1972 8c Wildlife Conservation: Bighorn Sheep

U.S. #1467

8¢ Bighorn Sheep
Wildlife Conservation

Issue Date: September 20, 1972

City: Warm Springs, OR

Quantity: 49,591,200

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Lithographed, engraved

Perforations: 11

Color: Multicolored

The importance of wildlife conservation is stressed with this block of four. While the Alaska Fur Seal, the Cardinal, and the Brown Pelican are not necessarily endangered, in the mid-1970s, there were fewer than 20,000 bighorned sheep. This issue points out the fact that wildlife conservation should be a major concern.