The Valley Of The Yosemite Postage Stamp

The beautiful Yosemite Valley was chosen by the United States Postal Service to be featured on a postage stamp this year. The stamp depicts a copy of the 1864 oil painting of the “Valley of the Yosemite” by Albert Bierstadt. This stamp is the 8th issuance in the American Treasures series. The American Treasures series showcases beautiful works of American fine arts and crafts.

Albert Bierstadt was a renowned artist of his time. He is best known for his large landscape paintings of the American West. This is not the only postage stamp that showcases a Bierstadt painting. In 1998, as part of the United States Postal Service’s Four Centuries of American Art series, commemorative stamps were issued for his “The Last of the Buffalo” painting as well.

Yosemite is located in the central Sierra Nevada in California. This National Historic Park boasts over 3.5 million visitors each year. Although Yosemite is 1189 square miles (about the size of Rhode Island), most visitors spend the majority of their visit in Yosemite Valley which is about 7 square miles. Yosemite is home to many species of plants and animals that can only be found at Yosemite. Its granite cliffs, waterfalls, Giant Sequoia’s, streams and wildlife continue to thrive and draw visitors from around the world each day.

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