{"product_id":"mighty-mississippi-stamps","title":"Mighty Mississippi Stamps","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMighty Mississippi Stamps\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForever 82¢ | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSheet Stamp Format\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mississippi River is at the core of the nation’s heritage and is variously referred to as America’s backbone, its heart, and its soul. This issuance honors the Mighty Mississippi with a portfolio of ten exquisite photographic stamps, each representing a state along the course of the river. With five rows of two stamps each, the pane's arrangement corresponds to the states’ north-south and west-east sequence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe pane's verso features a map of the central United States detailing the river’s course and major tributaries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the end of an epic three-month, 2,300-mile journey, the Mississippi River’s source waters — an unassuming trickle from Minnesota’s remote Lake Itasca — have been joined by streams pouring in from much of the nation. The river's waters that pour into the Gulf of Mexico come from a drainage basin of 1.2 million square miles, about 40 percent of the land in the contiguous 48 states.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMighty Mississippi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003estamps are being issued as Forever® stamps. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStamp Issuance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMay 23, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMemphis, TN\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e37544\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"United States Postal Service","offers":[{"title":"Sheet of 10","offer_id":46107256684735,"sku":null,"price":7.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/3484\/9471\/files\/MightyMississippiStamps1.webp?v=1788435893","url":"https:\/\/postage-direct.com\/products\/mighty-mississippi-stamps","provider":"Postage-Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}