2021 $5 Owls: Great Horned Owl, Mint Sheet of 4, Marshall Islands

2021 Owls
Mint Sheet

• Includes four mint stamps picturing different species of owl
• A great start or addition to your bird, raptor, animal, or other topical stamp collection

Issuing Country:  Marshall Islands
Value:  $5 Marshall Islands
Format:  Sheet of 4

About the stamp designs:  The stamps picture photo-quality images of four different owl species: great horned owl, barred owl, screech owl, and snowy owl.  In addition to the images, the stamps also include the birds’ common and scientific names.  The selvage of the sheet includes an image of another owl.

History the stamp represents:  Owls are from the order Strigiformes, which is made up of more than 200 species.  Most of the birds in this order are solitary, nocturnal birds of prey with sharp talons, binocular vision, binaural hearing, and specially developed feathers that allow for near-silent flight.  Owls are found everywhere on Earth except the polar regions and a few isolated islands.  They are divided into two families:  true (typical) owls (Strigidae) and barn owls (Tytonidae).