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| American Toleware 5-cent Stamps This is the 5–cent American Toleware definitive stamp. The 5–cent definitive American Toleware stamp features artist Lou Nolan's painted detail of a black toleware coffeepot decorated with red flowers; purple forget–me–nots; and yellow, green and orange leaves, from the Winterthur Museum in Delaware. Curators at Winterthur believe that it was manufactured in Philadelphia between 1850 and 1875. Derry Noyes of Washington, DC, was the designer and art director for this stamp. With the American Toleware stamp from 2007, the famous clock stamp and the great Indianapolis stamp issued in 2010! ------------------ USA 10c 2003 American Clock stamp Issue Date: January 24, 2003 This definitive stamp—a reissue of the 2003 stamp—features an artistic rendering of the dial, or face, of a banjo clock. Constructed of brass and steel, the banjo clock depicted on the stamp has a painted iron dial and a mahogany case crowned by a brass eagle. This elegant timepiece was made circa 1805 by Simon Willard (1753-1848) of Roxbury, Massachusetts. American Clock is the second stamp in the newAmerican Design series. ------------ Hummingbird 34-cent Stamps Issue Date: February 7, 2014 The new Hummingbirds 34-cent Stamp postcard stamp celebrates the beauty and grace of the hummingbird. The stamp art is a tinted, highly stylized, digital depiction of a hummingbird hovering near a plant. Hummingbirds, known for their agility, brilliant colors, and long bills, are among the smallest birds in the world, ranging in size from about two to eight inches long. Some weigh less than a penny. Special wing anatomy enables hummingbirds to fly forward, backward, and upside down, as well as to hover in one spot. The “humming” sound they produce is made by their rapid wing movements — the wings of some species beat up to 80 times per second! The Hummingbird stamp features the art of illustrator Nancy Stahl. Carl T. Herrman was the art director. ---------- （Spicebush Swallowtail 66-cent Stamps） Issue Date: January 23, 2013 The spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) is known as one of the most beautiful and intriguing of the swallowtail butterflies. It is named for the plant on which its caterpillars commonly live, the spicebush. Both as caterpillars and adults, spicebush swallowtails hide from their predators in plain sight. They do this by mimicking other animals and even inedible objects. When very young, the brown and white caterpillar resembles a bird dropping. The caterpillar later morphs into what looks like a small green snake, with yellow and black markings that resemble a snake's eyes and a false forked tongue. The butterfly's chrysalis mimics a dried brown leaf, complete with veins. Nationally known artist Tom Engeman worked with art director Derry Noyes on this design. |
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