Showing posts with label USA - Yosemite National Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USA - Yosemite National Park. Show all posts

Saturday, 9 December 2023

UN VIENNA

This cover from UNO Vienna depicts 4 stamps of the same type celebrating the Yosemite National Park. Yosemite National Park is a national park in California. It is bordered on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers 759,620 acres (1,187 sq mi; 3,074 km2) in four counties – centered in Tuolumne and Mariposa, extending north and east to Mono and south to Madera. Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally recognized for its cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, giant sequoia groves, lakes, mountains, meadows, glaciers, and biological diversity. Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada.

Sunday, 29 October 2023

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

This cover from USA depicts 2 stamps, including the 84 cts stamp on the right celebrating the Yosemite National Park. Yosemite National Park is a national park in California. It is bordered on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers 759,620 acres (1,187 sq mi; 3,074 km2) in four counties – centered in Tuolumne and Mariposa, extending north and east to Mono and south to Madera. Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally recognized for its cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, giant sequoia groves, lakes, mountains, meadows, glaciers, and biological diversity. Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada.

Friday, 28 October 2022

UNITED NATIONS (VIENNA OFFICE)

An amazing cover from United Nations (Office of Vienna) with a complete set celebrating 6 UNESCO World Heritage National Parks in the USA: Yosemite, Olympic, Great Smoky Mountains, Everglades, Hawai Volcanoes and Yellowstone.