2021 First-Class Forever Stamp,Heritage Breeds: American Mammoth Jackstock Donkey
# 5587 - 2021 First-Class Forever Stamp - Heritage Breeds: American Mammoth Jackstock Donkey
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US #5587
2021 American Mammoth Jackstock Donkey – Heritage Breeds
- Pictures an American mammoth jackstock donkey
- 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 American mammoth jackstock donkey. 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: It can be fun to trace the ancestry of heritage breeds. These animals were traditionally raised by our forefathers and are still around today. One such animal is the American mammoth jackstock donkey.
The American mammoth jackstock has been around in one way or another since the earliest days of the United States. In fact, even George Washington and Henry Clay played a part in their history. These men had a goal of breeding large donkeys to be crossed with horses. They wanted to create bigger, stronger mules to serve as draft animals. Some of the donkeys bred to eventually create the American mammoth jackstock were the Maltese, Baudet du Poitou, Andalusian, Majorcan, and Catalan. By 1920, the population of American mammoth jackstocks reached five million.
To be characterized as an American mammoth jackstock today, males must be at least 14.3 hands tall, while females must be at least 14 hands. One hand is equivalent to about four inches and animals are measured at the withers (point where their neck meets their back).
American mammoth jackstock populations decreased in the 1950s, but have since made a comeback. However, few traditional all-black American mammoth jackstock donkeys exist today. Heritage breeders are working hard to bring them back.
US #5587
2021 American Mammoth Jackstock Donkey – Heritage Breeds
- Pictures an American mammoth jackstock donkey
- 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 American mammoth jackstock donkey. 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: It can be fun to trace the ancestry of heritage breeds. These animals were traditionally raised by our forefathers and are still around today. One such animal is the American mammoth jackstock donkey.
The American mammoth jackstock has been around in one way or another since the earliest days of the United States. In fact, even George Washington and Henry Clay played a part in their history. These men had a goal of breeding large donkeys to be crossed with horses. They wanted to create bigger, stronger mules to serve as draft animals. Some of the donkeys bred to eventually create the American mammoth jackstock were the Maltese, Baudet du Poitou, Andalusian, Majorcan, and Catalan. By 1920, the population of American mammoth jackstocks reached five million.
To be characterized as an American mammoth jackstock today, males must be at least 14.3 hands tall, while females must be at least 14 hands. One hand is equivalent to about four inches and animals are measured at the withers (point where their neck meets their back).
American mammoth jackstock populations decreased in the 1950s, but have since made a comeback. However, few traditional all-black American mammoth jackstock donkeys exist today. Heritage breeders are working hard to bring them back.