Falling for New Stamped Postcards

The Niagara River, separating the United States from Canada, flows from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, plunging over a 182-foot precipice into a steep, canyon-like gorge. Niagara Falls is one the most famous natural wonders in the world and a traditional destination for honeymooners.

Goat Island, also known as Luna Island, divides the American portion of Niagara Falls in New York—the American Falls—from the Canadian portion in Ontario—Horseshoe Falls. Twenty percent of the world’s fresh-water supply flows over Niagara Falls. This torrential waterfall is also one of the world’s greatest generators of electric power.

This majestic stamp image of the roiling waters of Niagara Falls is one of 10 designs featured on the upcoming set of Scenic American Landscapes stamp cards. Scheduled for release on June 23, these beautiful postcards are the second set highlighting some of our nation’s more beautiful natural places.

Serene Community Forest Will Appear on New Postcards

The 13 Mile Woods is a community forest of more than 5,300 acres along the Androscoggin River in northern New Hampshire. Since December 2005, the area has been owned by the 13 Mile Woods Association, Inc., a nonprofit group established to manage this land for the benefit of the residents of Errol, a town of approximately 300 people in Coos County, the northernmost county in New Hampshire.

Now protected from development, 13 Mile Woods is dedicated to wildlife conservation, outdoor recreation, and sustainable logging. The effort to preserve 13 Mile Woods has been hailed as a model for future public-private partnerships.

The 13 Mile Woods are part of the Great North Woods, which sprawls across the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York and the Canadian province of Quebec. In Coos County, New Hampshire, where 13 Mile Woods is located, the Great North Woods is an official state tourist region.

This stunning stamp image of a sunrise over the Androscoggin River in Errol, New Hampshire, is one of 10 designs featured on the upcoming set of Scenic American Landscapes stamp cards. Scheduled for release on June 23, these beautiful postcards are the second set highlighting some of our nation’s more beautiful natural places.

Have you visited 13 Mile Woods? How was your experience?

Voyageurs National Park on Stunning New Cards

A new set of Scenic American Landscapes stamped notecards will be released on June 23, featuring 10 spectacular landscapes based on previously issued stamp designs in the Scenic American Landscapes series. This set of premium notecards will include the image from the 2011 Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota, international rate stamp.

Established on April 8, 1975, Voyageurs National Park includes four lakes connected by waterways, more than 500 islands, a strip of mainland shore, and 26 smaller inland lakes, most of them located on Kabetogama Peninsula, the park’s largest landmass. More than one-third of the 218,054-acre park is water.

The park was named for the voyageurs, French Canadians legendary for their canoe trips for fur trading companies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Fifty-five miles of the park’s northern boundary was a portion of the voyageurs’ historic route.

The park’s rock formations, many more than 2.5 billion years old, are some of the oldest exposed rock in the world. A combination of habitats supports a wealthy diversity of life, including approximately 700 species of flora, more than 240 species of birds, and 53 species of fish. Fifty-three miles of trails for hiking, 32 miles of trails for cross-country skiing, and 110 miles of groomed trails for snowmobiling complement this spectacular array of wildlife.

While most of the waterways are frozen from mid-November until late-April, almost 250,000 people visit the park annually.

The first issuance of Scenic American Landscapes stamped cards included images from Acadia National Park, Badlands National Park, Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, Great Smoky Mountains, Mt. McKinley, Mt. Rainier, St. John Island, Yosemite National Park, and Zion National Park. The stunning cards are still available!

Stay tuned for more information on pre-ordering the second set of breathtaking notecards!