Forever Stamps 2017 Sharks – Marine Wildlife Series, First-Class Postage

Issued:  July 26, 2017

First Day City:  Newport, KY

Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America

Method: Offset printing in sheets of 180, Microprint

Format: Pane of 20 (5 Designs)

Mythologized and misunderstood, few creatures capture the imagination as sharks do. Emerging long before the first dinosaurs, sharks have masterfully adapted for their ecological and predatory roles within the marine food chain—refinements of 400 million years of evolution. With qualities like teeth replaced without limit and the ability to detect electrical signals given off by prey, the 500+ known shark species are wonders of our oceans’ depths.