Scouting

First Day of Issue: July 27, 2010 | Ashland, VA 23005

To create this original design, illustrator Craig Frazier depicted the images of two different scouts in clothing and accessories that are often part of the outdoor scouting experience—hats, packs, boots, and binoculars. At first glance, one sees the large silhouette of a scout peering through binoculars. Within this figure is another scout perched atop a mountain taking in the vista. “I wanted a level of discovery to be portrayed in the stamp itself,” Frazier recalls.

He continues, “The small figure and landscape indicate very hard, directional light coming from low on the horizon—either early morning or late afternoon. The sky has that pale blue to indigo transition that happens only at those two times of day.”

Craig Frazier works out of his studio in Mill Valley, California. His designs for the Postal Service include the 2003 Nurturing Love stamped envelope and True Blue, the 2006 stamp in the Love series.

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