Showing posts with label USA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USA. Show all posts

Monday, June 6, 2022

USA: Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. The sprawling landscape encompasses lush forests and an abundance of wildflowers that bloom year-round. Streams, rivers and waterfalls appear along hiking routes that include a segment of the Appalachian Trail. An observation tower tops Clingmans Dome, the highest peak, offering scenic views of the mist-covered mountains.


Thanks to Ms Carilyn. On the left is Black Heritage stamp issued in 2022 featuring Edmonia Lewis. Admonia Lewis , also known as "wildfire", was an sculptor. The dog stamp on the right is taken from set of 4 from Military Working Dog series,and features the breed, Dutch Shepard. The stamp was issued in 2019. The bottom Forever stamp is on Star Wars and is taken from set of 10. The stamp shows Star Wars Droid R2 D2. 
 

USA: Taliesin Studio

Taliesin, sometimes known as Taliesin East, Taliesin Spring Green, or Taliesin North after 1937, was the estate of Welsh American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An extended exemplar of the Prairie School of architecture, it is located 2.5 miles  south of the village of Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States, the 600-acre  property was developed on land that originally belonged to Wright's maternal family.With a selection of Wright's other work, Taliesin became a listed World Heritage Site in 2019, under the title, "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright".


Thanks to Ms Laura. She has used a 2022 Forever stamp featuring African Daisy.

Friday, September 17, 2021

USA: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum located at New York City. It is the permanent home of a continuously expanding collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions throughout the year. In 1959, the museum moved from rented space to its current building, a landmark work of 20th-century architecture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.


Thanks to Mr Brian of NewYork. He has used 8 cent stamp featuring Mahatma Gandhi. On the left is 2021 definitive on Brush Rabbit. In the center is a stamp on belt buckle from western wear series. This set of 4 stamp was issued in 2021. The green stamp features squirrel tree frog  taken from set of 4 on frog series issued in 2019.
 

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

USA: Yaquina Bay

Yaquina Bay  is a coastal estuarine community found in Newport, Oregon, United States. Yaquina Bay is a semi-enclosed body of water, approximately 8 km² (3.2 mi²) in area, with free connection to the Pacific Ocean, but also diluted with freshwater from the Yaquina River land drainage. The Bay is traversed by the Yaquina Bay Bridge.

Thanks to Ms Lisa. She has used one of 2 stamps on Total Solar Eclipse. The Solar Eclipse of the sun stamp is the first US stamp to use thermochromic ink, which reacts to the heat of your touch. Placing your finger over the black disc on the stamp causes the ink to change from black to clear to reveal an underlying image of the moon. The image reverts to the black disc once it cools. The second stamp is on Lunar New Year on Rat. The 10c stamp is from 2017 showing Pears.

Saturday, November 16, 2019

USA: 50 Years of Moon Landing

July 20, 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the first humans landing on the Moon on July 20, 1969 as part of NASA's Apollo 11 lunar mission. 


Thanks to Ms Kimberly. She has used 2019 stamp on 50 years of Moon Landing. This is a official NASA card.

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

USA: San Antonio Missions

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is a National Historical Park and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserving four of the five Spanish frontier missions in San Antonio, Texas, USA. These outposts were established by Catholic religious orders to spread Christianity among the local natives. These missions formed part of a colonization system that stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.


Thanks to Ms Shelly. On the right is Forever Neon Celebrate stamp. The stamp on the bottom is reissue of 19th century stamp featuring George Washington, one from set of 6. 5c stamp is on grapes.

Saturday, September 28, 2019

USA: Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park is an American national park located in the State of Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula. The park has four regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west side temperate rainforest and the forests of the drier east side. In 1976, Olympic National Park was designated by UNESCO as an International Biosphere Reserve, and in 1981 as a World Heritage Site. In 1988, Congress designated 95 percent of the park as the Olympic Wilderness.



Thanks to Ms Georgina. She has used 2014, 32 c, definitive showing a humming bird. On the right are two self adhesive stamps from set of 10 issued in a booklet. The bird on the right is Western Meadowlark and on the left is Evening Grosbeak. 

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

USA: Galveston Islands.

