2023 First-Class Forever Stamp,Life Magnified: Starling Bone Tissue
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US #5802k
2023 Starling Bone Tissue – Life Magnified
- Pictures a microscopic view of starling bone tissue
- Part of the Life Magnified set of 20 stamps
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Life Magnified
Value: 66¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: August 10, 2023
First Day City: Cleveland, Ohio
Quantity Issued: 32,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset, Flexographic
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block Tagging
Why the stamp was issued: To show an up-close view of starling bone tissue we would never be able to see with the naked eye.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph taken with special techniques using a microscope. Design also includes the name of the specimen.
First Day City: First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Cleveland, Ohio, at The Great American Stamp Show.
About the Life Magnified Set: These 20 stamps were issued to showcase life undetectable by the human eye alone. All 20 stamps picture photographs taken using special techniques and the aid of a microscope. The set celebrates the beauty and complexity of microscopic organisms and parts of organisms, the study of which have had various impacts on humans.
History the stamp represents: We’ve all heard that birds have hollow bones that allow them to take flight. While they weigh much less than similar-sized earthbound creatures, their skeletons are actually stronger.
When looked at under a microscope, birds’ main limb bones are mostly hollow but with special structures supporting them. These are called struts. They make the bones rigid and able to withstand the stresses of flight. The air sacs inside a bird’s bones are connected to its respiratory and circulatory systems, ensuring the animal gets enough oxygen for the huge amount of energy it needs to fly.
Birds are also unique in that they have an extraordinarily large breastbone, two fused collarbones (wishbone), and sideways bones sticking out from their ribs. All of these help support the massive muscles needed for birds to take flight. (Flightless birds such as ostriches and emus lack some of these structures.). Since birds have more bones that are fused together, the overall number of bones they have is less than other vertebrates.
The evolution of birds over millions of years is simply amazing. Every microscopic structure serves an important purpose. Without them, birds would never have made it off the ground.
US #5802k
2023 Starling Bone Tissue – Life Magnified
- Pictures a microscopic view of starling bone tissue
- Part of the Life Magnified set of 20 stamps
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Life Magnified
Value: 66¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: August 10, 2023
First Day City: Cleveland, Ohio
Quantity Issued: 32,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset, Flexographic
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block Tagging
Why the stamp was issued: To show an up-close view of starling bone tissue we would never be able to see with the naked eye.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph taken with special techniques using a microscope. Design also includes the name of the specimen.
First Day City: First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Cleveland, Ohio, at The Great American Stamp Show.
About the Life Magnified Set: These 20 stamps were issued to showcase life undetectable by the human eye alone. All 20 stamps picture photographs taken using special techniques and the aid of a microscope. The set celebrates the beauty and complexity of microscopic organisms and parts of organisms, the study of which have had various impacts on humans.
History the stamp represents: We’ve all heard that birds have hollow bones that allow them to take flight. While they weigh much less than similar-sized earthbound creatures, their skeletons are actually stronger.
When looked at under a microscope, birds’ main limb bones are mostly hollow but with special structures supporting them. These are called struts. They make the bones rigid and able to withstand the stresses of flight. The air sacs inside a bird’s bones are connected to its respiratory and circulatory systems, ensuring the animal gets enough oxygen for the huge amount of energy it needs to fly.
Birds are also unique in that they have an extraordinarily large breastbone, two fused collarbones (wishbone), and sideways bones sticking out from their ribs. All of these help support the massive muscles needed for birds to take flight. (Flightless birds such as ostriches and emus lack some of these structures.). Since birds have more bones that are fused together, the overall number of bones they have is less than other vertebrates.
The evolution of birds over millions of years is simply amazing. Every microscopic structure serves an important purpose. Without them, birds would never have made it off the ground.