bags instead of plastic and not releasing balloons outside.
US #5867
2024 Leatherback Sea Turtle – Protect Sea Turtles
• Honors the leatherback sea turtle and the importance of conservation efforts for these ancient sea creatures
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Protect Sea Turtles
Value: 68¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: June 11, 2024
First Day City: Corpus Christi, Texas
Quantity Issued: 27,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 18
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tagged
Why the stamp was issued: To raise awareness for sea turtle conservation.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph of a leatherback sea turtle.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, Texas, home to several rehabilitated and un-releasable sea turtles.
About the Protect Sea Turtles set: Includes six stamps promoting sea turtle conservation. Each design pictures a photograph of a different species: loggerhead, leatherback, hawksbill, Kemp’s ridley, olive ridley, and green sea turtle.
History the stamp represents: Leatherback sea turtles have the widest distribution of any reptile around the world. Yet like other species of sea turtles, their numbers are declining.
The leatherback turtle hasn’t changed since the time of the dinosaurs. It gets its name from its leather-like skin. It is the only sea turtle species without scales and a hard shell. Their mouths are also different from other sea turtles. They have pointed teeth and sharp jaws, adapted to their diet of soft jellyfish and salps. Strong swimmers, they travel over 10,000 miles per year between nesting sites and foraging grounds. And they dive deeper than any other sea turtles – up to 4,000 feet.
Numerous threats on land and in the water have caused the leatherback’s numbers to drop by 40 percent over the past three generations. Divided into regional subspecies, the Eastern Pacific leatherback populations have dropped by over 97 percent since the 1980s.
Leatherbacks face many of the same threats as other sea turtles. Among these is accidental ingestion of plastic or balloons. When these items float in the water, they resemble jellyfish, one of their primary food sources. This can lead to malabsorption and intestinal blockages. Autopsies on leatherbacks between 1885 and 2007 found that 34% had plastic blockages. We can do our part by opting for reusable bags instead of plastic and not releasing balloons outside.