Today the U.S. Postal Service will issue the "Enjoy the Great Outdoors" stamps.
The stamp artwork depicts five
different scenes of various outdoor activities — building a sandcastle, hiking,
cross-country skiing, canoeing and biking. In these hand-sketched and painted designs,
artist Gregory Manchess uses light and shadow to evoke a sense of wonder for
these remarkable landscapes. Surrounding the pane of 20 stamps is a painting
showing trees and the bank of a body of water. The small figures of a canoe in
the water and a man standing ashore holding an oar are visible at the top of
the selvage.
The title “Enjoy the Great Outdoors” appears right above the pane
of stamps in white lettering. Derry Noyes, a USPS art director, designed the
stamps.
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