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[pct-l] PCT postage stamp!



Good-looking stamp!! I want three sheets. Also, I am glad that I really 
didn't miss the 2 cent increase in postage...

> How cool is this?  I want them too.  Of course they are 2 cents more than 
> the price we pay for stamps today, but hey, it will be worth it.  BTW can 
> anyone tell me what section of trail is depicted on the stamp?
>
> Doc Holiday
> "Trail postage geek."
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
>
>> 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 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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