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National Park Waterfalls Being Honored On U.S. Postage Stamps

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By NPT Staff - May 8th, 2023

The Lower Falls in Yellowstone National Park is one waterfall from the National Park System on a new series of postage stamps/Rebecca Latson

National parks, from Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Haleakalā National Park, are well-represented on an upcoming release of U.S. postage stamps.

The release of the stamps will be celebrated at Yellowstone National Park with a public event on June 13 at Canyon Village. Mike Elston, U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors secretary, will serve as the dedicating official at the event, which also will be attended by Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly.

The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is among the 12 waterfalls featured on the stamps. Other waterfalls, and their placement on the first-day issue are:

First row: Deer Creek Falls, Grand Canyon National Park, photo by Sandra Woods; Nevada Fall, Yosemite National Park photo by Quang-Tuan Luong; Harrison Wright Falls, Ricketts Glen State Park, Pennsylvania; and Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, photos by Kenneth Keifer.

Second row: Waimoku Falls, Haleakalā National Park, photo by Quang-Tuan Luong; Stewart Falls, Mount Timpanogos Wilderness, Utah, photo by Nicole Nugent; Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls State Park, New York, photo by John Cancalosi; and Dark Hollow Falls, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, photo by Quang-Tuan Luong.

Third row: Grotto Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, photo by Joe Miller; Sunbeam Falls, Mount Rainier National Park, photo by Kevin Schafer; LaSalle Canyon Waterfall, Starved Rock State Park, Oglesby, Illinois, photo by David B. Vernon; and Upper Falls, Blue Ridge Parkway, photo by Tim Fitzharris.

Framing the stamps is selvage that again features David B. Vernon’s LaSalle Canyon image.

Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamps and pane with existing photographs.

National park waterfalls to be featured on postage stamps/USPS

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