US 2017 Pacific Calico Scallop : Seashells ; Coil 34c. Scott. 5170


US 2017 Pacific Calico Scallop : Seashells ; Coil 34c. Scott. 5170


Series: Seashells (2017)

Stamp details: Pacific Calico Scallop (Argopecten ventricosus)

Issued date: 28-01-2017 (dd/mm/yyyy)

Face value: 34c.
(Postcard º - No Face Value)

Emission: Definitive (Coil)

First Day City: San Diego, California

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 5170
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 5772
Michel (Germany): 5354BG
Yvert et Tellier (France): 4975a

Dimensions (height x width):
24.9mm x 22.1mm

Printer: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd.

Printing Method: Offset, Microprint

Stamp Colors: Multicolored

Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut 9¾ Vertically

Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Sea Shell, Sea Life

Total print: 125,000,000 (estimate)

Note: Initial Face value US$0.34 on day of issue.

Description:- Argopecten gibbus, the Atlantic calico scallop, is a species of medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. This species was once the basis of an important fishery, but in recent years catches have been low. This species grows up to three inches in maximum width, and is similar in shape and sculpturing to the Atlantic bay scallop. Both valves of the shell are cupped. The shell near the hinge is extended into "ears", as is the case in all scallops. The shell of the Atlantic calico scallop has about 20 radial ribs, which are sometimes roughened by growth lines.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argopecten_gibbus