CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) - The ponies of Assateague Island National Seashore will soon be commemorated on a United States Postal Service stamp.
In a news release Wednesday, the Postal Service announced a photograph of two wild ponies grazing in the saltwater marsh will be used to create a Forever Stamp image. The stamp will be released this summer.
The stamp is one of 16 Forever Stamp images meant to celebrate the National Park Service's Centennial. The release says other images will include scene from Acadia National Park in Maine and Arches National Park in Utah.
Tim Fitzharris of Fayetteville, Arkansas shot the photograph of the Assateague ponies that will be used.
Assateague is a 37-mile long barrier island located off the Delmarva Peninsula. Two herds of wild ponies live on the island.