UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES.

National Parks.
Yosemite National Park, California.
First stamp in a set of 3, issued on 16.07.1934.
Face value: 1 cent of US dollar.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 84,000,000 copies.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 364A.
- Scott No. 740.
- StampWorld No. 581.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 739.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 328A.

Yosemite National Park in California covers an area of 3,029 km² (1,169 sq mi) and stretches across the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is characterized by its granite cliffs, waterfalls, crystalline rivers, giant redwood forests and great biological diversity (about 95% of the park area is designated as a wilderness area). It was established on October 1, 1890, and in 1984 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The park has an elevation ranging from 648 to 3,997 m (2,127 to 13,114 ft) and contains five main vegetation zones: oak forest area, low mountain vegetation, high mountain vegetation, subalpine vegetation, and alpine vegetation. The geological formation of the area is made of granite rocks and older rock remnants.