Galveston Island is a barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in the United States, about 50 miles (80.5 km) southeast of Houston. The island is about 27 miles (43.5 km) long and no more than 3 miles (4.8 km) wide at its widest point.


Thanks to Mr Sergey

Friday, March 8, 2019

USA: Yosemitte National Park.

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.


Thanks to Ms Peggy.

Thursday, November 15, 2018

USA: Horse Shoe Bend, Arizona

Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped incised meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. Horseshoe Bend is located 5 miles (8.0 km) downstream from theGlen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, about 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Page. It is accessible via hiking a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) round trip from U.S. Route 89. Horseshoe Bend can be viewed from the steep cliff above. The overlook is 4,200 feet (1,300 m) above sea level, and the Colorado River is at 3,200 feet (980 m) above sea level, making it a 1,000-foot (300 m) drop.


Thanks to Ms Merilyn.

Monday, December 11, 2017

USA: The Space Needle

The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, a landmark of the Pacific Northwest, and an icon of Seattle. It was built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World's Fair. Once the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River, it is 605 ft  high, 138 ft wide, and weighs 9,550 tons. It is built to withstand winds of up to 200 miles per hour  and earthquakes of up to 9.1 magnitude, as strong as the 1700 Cascadia earthquake. It also has 25 lightning rods. It has an observation deck at 520 ft  and the rotating SkyCity restaurant at 500 ft.



Thanks to Ms Cheri.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

USA: Native American Symbols



USA: Alcatraz

Alcatraz Island is located in San Francisco Bay, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. The small island was developed with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison (1868), and a federal prison from 1934 until 1963. Beginning in November 1969, the island was occupied for more than 19 months by a group of Native Americans from San Francisco who were part of a wave of Native activism across the nation with public protests through the 1970s. In 1972, Alcatraz became part of a national recreation area and received designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1986.



Wednesday, May 24, 2017

USA: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana and its second-largest city. It forms the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish and is located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River. The card also features the Louisiana State Capitol which is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Louisiana and is located in down town Baton Rouge. At 450 feet (137 m) tall and with 34 stories, it is the tallest building in Baton Rouge, the seventh tallest building in Louisiana, and tallest capitol in the United States.


Thanks to Ms Erin.

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

USA: Huston

Houston is the most populous city in the state of Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States. With a census-estimated 2014 population of 2.239 million within an area of 667 square miles (1,730 km2) it is also the largest city in the southern United States and the seat of Harris County.



Thanks to Ms Shelby.

Monday, August 15, 2016

USA: San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan is the capital and most populous municipality in the Common wealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States.



Thanks Yash Nayak for the great card.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

USA: Mt Hood/ Lost Lake


Mount Hood, called Wy'east by the Multnomah tribe, is a potentially active strato volcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc of northern Oregon. It was formed by a subduction zone on the Pacific coast and rests in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Lost Lake is a lake in Mount Hood National Forest 16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi) north west of Mount Hood in Hood River County in the U.S. state of Oregon.


Thanks to Ms Kaite.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

USA: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, established in 1916, is a United States National Park located in the U.S. State of Hawaii on the island of Hawaii. It encompasses two active volcanoes: Kīlauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world's most massive subaerial volcano. The park gives scientists insight into the birth of the Hawaiian Islands and ongoing studies into the processes of vulcanism. For visitors, the park offers dramatic volcanic landscapes as well as glimpses of rare flora and fauna. In recognition of its outstanding natural values, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park was designated as an International Biosphere Reserve in 1980 and a World Heritage Site in 1987. In 2012 the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park was honored on the 14th quarter of the America the Beautiful Quarters series.




Thanks to My friend Mr Ramnath who was visitins Hawaii.

Thursday, August 20, 2015

USA: San Diego

With an estimated population of 1,381,069 as of July 1, 2014, San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest in California. San Diego is the birthplace of California



Thanks to my friend Joseph who was visiting USA.

Thursday, January 8, 2015

USA: Alaska's Inside Passage

The Inside Passage is a coastal route for oceangoing vessels along a network of passages which weave through the islands on the Pacific coast of North America. The route extends from southeastern Alaska, in the United States, through western British Columbia, in Canada, to northwestern Washington state, in the United States.


Thanks to Yeum.