1966 5c Migratory Bird Treaty
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U.S. #1306
5¢ Migratory Bird Treaty
5¢ Migratory Bird Treaty
Issue Date: March 16, 1966
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Quantity: 116,835,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori press
Perforations: 11
Color: Black, crimsom and dark blue
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Quantity: 116,835,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori press
Perforations: 11
Color: Black, crimsom and dark blue
Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty between the U.S. and Canada. This treaty protects migratory birds and was meant to help maintain cordial relations between our neighboring countries.
On August 16, 1916, the US and Canada signed the first Migratory Bird Treaty to protect the birds that live in both nations.
In the early 1900s, the conservation movement was on the rise. At this time, several different bird species were in danger due to the commercial trade of birds and their feathers. Additionally, their habitats were in danger because of unregulated harvesting.
Then in 1914, the passenger pigeon, which once numbered three to five billion in North America, went extinct when the last bird died in a Cincinnati zoo. This led people in the US and Canada to call for greater protection of our birds. Representatives from both nations met and recognized the need to work together to protect the birds that crossed or lived along their shared borders.
On August 16, 1916, the US and Great Britain (on behalf of Canada) signed the first Migratory Bird Treaty. In Canada, it was known as a Convention. This was the first international agreement that protected wild birds and one of the first that protected wildlife species.
The treaty went into effect on December 6, 1916. It stated that The United States of America and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, Emperor of India, being desirous of saving from indiscriminate slaughter and of insuring the preservation of such migratory birds as are either useful to man or are harmless, have resolved to adopt some uniform system of protection which shall effectively accomplish such objects.
The treaty was a major stepping-stone to both nations taking notable actions to protect migratory birds. In 1917, Canada passed the Migratory Birds Convention Act, which includes regulations that protect migratory birds, their eggs, and nests from hunting and sale. It also requires a permit for any of these actions.
In the US, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 was passed to meet America's portion of the agreement. The act makes it illegal to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, or sell birds listed therein as migratory birds. It also gives full protection to any part of the birds listed, including feathers, eggs, and nests. The entire list features over 800 species of migratory birds.
U.S. #1306
5¢ Migratory Bird Treaty
5¢ Migratory Bird Treaty
Issue Date: March 16, 1966
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Quantity: 116,835,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori press
Perforations: 11
Color: Black, crimsom and dark blue
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Quantity: 116,835,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori press
Perforations: 11
Color: Black, crimsom and dark blue
Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty between the U.S. and Canada. This treaty protects migratory birds and was meant to help maintain cordial relations between our neighboring countries.
On August 16, 1916, the US and Canada signed the first Migratory Bird Treaty to protect the birds that live in both nations.
In the early 1900s, the conservation movement was on the rise. At this time, several different bird species were in danger due to the commercial trade of birds and their feathers. Additionally, their habitats were in danger because of unregulated harvesting.
Then in 1914, the passenger pigeon, which once numbered three to five billion in North America, went extinct when the last bird died in a Cincinnati zoo. This led people in the US and Canada to call for greater protection of our birds. Representatives from both nations met and recognized the need to work together to protect the birds that crossed or lived along their shared borders.
On August 16, 1916, the US and Great Britain (on behalf of Canada) signed the first Migratory Bird Treaty. In Canada, it was known as a Convention. This was the first international agreement that protected wild birds and one of the first that protected wildlife species.
The treaty went into effect on December 6, 1916. It stated that The United States of America and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, Emperor of India, being desirous of saving from indiscriminate slaughter and of insuring the preservation of such migratory birds as are either useful to man or are harmless, have resolved to adopt some uniform system of protection which shall effectively accomplish such objects.
The treaty was a major stepping-stone to both nations taking notable actions to protect migratory birds. In 1917, Canada passed the Migratory Birds Convention Act, which includes regulations that protect migratory birds, their eggs, and nests from hunting and sale. It also requires a permit for any of these actions.
In the US, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 was passed to meet America's portion of the agreement. The act makes it illegal to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, or sell birds listed therein as migratory birds. It also gives full protection to any part of the birds listed, including feathers, eggs, and nests. The entire list features over 800 species of migratory birds.