2011 Save Vanishing Species™ Tiger Forever First Class Postage Stamps

Featuring a bold graphic of an Amur tiger cub, the artwork of the Save Vanishing Species” First-Class Semipostal stamp depictsjust one of the magnificent animals that it is designed to help. Your purchase benefits conservation funds that are helping createhope for the future. Over $6.4 million has been raised for the cause.
Under the Multinational Species Conservaion Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010, the U.S. Postal Servicee willtransfer the netproceeds from the sale of these stamps to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to support the Multinational SpeciesConservation Funds. The funds include:
African Elephant Conservation Fund: Elephants capture our imagination, but poaching and loss of habitat have taken their futurehostage, The Afican elephant population has shrunk dramatically, and while conservation eforts have stabilized the elephantp氕峬鞋为備岁p搋鮑育谏潱部la鱭Úi鸹鋒瓒哨n in southern Africa, much remains to be done.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund: Asian elephants also face habitat issues. Conservation efforts have assisted in developingland use strategies that will benefit both man and animal, allowing both to flourish together.
Great Ape Conservation Fund: Endlessly fascinating, great apes are especially vulnerable. Orangutans, chimpanzees, gorilasand bonobos are all at risk, Conservaion efforts address issues of habitat loss, poaching, and disease in hopes of saving theseamazing creatures.
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund: Powerful and compelling, the rhinoceros and tiger are targeted by poachers andpressured by human civlization. Conservation programs have helped bring Africa’s white rhino population back to more than17,000 and improved poaching detection and prosecution to stem the loss of tigers in various localities.
Marine Turtle Conservation Fund: For more than 100 milion years, the ancestors of marine turtles swam the oceans. Yet in lessthan a century, exploitation and habitat destruction have devastated their numbers. Conservaion projects work toward the goal ofrestoring large numbers of these ancient, intriguing creatures to the world’s oceans.
Derry Noves served as the art director, designer, and typographer for the stamp. She worked with arist Nancy Stahl to developone powerful ilustration to svmbolize the plight of all of these imperiled animals. The Amur tiger cub shown in the stamp art is oneof five tiger subspecies. When full grown, this cat can weigh up to 650 pounds and measure 13 feet from its nose to the tip of itstail.
Made in the USA.
Issue City: Washington, DC 20066