2017 U.S. Postal Issue Sharks Forever Stamps

2017 U.S. Postal Issue Sharks Forever StampsPossibly no other creatures are as mythologized or as misunderstood as sharks. Blockbuster thrillers and sensationalized media have fueled the belief that sharks are monsters: unthinking, bloodthirsty, vengeful and primitive. While they are ancient creatures, having emerged long before the first dinosaurs, after 400 million years the 500 or so known shark species have adapted to their ecological role. Sharks adaptations include light, flexible

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These elements were formed by millions of years of wind erosion

To illustrate the myth

and wrapped him in swaddling clothes

which is accompanied by the author's elegantly simple black-andwhite illustrations

are spots that look like eyes and the thin streaks that give the hairstreak its name

Greg Breeding designed the stamp using a photograph by Cindy Dyer

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a classic muscle car that has a giant engine bursting out of its hood

horizontal arrangement of flowers on a light box

placed in their historical context or used as a graphic element in a larger design

Some of the world’s most fascinating amphibians will hop into the nation’s Post Offices on Tuesday