In 1982, the U.S. Postal Service released a pane of 50 stamps, each featuring the officially designated state bird and flower. The artwork for the entire series was created by the father-and-son team of Arthur and Alan Singer, with the father painting the birds and the son painting the flowers. The Carolina Wren (*Thryothorus ludovicianus*) was designated as the state bird of South Carolina in 1948. It is a small but energetic bird with a surprisingly loud and varied song. The Yellow Jessamine (*Gelsemium sempervirens*), adopted as the state flower in 1924, is a climbing vine that produces clusters of fragrant, trumpet-shaped yellow flowers in early spring. This stamp celebrates the unique natural heritage of South Carolina and its official symbols drawn from the world of ornithology and botany.