5c John Muir single

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Object Details

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Depicts

John Muir, American, 1838 - 1914

Description

This John Muir Issue features a portrait of John Muir, Scottish-American naturalist and conservationist, and an image of a man standing in a forest of Redwood trees. He founded the Sierra Club, the oldest and largest environmental organizations in the United States. Muir was interested in botanical and geological studies; an Alaskan glacier Muir discovered in 1879 is named after him.

United States; Scotland; John Muir; naturalist; conservationist; geologist; botanist; engineer; writer; Sierra Club; nature; Redwood; tree; forest; glacier; portrait

Date

April 29, 1964

Object number

1980.2493.5476

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (brown, green, yellow green, olive); adhesive / engraving

Place

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

The Environment

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm891913e9e-0670-40e5-9cd5-5682053497e8

Record ID

npm_1980.2493.5476