2021 First-Class Forever Stamp,Heritage Breeds: Wyandotte Chicken
# 5584 - 2021 First-Class Forever Stamp - Heritage Breeds: Wyandotte Chicken
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US #5584
2021 Wyandotte Chicken – Heritage Breeds
- Pictures a Wyandotte chicken
- Part of the set which commemorates 10 different heritage breeds known for their versatility, adaptability, and unique genetics
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Heritage Breeds
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: May 17, 2021
First Day City: Mount Vernon, Virginia
Quantity Issued: 25,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset, Flexographic
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: To recognize heritage breeds and their importance in horticulture over the years.
About the stamp designs: Pictures a photograph the heritage breed known as the Wyandotte chicken. Photograph by Aliza Elizarov.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Mount Vernon, Virginia, home of Accokeek Foundation’s Heritage Breed Livestock Conservation Program within the National Colonial Farm at Piscataway Park. The program is home to a herd of milking Devon cows, one of the breeds pictured on the stamps.
About the Heritage Breeds set: These 10 stamps were issued to recognize heritage breeds and their importance to horticulture over the years. The breeds pictured include the mulefoot hog, Wyandotte chicken, milking Devon cow, Narragansett turkey, American mammoth jackstock donkey, cotton patch goose, San Clemente Island goat, American cream draft horse, Cayuga duck, and Barbados blackbelly sheep.
History the stamp represents: The Wyandotte is a heritage breed of chicken originating in the northeastern United States. Wyandotte chickens have been raised by our ancestors since the late 1800s.
The Wyandotte chicken was the very first American breed developed for both egg laying and meat. The creation of this breed has been credited to four men – Fred Houdlette, John Ray, L. Whittaker, and H.M. Doubleday. They originally named their new type of chicken the American Sebright, but changed it when submitting it to the American Poultry Association. Instead, the breed was named Wyandotte after the Native American nation who helped the first white settlers of the area.
Today, there are several color varieties of Wyandotte chickens, with the very first being “silver laced.” This color was bred in upstate New York in the 1860s. All colors have a bright red comb on their heads and short, sturdy yellow legs. Typically, Wyandotte chickens are large birds, with roosters weighing eight to nine pounds and hens weighing six to seven.
The Wyandotte chicken nearly disappeared from American after falling out of favor with farmers. Without the efforts of breeders and other enthusiasts, the Wyandotte chicken wouldn’t have made the amazing comeback it has today.
US #5584
2021 Wyandotte Chicken – Heritage Breeds
- Pictures a Wyandotte chicken
- Part of the set which commemorates 10 different heritage breeds known for their versatility, adaptability, and unique genetics
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Heritage Breeds
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: May 17, 2021
First Day City: Mount Vernon, Virginia
Quantity Issued: 25,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset, Flexographic
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: To recognize heritage breeds and their importance in horticulture over the years.
About the stamp designs: Pictures a photograph the heritage breed known as the Wyandotte chicken. Photograph by Aliza Elizarov.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Mount Vernon, Virginia, home of Accokeek Foundation’s Heritage Breed Livestock Conservation Program within the National Colonial Farm at Piscataway Park. The program is home to a herd of milking Devon cows, one of the breeds pictured on the stamps.
About the Heritage Breeds set: These 10 stamps were issued to recognize heritage breeds and their importance to horticulture over the years. The breeds pictured include the mulefoot hog, Wyandotte chicken, milking Devon cow, Narragansett turkey, American mammoth jackstock donkey, cotton patch goose, San Clemente Island goat, American cream draft horse, Cayuga duck, and Barbados blackbelly sheep.
History the stamp represents: The Wyandotte is a heritage breed of chicken originating in the northeastern United States. Wyandotte chickens have been raised by our ancestors since the late 1800s.
The Wyandotte chicken was the very first American breed developed for both egg laying and meat. The creation of this breed has been credited to four men – Fred Houdlette, John Ray, L. Whittaker, and H.M. Doubleday. They originally named their new type of chicken the American Sebright, but changed it when submitting it to the American Poultry Association. Instead, the breed was named Wyandotte after the Native American nation who helped the first white settlers of the area.
Today, there are several color varieties of Wyandotte chickens, with the very first being “silver laced.” This color was bred in upstate New York in the 1860s. All colors have a bright red comb on their heads and short, sturdy yellow legs. Typically, Wyandotte chickens are large birds, with roosters weighing eight to nine pounds and hens weighing six to seven.
The Wyandotte chicken nearly disappeared from American after falling out of favor with farmers. Without the efforts of breeders and other enthusiasts, the Wyandotte chicken wouldn’t have made the amazing comeback it has today.