# 4379 - 2009 $17.50 Old Faithful, Express Mail
Old Faithful
Express Mail
Issue Date: January 16, 2009
City: San Diego, CA
Old Faithful Geyser
During the 1830s, legendary mountain man Jim Bridger returned from Wyoming’s remote Yellowstone region with fantastic tales. He claimed he had seen waterfalls that spouted upwards! While many didn’t believe his story, some were excited about what they heard and launched expeditions to see it for themselves.
Then on September 18, 1870, the expedition made their way down the Firehole River to the Upper Geyser Basin. They then saw their first geyser. Langford captured the experience in his journal: “It spouted at regular intervals nine times during our stay, the columns of boiling water being thrown from ninety to one hundred and twenty-five feet at each discharge, which lasted from fifteen to twenty minutes. We gave it the name of “Old Faithful.”
Click here for videos of Old Faithful eruptions and more from the NPS.
Old Faithful
Express Mail
Issue Date: January 16, 2009
City: San Diego, CA
Old Faithful Geyser
During the 1830s, legendary mountain man Jim Bridger returned from Wyoming’s remote Yellowstone region with fantastic tales. He claimed he had seen waterfalls that spouted upwards! While many didn’t believe his story, some were excited about what they heard and launched expeditions to see it for themselves.
Then on September 18, 1870, the expedition made their way down the Firehole River to the Upper Geyser Basin. They then saw their first geyser. Langford captured the experience in his journal: “It spouted at regular intervals nine times during our stay, the columns of boiling water being thrown from ninety to one hundred and twenty-five feet at each discharge, which lasted from fifteen to twenty minutes. We gave it the name of “Old Faithful.”
Click here for videos of Old Faithful eruptions and more from the NPS.