Yosemite
Yosemite National Park is located in western California. It was declared a federal preserved land in 1864 by President Abraham Lincoln – the first protected land for public use. In 1890, owing to the efforts of John Muir, the area would become a national park, which in turn led to the establishment of the National Park System. Yosemite was probably made most famous by the photographs of Ansel Adams.
These two souvenir sheets show Mount Rainier (see the next page) and Yosemite national parks. They were issued under the direction of the then U.S. Postmaster General, James Farley, who was an avid stamp collector – along with then President Franklin Roosevelt, who was also a collector.
Note
This page is complete. It’s not too difficult to achieve that with only two items on the page. It’s either empty, half full, or done. Of course, there are the possibilities of one or two used souvenir sheets. Anyway, I have both in mint condition.
Contains 2 spots: own 2 – 2 unused, 0 used.
Page is finished.
Album or Web Page Last changed Mar 15, 2025
Stamp Details
The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.
spot |
own |
catalog |
subject |
description |
comment |
National Parks
✓ |
750 |
Mount Rainier Natl. Pk. |
18¢ (aug 1934) |
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✓ |
751 |
Yosemite Natl. Pk. |
6¢ (oct 1934) |
Footnotes
Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
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