Coral - stamp block mint, Solomon Islands

This block of stamps from the Solomon Islands was issued on the subject of "Underwater World". The pad contains a beautifully designed postage stamp with a face value of $ 24.00. The stamp and the edge of the block are illustrated with fascinating photos of various corals and a colorful underwater world.
Corals are definitely one of the most colorful marine life. Corals provide shelter, food and shelter for other marine life. They have a limestone skeleton that grows firmly together with the subsurface. Corals retreat into this limestone skeleton for protection. Corals often live in colonies called coral sticks.