US 2015 Autumn Fern ; Coil 49c. Scott. 4974


US 2015 Autumn Fern ; Coil 49c. Scott. 4974


Series: Ferns

Stamp details: Autumn Fern (Dryopteris erythrosora)

Issued date: 27-03-2015 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 49c.
(FOREVER º - No Face Value)

Emission: Definitive (Coil)

Format: PSA Coil of 3,000 (2015) OR Coil of 10,000 (2014)

First Day City: Kansas City, Missouri

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 4974
Michel (Germany): 5061II
Yvert et Tellier (France): 4800

Dimensions (height x width):
24.5mm x 22mm

Printer: Banknote Corporation of America for Sennett Security Products (SSP)

Printing Method: Offset, Microprint

Stamp Colors: Multicolored

Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut 11 Vertically
Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Ferns, Plants

Note: Dated 2014 ; Microprinted USPS near the base of the fern's stem

Face value US$0.49 on day of issue.

Description:- Dryopteris erythrosora, the autumn fern or Japanese shield fern, is a species of fern in the family Dryopteridaceae, native to east Asia from China and Japan south to the Philippines, growing in light woodland shade on low mountains or hills. It is semi-evergreen (in cooler climates), with bipinnate fronds 30–70 cm (12–28 in) tall by 15–35 cm (6–14 in) broad, with 8–20 pairs of pinnae. The fronds have a coppery tint when young, but mature to dark green. It has an upright to down-lying rhizome which is thick and branched, so that it forms several crowns. The leaves are funnel-shaped with the top ones being leathery shiny, divided twice, triangular in shape and pointy. The individual leaflets are narrow lanceolate. Its edge is almost completely sown up.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryopteris_erythrosora