UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES.

National Parks.
Mount Rainier National Park.
Third stamp in a set of 4, issued on 03.08.1934.
Face value: 3 cents of US dollar.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 95,000,000 copies.

Catalogues
- Michel No. 366.
- Scott No. 742.
- StampWorld No. 583.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 741.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 330A.

Mount Rainier National Park is located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County, in Washington state. The park was established on March 2, 1899 and was designated a National Historic Landmark on February 18, 1997. It has an area of 956.6 km² (369.3 sq mi) including all of Mount Rainier, a 4,392 m (14,411 ft) high stratovolcano: it is the highest point of the Cascade Range and is surrounded by valleys, waterfalls, subalpine meadows and a large expanse of ancient forest. More than 25 glaciers descend on its flanks, the largest of which are the Carbon Glacier and the Emmons Glacier.