The stamp unveiling event will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, in the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center at Moose, Wyoming.
This is the first time that Grand Teton National Park has been honored with a postage stamp specifically highlighting the park. To help celebrate this special recognition, Grand Teton National Park International Postage Stamps and commemorative cachet envelopes will be offered for purchase. The Moose Postmaster, Penny Maldonado, will also be available to cancel first day issue stamps for collection purposes.
Philatelist Chris Lazaroff of Elkton, Maryland, president of the American First Day Cover Society and a specialist in stamp collecting, will be on hand to discuss the significance of the Grand Teton National Park stamp in the context of the art of stamp collecting. The stamp itself displays a photograph taken at dawn from the Snake River Overlook by Bishop, Calif. resident, Dennis Flaherty; it exhibits an awe-inspiring view of the Teton Range that was captured by Ansel Adams in his classic 1942 black and white photograph.
Postage stamps were first issued in the United States in 1847-a little over 100 years before Grand Teton National Park was enlarged to its present-day boundaries in 1950. Stamp collecting is now a varied and widely popular hobby around the world; it provides an inexpensive and fascinating way to explore cultures, places, and history. It is estimated that over 80 percent of the world's children have dabbled in stamp collecting, and adults share the same passion. In fact, the American Philatelic Society boasts over 50,000 members from 110 countries worldwide.
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