Scott No.: 2086
Date of Issue: May 11, 1984
City of Issue:
Species: North American Bullfrog
Occasion: Louisiana World Exposition
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The theme of the 1984 Louisiana World Expo was "The World of Rivers: Fresh Water as a Source of Life." The fair didn't do so well--bankruptcy was declared before it ended--but it was the occasion of this U.S. stamp.
Scott No.: 3105g
Date of Issue: October 2, 1996
City of Issue:
Species: Wyoming Toad
Set: Endangered Species (15 stamps)
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wyoming Toad (Bufi baxteri), which was found only in Albany County, Wyoming, is a "glacial relict" which inhabited ponds and flood plains. It was abundant through the 1970s and placed on the endangered list in 1984. A number of zoos now have breeding programs. The Wyoming toad grows to be about 2.2 inches long and is covered in warts.
The set of fifteen stamps was issued as a souvenir sheet. The other animals are: Black-footed Ferrett, Thick-billed Parrot, Hawaiian Monk Seal, American Crocodile, Ocelot, Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly, Brown Pelican, California Condor, GIla Trout, San Francisco Garter Snake, Woodland Caribou, Florida Panther, Piping Plover, Florida Manatee.
The USPS also put out these nifty trading cards for the set.
*Scott No.: 3378g
Date of Issue: March 28, 2000
Species: Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei)
Set: Pacific Coast Rainforest
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*Scott No.: 3506i
Date of Issue: April 19, 2001
City of Issue: Lincoln, NE
Species: Plains Spadefoot Toad (Spea bombifrons)
Set: Great Plains Prairie
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*Scott No.: 36116 g, h, i
Date of Issue: April 26, 2002
City of Issue: Tallahassee, FL
Species: Ornate Chorus Frog (Psuedocris ornata), Pine Woods Tree Frog (Hyla femoralis), Southern Toad (Bufo terrestris)
Set: Long Leaf Pine Forest
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*Scott No.: 3817
Date of Issue: October 7, 2003
City of Issue: San Diego Zoo
Species: Ornate Chorus Frog (Pseudacris ornata)
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A set of five stamps was issued; the others picture the Blue-Spotted Salamander, the Ornate Box Turtle, the Reticulate Collared Lizard, and the Scarlet Kingsnake.
Scott No.: 3944a
Date of Issue: September 28, 2005
Set: Jim Henson and the Muppets
Scott No.: 4055
Date of Issue: May 27, 2006
City of Issue: Washington, DC
Species: American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
Set: Wonders of America
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Scott No.: 5395-98, 5395a (block), 5395b (pane of 20)
Date of Issue: July 9, 2019
Set: Frogs
Species: Pacific Tree Frog (Pseudacris regilla), Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipens), American Green Tree Frog (Dryophytes cinereus), Squirrel Tree Frog (Dryophytes squirellus)
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From the USPS press release: "Frogs live on every continent except Antarctica; more than 90 species live in the United States, including the four on these stamps. Found throughout the western United States, the tiny Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla) is nicknamed the “Hollywood frog.” Countless television shows and movies have used its rib-bit, rib-bit call in nighttime scenes. The northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) is commonly identified by its highly distinctive call, a rattle-like snoring noise, followed by several notes described as “chuckling” or “clucking.” Sometimes called the rain frog for its noisy choruses after a warm rain, the American green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) is also dubbed the cowbell frog for the sound of its short call when heard from a distance. A raspy, quack-like call much like the scolding noise of a gray squirrel identifies the squirrel tree frog (Hyla squirella), found from southeastern Virginia through Florida and along the Gulf Coast to Texas. Working with a green color palette and touches of brown, artist Nancy Stahl captured the defining features of each frog making them recognizable. Art director William J. Gicker designed the stamps. The Frogs stamps are being issued as Forever stamps and will always be equal in value to the current FirstClass Mail 1-ounce price."
The first day ceremony invitation:
Scott No.:
Date of Issue: May 19, 2023 (Wall, SD)
Set: Endangered Species
Species: Wyoming Toad
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