Scenic Rivers Forever Stamps - Sheet of 12

Sheet of Twelve Scenic Rivers Forever Stamps
Issued: May 21, 2019
Scott Catalog #5381

Sheet of 12 Mint, unused postage stamps with original gum as issued by the Post Office. These stamps are genuine and valid to use as postage for current mailing. Be sure to use enough total postage to meet the current postal rate for the item you are mailing.

Great for special mailings like weddings, birthdays, valentines, and events. Also good to use for scrapbooking or displaying in a small picture frame. It's a miniature work of art.

About this stamp:
In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed several environmental conservation laws into effect. Among them was the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. This act "declared to be the policy of the United States that certain selected rivers of the Nation which, with their immediate environments, possess outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural, or other similar values, shall be preserved in free-flowing condition, and that they [...] shall be protected for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations."

When the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act was first passed, eight rivers were chosen as the first to be protected by it. They were the Clearwater, Eleven Point, Feather, Rio Grande, Rogue, St. Croix, Salmon, and Wolf Rivers. By 2019, over 200 rivers in 40 states and Puerto Rico were included in the system. The US Postal Service honored 12 of these rivers on postage stamps in 2019 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.