2007 Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia, Florida Plate Block of 4 Postage Stamps - MNH, OG - Sc# C142

This is a numbered plate block of 4 stamps as pictured. (plate number may vary from stock picture) ~ USPS issued this 69c stamp on 6/1/2007. This international price stamp in the Scenic American Landscapes series features a photograph taken in the Okefenokee Swamp, which encompasses nearly 700 square miles in southeastern Georgia and a small portion of northern Florida. The Okefenokee Swamp serves as the headwaters for the Suwannee and Saint Marys Rivers and is home to a wide range of animal and plant life, from alligators, cranes, and black bears to cypress trees and carnivorous plants. This area derives its name from a Native American term meaning "land of the trembling earth." The stamp features a photograph of a pond in the Okefenokee Swamp, taken by José Azel of Lovell, Maine