[pct-l] PCT postage stamp!

[ryan_christensen at sbcglobal.net (Ryan Christensen)]

Wow!! Good Work David. This is damn great news. They
do have the picture of the stamp up at:

http://www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/2006/images/woa11.htm


I will be buying some sheets as well!

~~ Ryan

--- David Plotnikoff <david@emeraldlake.com> wrote:

> Greetings from a long-time list-lurker and
> section-hiker.
> 
> Did I somehow miss the initial announcement on this
> during my 800 miles
> sleeping out of doors this year or is this still
> news?
> 
> A PR Newswire release found on Google News and
> originated by the USPS says
> there's a PCT postage stamp slated for release at
> some indeterminate date
> next year, as part of a series of stamps on
> superlative American natural
> wonders (highest waterfall, deepest canyon, longest
> river, etc.)
> 
> The URL for the complete release is a choker, so
> I've appended the relevant
> snippet here:
> 
> >Wonders of America: Land of Superlatives
> >    Forty natural and man-made wonders of the
> United States are depicted on
> >this stamp pane. These remarkable places, plants,
> animals, and structures were
> >selected from every region of the country.
> >    On the front of each stamp, in large letters,
> are words that describe the
> >superlative nature of a particular place or thing.
> Smaller type gives the name
> >or location of the featured wonder. Text on the
> back of each stamp provides
> >relevant statistics and other interesting
> information.
> 
> 
> > Longest Hiking Trail: Pacific Crest Trail
> >    The Pacific Crest Trail is the nation's longest
> continuous designated
> >hiking trail, running for 2,650 miles from Mexico
> to Canada, through
> >California, Oregon, and Washington. It passes
> through various climate zones
> >and types of terrain and is open to foot and horse
> travel only.
> 
> 
> Well, hooray for us. I'll take five sheets...
> 
> DP
> 
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