2016 First-Class Forever Stamp,National Parks Centennial: Yellowstone National Park
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US #5080n
2016 Yellowstone National Park – National Parks
- Honors Yellowstone National Park
- One of 16 stamps celebrating the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: National Parks
Value: 47¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: June 2, 2016
First Day City: New York, New York
Quantity Issued: 100,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset, Microprint
Format: Panes of 16
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, block
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate the beauty and natural wonders of Yellowstone National Park.
About the stamp design: Includes 16 designs, each picturing existing art or photographs of national parks or plants, animals, artwork, objects, or structures in national parks. The margins of each stamp includes the name of the location. coincide with the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Javits Center in New York City as part of the World Stamp Show NY 2016.
About the National Parks set: Includes 16 stamp designs, each picturing existing art or photographs of national parks or plants, animals, artwork, objects, or structures in national parks. The margins of each stamp include the name of the location. Issued to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. The central image on the sheet of 16 pictures the 1¢ Yosemite postage stamp issued in 1934 along with the text “Our national parks tell distinctly American stories. Whether they inspire you to marvel at grand vistas, travel along scenic waterways and winding paths, or visit historic buildings and homes, discovery and exploration await.”
History the stamp represents: Yellowstone National Park is home to half of the world’s geothermal features. In the early 1800s, explorers and mountain men relayed stories of hot springs, geysers, and steam vents leaking from the yellow rocks. But people back home were doubtful and dismissed these accounts of “fire and brimstone” as tall tales.
Even reports from the first official expedition in 1869 could not convince the public of Yellowstone’s unusual geology. Papers doubted their credibility and refused to publish the stories. But in 1870, the surveyor general of Montana organized another expedition party. They too witnessed the boiling sulphur springs, and their reports were widely publicized. The interest of a skeptical nation was suddenly piqued, as was that of Ferdinand V. Hayden, head of the US Geological Survey.
Hayden lobbied Congress to conduct a formal survey of Yellowstone, complete with scientists, an artist, and a photographer. He then presented his research to each congressman in illustrated and bound portfolios to promote preservation of the area as a national park. His efforts paid off in 1872, when President Ulysses S. Grant established Yellowstone as the United States’ first national park – setting a precedent for the creation of many parks to come.
US #5080n
2016 Yellowstone National Park – National Parks
- Honors Yellowstone National Park
- One of 16 stamps celebrating the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: National Parks
Value: 47¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: June 2, 2016
First Day City: New York, New York
Quantity Issued: 100,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset, Microprint
Format: Panes of 16
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, block
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate the beauty and natural wonders of Yellowstone National Park.
About the stamp design: Includes 16 designs, each picturing existing art or photographs of national parks or plants, animals, artwork, objects, or structures in national parks. The margins of each stamp includes the name of the location. coincide with the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Javits Center in New York City as part of the World Stamp Show NY 2016.
About the National Parks set: Includes 16 stamp designs, each picturing existing art or photographs of national parks or plants, animals, artwork, objects, or structures in national parks. The margins of each stamp include the name of the location. Issued to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. The central image on the sheet of 16 pictures the 1¢ Yosemite postage stamp issued in 1934 along with the text “Our national parks tell distinctly American stories. Whether they inspire you to marvel at grand vistas, travel along scenic waterways and winding paths, or visit historic buildings and homes, discovery and exploration await.”
History the stamp represents: Yellowstone National Park is home to half of the world’s geothermal features. In the early 1800s, explorers and mountain men relayed stories of hot springs, geysers, and steam vents leaking from the yellow rocks. But people back home were doubtful and dismissed these accounts of “fire and brimstone” as tall tales.
Even reports from the first official expedition in 1869 could not convince the public of Yellowstone’s unusual geology. Papers doubted their credibility and refused to publish the stories. But in 1870, the surveyor general of Montana organized another expedition party. They too witnessed the boiling sulphur springs, and their reports were widely publicized. The interest of a skeptical nation was suddenly piqued, as was that of Ferdinand V. Hayden, head of the US Geological Survey.
Hayden lobbied Congress to conduct a formal survey of Yellowstone, complete with scientists, an artist, and a photographer. He then presented his research to each congressman in illustrated and bound portfolios to promote preservation of the area as a national park. His efforts paid off in 1872, when President Ulysses S. Grant established Yellowstone as the United States’ first national park – setting a precedent for the creation of many parks to come.