National geographic has produced an excellent introduction to our national park system. They also help direct travelers to amazing natural splendors and historic sites. How to choose the best national park passport for your adventures. A few years ago, we celebrated the national park service birthday by providing you this handy free national parks checklist map it features 58 national parks with a place to check each off after you visit. You may be 102 years old, and thats young at heart for us. Homestead national monument of america, ne, 8523 west state. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Collect, have fun, remember, and reminisce over your. The official passport program website my wife and i began our national parks tour on may 14, 1999 at montezumas castle natl monument. Dc is a treasure trove for these, so many different memorials to get stamps for. Eastern national is a 501c3 notforprofit cooperating association, that promotes the publics understanding and support of americas national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products, and services.
All you need to do is pop into the gift shop at the parks visitor center. Passport to your national parks cancellation station locations. National monuments are some of americas greatest treasures. Note, you are currently viewing this site as a guest which gives you limited access to our features. My notsosecret obsession 6 minute read by howard blount updated on sep 27, 2019 get started using national parks passports to collect stamps and document your visits to americas national parks and other historical and scenic sites.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This book briefly covers national parks and monuments of the entire country. Find a large selection of sizes and shapes for your postcard needs. There are currently 419 official national park service units in the united states, the district of columbia, and u. You could have the stamp book, take it with you on your adventures and simply get a stamp every time you come across a stamp station. Find the stamp and ink pad usually near the checkout counter, then stamp your passport yourself. The scott national stamp album is the most complete series of albums for the u. And now we have a junior ranger national parks one just for kids.
Several variations of cancellation stamps for many of the park sites are displayed. To learn more about the passport program and to purchase a passport book, visit. National parks map, adventure log, and passport book for kids, teens, adults, and seniors. These designations help keep the areas protected and available for anyone to enjoy. If you do, then you need to get a national park passport and start obtaining national park passport stamps at every park you visit. I want to see all of them and the monuments i ve been with the passport program since the beginning im on my 5th book plus i. List of national monuments of the united states wikipedia. You can learn more about the passport program and purchase a passport book. Read my guide for all the information youll need to start collecting passport stamps right away. Stickers inspired by our national parks and their surroundings.
Variations in stamps for many of the sites are shown. A description is given over a page or so a bit longer for majors like yosemite which includes helpful visiting hints, the main attractions at each and other details that could help. Some bonus stamps from these sites are also exhibited. You could have the stamp book, make a point of asking the ranger at any given location if they have a stamp. To order the passport book or stamp sets, call tollfree 1877natpark 18776287275 or visit note.
Our passport collection includes books, inserts, and the stamps to complete your book. While the nps currently divides the various parks, monuments, and other. National park passport stamps a comprehensive guide to. National park passport stamps this is a complete list of all the us national parks, including passport stamps cancellations from the ones ive been to. Get started using national parks passports to collect stamps and document your visits to americas. Wnps offers a wide selection of custom designed stickers representing national parks and their surroundings, perfect for sticking to your car, laptop, tablet, phone, water bottle, or anyplace else you want to display your enthusiasm for national. Arizonas national parks passport cancellation stamps. Complete list of national parks in the united states. Use this list and the map beneath it as a guide for your next road trip. National geographic complete national parks of the united states, 2nd edition.
The brightly hued sandstone provides a stunning canvas for the areas famously beautiful rock art, and the desert provides. Ive been collecting the nps stamps and cancellation stamps and i have a question about them. Passport to your national parks california national historic trail. Our highquality books educate readers in the rich, colorful history of american and world coinage, paper currency, tokens, and medals, and teach how to build great collections. Currently i am using the collectors edition book that has a lot of room. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
There are a few ways you could look at collecting national park passport stamps. Nps cancellation stamps washington dc forum tripadvisor. The stamp pane, designed by ethel kessler of bethesda, md, includes 16 stamp images featuring existing art or photography representing the regional diversity of the national park system. United states national monuments list best maps ever. In the national capital region my book only shows 21 stamp sticker sections but i have 89 stickers without a home to be put in. Here is a list with illustrations of the passport cancellation stamps for arizonas national parks and monuments and other national parks sites and federal national areas. Enjoy them to the fullest by shopping our collection of national parks handbooks, history books, childrens activity guides and books, park guides, maps, posters and more, including posters by famous graphics artist, charley harper. Commemorative anniversary stamps now available for new mexico and west texas national historic trails. This fascinating book presents the various stamps which feature singapore landmarks of the past and present. The bureau of land management in new mexico invites visitors to participate in the popular national historic trail passport program where they can obtain stamps at a network of historic sites along these trails. Amazons choice for national park stamp book national park passport journal pocketsized outdoor experience book 3. Each national park and national monument, as well as many other recreation areas like national battlefields, has a cancelation stamp for you to put into your passport book. Passport books, sold at eastern national park stores and eparks. Passport to your national parks books and stamps western.
Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, it just has not happened yet. Passport program logo nps passport cancellation book. Gold butte national monument covers nearly 300,000 acres of remote and rugged desert landscape in southeastern nevada, where dramatically chiseled red sandstone, twisting canyons, and treeclad mountains punctuate desolate stretches of the mojave desert. Beauty and practicality meet in this deluxe version of the popular passport book, taking you above and beyond the classic edition by providing dedicated space for passport stamps and cancellations from each of the more than 400 national park sites. It contains fullcoloured, enlarged prints of the stamps, as well as interesting information about the natural and manmade landmarks in singapore. Since 1986, the park passport has been a cherished heirloom for fans of our national parks the world over. While this is not as organized as eastern national s passport program for the us national park units there are park visitors who seek out these momemtos of their visit to a park.
About whitman publishing whitman publishing is the leading producer of numismatic reference books, supplies, and products to display and store coins and paper money. Michigans national parks passport cancellation stamps. National monuments are located in 31 states as well as in the district of columbia, the virgin islands, american samoa, the minor outlying islands, and the northern mariana islands. National monument postcards no minimum quantity zazzle. This list includes all units managed by the national park system, including national parks, national monuments, national historic sites, national battlefields, national preserves, and other related sites. Arizona and california have the most national monuments, each with 18, followed by new mexico with. Back when i started this site, i could not find any uptodate pages on the web dedicated to the little book passport to your national parks so i thought id put something together. However, our challenge resides in that we had plan. Stamps are also available at national monuments and national conservation areas.
Back in may i learned about the passport to your national parks program through the national park service and ive been dying to get our brand new passport books stamped with my kids. The monuments list includes national monuments and their names, land calculations, and dates as specified in presidents proclamations. Royal mail 10,000 x 1st class self adhesive stamp roll. Passport to your national parks collectors edition. Shop for great deals on new and used ebay usa stamps for your collection. The album begins with the singles album that includes commemoratives, regular issues, airmails, and several back of the book categories. Royal mail 4 x 2nd class large stamp book change of font. I recently purchased this one online and several more stamp sets only to find that most of my red, national capital region stamps have had to be put in the section space for extra cancellations since theres no narrative sections for them i wondered if the one i was sent was outofdate old or if i had several pages missing from my book. We will be in dc a week from today and collect cancellation stamps in our national parks passport. At nearly all of the 419 american national park units of the united states one or more national. Ive told you about how obsessed we are with the passport stamp program at u. The florida national parks association is an official private, nonprofit partner of the national park service that supports educational, interpretive, historical, and scientific research activities in south floridas national parks. Order stamps, shipping supplies, and unique items only available from the united states postal service. Royal mail half sheet of 18 first class james bond stamps.
Collect, have fun, remember, and reminisce over your great park experiences. Get your hands on a customizable national monument postcard from zazzle. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. In 1906, president theodore roosevelt designated devils tower national monument as the first such protected area. United states stamps browse hundreds of historical and recent u. The national park service is modifying its operations on a. My first inbook national parks passport cancellation. Camp nelson national monument passport stamps in nicholasville, kentucky. At least seventyfour national monuments protect places of. Gold butte national monument bureau of land management. Those who also visit the us parks will want to check out the national parks travelers club web site for. Passport books, sold at eastern national park stores and, provide a place for park visitors to collect national park cancellation stamps. See frequently asked questions doc for lists of national monuments designated by congress, name and designation changes, and abolished sites 1.
National geographic complete national parks of the united. The national park travelers club is the organization for anyone who enjoys visiting our national parks and everyone collecting cancellations in the passport to your national parks program. Americas natural treasures our national parks are presented in one handy booklet. Here is a list with illustrations of the passport cancellation stamps for the national parks sites located within the district of columbia. All stamps show national parks or plants, animals, artwork, objects and structures found in or associated with a national park. Passport to your national parks classic edition shop americas. The usps has been creating and distributing its own stamps since the mid1800s. Some of the canadian national parks have cancellation stamps at their information and visitor centres centers.
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