What:

A national celebration and dedication of four new Frog Forever Stamps as they begin hopping onto cards and letters bound for addresses across the nation and around the world.

Idaho Department of Fish and Games representatives, government officials, frog experts and aficionados will join U.S. Postal Service officials at the ceremony, which will include the unveiling of a large replica of the frog stamps. Two of the four frog species depicted on the stamps live in Idaho: the Pacific Tree and Northern Leopard frogs. The event is free and open to the public.

A temporary Post Office will be established at the Nature Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 9 to sell the new stamps, stamp-related products and offer the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark, which can be affixed for free to anything that has current First-Class postage attached. News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #FrogStamps.

Who:

Ed Schriever, Director, Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Elaine Clegg, City Council President Pro Tem, Boise, ID
Victoria Runnoe, Conservation Education Supervisor, MK Nature Center
Dr. John Cossel Jr., Chair, Department of Biology Northwest Nazarene University
Tom Samra, Vice President, Facilities, U.S. Postal Service
USPS District Manager Michael S. Mirides

When:

Tuesday, July 9, at 11 a.m. MDT

Where:

Morrison Knudsen Nature Center
600 S. Walnut Street
Boise, ID

RSVP:

Dedication ceremony attendees are encouraged to RSVP at usps.com/frogs

Background:

Frogs live on every continent except Antarctica; more than 90 species live in the United States, including the four on these stamps.
Found throughout the western United States, the tiny Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla) (Pictured at lower right) is nicknamed the “Hollywood frog.” Countless television shows and movies have used its ribbit, ribbit call in nighttime scenes.
The northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) (Pictured upper right) is commonly identified by its highly distinctive call, a rattle-like snoring noise, followed by several notes described as “chuckling” or “clucking.”
Sometimes called the rain frog for its noisy choruses after a warm rain, the American green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) (Pictured lower left) is also dubbed the cowbell frog for the sound of its short call when heard from a distance.
A raspy, quack-like call much like the scolding noise of a gray squirrel identifies the squirrel tree frog (Hyla squirella), (Pictured upper left)found from southeastern Virginia through Florida and along the Gulf Coast to Texas.

Working with a green color palette and touches of brown, artist Nancy Stahl captured the defining features of each frog making them recognizable. Art director William J. Gicker designed the stamps. The Frogs stamps are being issued as Forever stamps and will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price. The Frog Stamps go on sale at Post Offices nationwide beginning July 9.

Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com/shop, by calling 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724), by mail through USA Philatelic catalog or at Post Office locations nationwide.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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