The Coral Reefs
stamps feature colorful, highly-stylized digital portraits of stony corals and
reef fish.
The U.S. Postal Service is releasing its Coral
Reefs postcard stamps today.
Coral reefs are one of the world’s most
important ecosystems, sheltering and sustaining about a quarter of all
ocean species.
The reefs are formed over thousands of years, mainly by colonies
of animals called polyps. These creatures make stony corals, the foundation for
most coral reefs, by secreting protective skeletons of limestone.
As these skeletons accumulate over time — with new colonies of
polyps growing on top of the skeletons of older ones — they build up the base
of coral reefs.
The Coral Reefs stamps feature highly
stylized digital portraits that depict four types of stony corals and
associated reef fish:
- Elkhorn coral and two French angelfish
- Brain coral and a spotted moray eel
- Staghorn coral and bluestriped grunts
- Pillar coral and a coney grouper and neon gobies
The word “Postcard” printed on the stamps indicates their usage
value. Like a Forever stamp, these stamps will always be valid for the rate
printed on them.
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