{"product_id":"forever-stamps-2023-winter-woodland-animals-nature-series-first-class-postage","title":"Winter Woodland Animals 2023 Forever Stamps — Nature Series Booklet, First-Class Postage","description":"\u003ch2\u003eIssue facts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Day of Issue: October 10, 2023\u003cbr\u003eFirst Day City: Woodland, Michigan\u003cbr\u003ePrinted by: Banknote Corporation of America\u003cbr\u003ePrinting Method: Offset\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Double-sided booklets of 20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first-day ceremony was held at Woodland Old Town Hall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe four animals\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeer, fox, rabbit and owl, each shown in its winter habitat, illustrated by Katie Kirk. The set was issued to showcase both the beauty of the season and the animals that get through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow they survive the cold\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrategies split. Some species eat heavily through summer and fall and then hibernate; others stay active all winter, relying on thick fur or downy feathers to hold off wind and cold while they keep hunting for food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHearing does much of the work. Owls and foxes can locate prey buried under more than three feet of snow. Deer and rabbits use the same sharpness in reverse, hearing predators early enough to run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA story worth knowing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ukrainian folk tale \u003cem\u003eThe Mitten\u003c\/em\u003e imagines the same problem whimsically. In Jan Brett's English retelling, a boy drops a mitten in the snow and animals crawl in one after another for warmth. The mitten stretches as each larger animal squeezes inside — until a field mouse makes the bear sneeze, launching the mitten into the air and scattering everyone across the snow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forever Stamp Center","offers":[{"title":"100 Stamps (5 Books)","offer_id":47100590260423,"sku":"ST23-A26-5","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300 Stamps (15 Books)","offer_id":47100590293191,"sku":"ST23-A26-15","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Stamps (25 Books)","offer_id":47100590325959,"sku":"ST23-A26-25","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 Stamps (50 Books)","offer_id":47100590358727,"sku":"ST23-A26-50","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 Stamps (250 Books)","offer_id":47100590391495,"sku":"ST23-A26-250","price":699.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/6250\/4647\/files\/20240509113751_-1-1_66033bcf-1e7a-457f-9691-84445216fac8.png?v=1788604007","url":"https:\/\/www.foreverstampcenter.com\/products\/forever-stamps-2023-winter-woodland-animals-nature-series-first-class-postage","provider":"center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}