1970 6c Natural History: The Age of Reptiles

U.S. #1390

1970 6¢ Age of Reptiles
Natural History

Issue Date: May 6, 1970

City: New York, NY

Quantity:50,448,550

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Lithographed and engraved

Perforations: 11

Color:Multicolored

Issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Museum of Natural History. Its founders included Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., the father of the 26th U.S. President and industrialist J.P. Morgan. This museum - the largest of its kind in the entire world - had grown to occupy 18 buildings by 1970.By 2010, the museum had grown to 25 innerconnected buildings housing permanent exhibit halls, research laboratories, and a library. Over 32 million specimens are now contained in the museum. The 2006 film, Night at the Museum, was set at the museum.