Nature

The Bald Eagle is native to North America. It’s a bird of prey that feeds primarily on fish. It searches for fish by flying over a large body of water. When it spots one close to the surface, it swoops down at a high speed and snatches the fish with its powerful talons. Its nests are huge: a few feet wide and deep, weighing hundreds of pounds, sometimes up to a ton.

Because of the use of pesticides starting in the 1940s, the species was endangered of extinction – if not completely, at least from many parts of North America. They were put on the endangered species list in the late 1960s, early 1070s. This is why they were included in this set of stamps, to make the public aware of their situation – and perhaps to say that they may end like the dinosaurs. With the banning of pesticides, though, the Bald Eagle recovered and was removed in 2008 from the endangered species list.

Note

The set of four stamps at the top are very well designed and attractive. I’ve always liked them. I don’t think I could ever use them for postagek, though, had I bought them at the post office. I don’t care much for the conservation stamps or the Christmas toy stamps. They’re unappealing to me.

Contains 12 spots: own 12 – 12 unused, 0 used.
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Stamp Details

The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.

spot	own	catalog	subject	description
1.1	✓	1387	Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus	6c (may 1970) comm., multicolor
1.2	✓	1388	African Elephant	6c (may 1970) comm., multicolor
2.1	✓	1389	Haida Ceremonial Canoe	6c (may 1970) comm., multicolor
2.2	✓	1390	Dinosaurs	6c (may 1970) comm., multicolor
3.1	✓	1410	Save Our Soil	6c (oct 1970) comm., multicolor
3.2	✓	1411	Save Our Cities	6c (oct 1970) comm., multicolor
4.1	✓	1412	Save Our Water	6c (oct 1970) comm., multicolor
4.2	✓	1413	Save Our Air	6c (oct 1970) comm., multicolor

Christmas & Holidays

5.1	✓	1415	Toy Locomotive	6c (nov 1970) comm., multicolor
5.2	✓	1416	Toy Horse on Wheels	6c (nov 1970) comm., multicolor
6.1	✓	1417	Mechanical Tricycle	6c (nov 1970) comm., multicolor
6.2	✓	1418	Doll Carriage	6c (nov 1970) comm., multicolor

Footnotes

Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
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