Printer:

Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this

Depicts:

John Muir, American, 1838 - 1914  Search this

Medium:

paper; ink (brown, green, yellow green, olive); adhesive / engraving

Type:

Postage Stamps

Place:

United States of America

Date:

April 29, 1964

Description:

This John Muir Issue features a portrait of John Muir, Scottish-American naturalist and conservationist, and an image of a man standing in a forest of Redwood trees. He founded the Sierra Club, the oldest and largest environmental organizations in the United States. Muir was interested in botanical and geological studies; an Alaskan glacier Muir discovered in 1879 is named after him.

United States; Scotland; John Muir; naturalist; conservationist; geologist; botanist; engineer; writer; Sierra Club; nature; Redwood; tree; forest; glacier; portrait

Topic:

The Environment  Search this

U.S. Stamps  Search this

Object number:

1980.2493.5476

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Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm891913e9e-0670-40e5-9cd5-5682053497e8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1980.2493.5476