US 1923 Buffalo Bison 30c. Scott. 569
Series: 1922-1926 Regular Issue
Issued date: 30-03-1923 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 30c.
Emission: Definitive
Watermark: No Watermark
Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 569
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 577
Michel (Germany): 281A
Yvert et Tellier (France): 244(A)
Dimensions (height x width):
22.2mm x 25.4mm
Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Stamp Colors: Olive brown
Perforation: line 11
Themes: Buffalo, Bison, Animals, Cattle, Mammals
Total print: 282,608,500 (estimate)
Issued date: 30-03-1923 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 30c.
Emission: Definitive
Watermark: No Watermark
Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 569
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 577
Michel (Germany): 281A
Yvert et Tellier (France): 244(A)
Dimensions (height x width):
22.2mm x 25.4mm
Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Stamp Colors: Olive brown
Perforation: line 11
Themes: Buffalo, Bison, Animals, Cattle, Mammals
Total print: 282,608,500 (estimate)
Description:- The American bison (Bison bison) is a species of bison native to North America. Sometimes colloquially referred to as buffalo, it is one of two extant species of bison, alongside the European bison. Its historical range, by 9000 BC, is described as the great bison belt, a tract of rich grassland that ran from Alaska to the Gulf of Mexico, east to the as far north as New York, south to Georgia and, according to some sources, further south to Florida, with sightings in North Carolina near Buffalo Ford on the Catawba River as late as 1750.
Once roaming in vast herds, the species nearly became extinct by a combination of commercial hunting and slaughter in the 19th century and introduction of bovine diseases from domestic cattle. With a population in excess of 60 million in the late 18th century, the species was culled down to just 541 animals by 1889. Recovery efforts expanded in the mid-20th century, with a resurgence to roughly 31,000 wild bison as of March 2019. For many years, the population was primarily found in a few national parks and reserves. Through multiple reintroductions, the species now freely roams wild in several regions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with it also being introduced to Yakutia in Russia.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bison
Once roaming in vast herds, the species nearly became extinct by a combination of commercial hunting and slaughter in the 19th century and introduction of bovine diseases from domestic cattle. With a population in excess of 60 million in the late 18th century, the species was culled down to just 541 animals by 1889. Recovery efforts expanded in the mid-20th century, with a resurgence to roughly 31,000 wild bison as of March 2019. For many years, the population was primarily found in a few national parks and reserves. Through multiple reintroductions, the species now freely roams wild in several regions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with it also being introduced to Yakutia in Russia.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bison