The
Postal Service has released a stamp to mark the 150th anniversary of Nebraska’s
statehood.
The
stamp highlights an image from the banks of the Platte River as sandhill cranes
fly overhead at sunset — a spectacle unique to the Cornhusker State. The image
was taken by award-winning conservation photographer Michael Forsberg.
“Michael
Forsberg’s stunning sandhill crane photograph captures just a small glimpse of
Nebraska’s natural beauty. It’s something everyone should experience,” said
Information Technology Vice President Jeffrey Johnson, a Nebraska native who
dedicated the stamp at a March 1 ceremony in Lincoln.
The
dedication also featured Governor Pete Ricketts, first lady Susanne Shore and
Sara Crook, chairperson of the Nebraska Sesquicentennial Commission.
“It’s
hard to imagine an image that truly embodies Nebraska’s immense beauty more
than one depicting the famed sandhill cranes flying into the Nebraska sunset
over the glowing Platte River,” Ricketts said.
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