Existing comment:
Virginia approved stamp art
ISSUE State Birds and Flowers
MEDIUM board; gouache
ILLUSTRATORS Arthur and Alan Singer
ART DIRECTOR Bradbury Thompson
FIRST DAY OF ISSUE April 14, 1982
The Cardinal, also known as the Northern Cardinal, has been the Virginia state bird since 1950 and is the official bird of six other states. The Cardinal eats insects and a variety of seeds, such as sunflower seeds, and berries produced by the flowers of the Dogwood tree during the spring. |