ORLANDO, FL — The U.S. Postal Service is paying tribute to the beauty and importance of pollinators with stamps depicting two of our continent’s most iconic, the monarch butterfly and the western honeybee, each shown industriously pollinating a variety of plants native to North America.

The Protect Pollinators stamps are being issued as Forever stamps and went on sale August 3, 2017. Customers may purchase new stamps at United States Post Office locations nationwide, at the Postal Store usps.com/shop or by calling 800-782-6724.

Above, the stamps feature a monarch and a coneflower (photo by Karen Mayford); a monarch and a zinnia (photo by Bonnie Sue Rauch); and a monarch and a goldenrod (photo by Justin Fowler);

Above: a western honeybee and a golden ragwort (photo by George D. Lepp); and a
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