[pct-l] PCT postage stamp!

[mazdagal at hotmail.com (Diane Ely)]

Will the PCTA have the stamp reproduced as a poster they could sell?


>From: David Plotnikoff <david@emeraldlake.com>
>To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] PCT postage stamp!
>Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 13:05:10 -0800
>
>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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