Object Details
Depicts
John Muir, American, 1838 - 1914
Description
The Postal Service issued the Celebrate The Century: 1900s souvenir sheet, on February 3, 1998, in Washington, DC.
The souvenir sheet features subjects from the following categories: People and Events, Arts and Entertainment, Lifestyles, Sports, and Science and Technology. The fifteen commemorative stamps are titled: The Model T Ford; President Theodore Roosevelt; "The Great Train Robbery," 1903; Crayola Crayons; 1904 St. Louis World's Fair; 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act; Kitty Hawk, 1903; Ash Can Painters; Immigrants Arrive; John Muir, preservationist; "Teddy" Bear created; W.E.B. Du Bois, social activist; Gibson Girl; First Modern World Series; and Robie House, Chicago.
Designed by Carl Herrman of Laguna Niguel, California, and illustrated by Richard Waldrep of Sparks, Maryland, the stamps were produced by Ashton-Potter USA in the offset/intaglio process.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (January 1, 1998).
This Celebrate the Century Issue stamp depicts preservationist John Muir and Yosemite Valley, California. He was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and an advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States and the National Park Service. He was the founder of the Sierra Club.
United States; Scotland; Yosemite Vallery; California; John Muir; preservationist; conservationist; naturalist; author; wilderness; forest; nature; landscape; National Park Service; Sierra Club
Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Date
February 3, 1998
Object number
1998.2010.874
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography
Place
United States of America
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Data Source
National Postal Museum
Topic
The Environment
Humanitarian Causes
U.S. Stamps
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npm_1998.2010.874