UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES.

Glacier National Park. Mount Rockwell and Two Medicine Lake.
Second stamp in a set of 3, issued on 27.08.1934.
Face value: 9 cents of US dollar.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 17,000,000 copies.
Size: 40.5 x 25.5 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 372.
- Scott No. 748.
- StampWorld No. 589.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 747.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 336A.

Glacier National Park, established in May 11, 1910, is located in northwestern Montana, on the Canada–United States border, adjacent to the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. The park encompasses 4,100 km² (1,583 sq mi) and includes parts of two mountain ranges (sub-ranges of the Rocky Mountains), more than 130 named lakes, more than 1,000 different species of plants, and hundreds of species of animals.

Mount Rockwell (2,828 m, 9,277 ft) is located into the Glacier Park, in the Lewis Range.

Two Medicine Lake is approximately 3.2 km (2 mi) long and 0.53 km (0.33 mi) wide. A short outlet stream connects it with Pray Lake to the northeast.

CANADA

CANADA.

Landscapes.
Mount Hurd.
First stamp in a set of 5, issued 05.12.1928.
Face value: 10 cents of Canadian dollar.
Design based in a painting of Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith (1846-1923).
Printing: Recess.
Print: 36,077,000 copies.
Size: 39 x 28 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 134.
- Scott No. 155.
- StampWorld No. 128.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 281.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 135.

Mount Hurd is a Canadian mountain in the Ottertail Range of the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia. It was named after Major Marshall Farnam Hurd (1823-1903), a Canadian Pacific Railway engineer and explorer. Its height is 2,966 m (9,731 ft) above sea level. Precipitation runoff from Mount Hurd drains into tributaries of the Kicking Horse River which is a tributary of the Columbia River.

CANADA

CANADA.

Banff National Park.
Stamp issued on 21.06.1985.
Face value: 2 Canadian dollars.
Design: George Weber (1907-2002, from a painting) and William Tibbles.
Printing: Offset lithography and recess.
Engraved and printed by Canadian Bank Note Company, Ottawa.
Print: 26,650,000 copies.
Size: 48 x 30 mm.

Catalogues
- Michel No. 949.
- Scott No. 936.
- StampWorld No. 949.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 885.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 918.

Banff National Park, established in 1885, is the oldest in Canada. It is located in the Rocky Mountains, on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, 180 km (80 miles) west of Calgary, and is part of the natural complex called Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984. It covers 6641 km² (2564 sq mi) of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forests and alpine landscapes. Following the admission of British Columbia to Canada, on July 20, 1871, in 1881 the construction of a transcontinental railroad began as the route through the Canadian Rockies. After the establishment of the natural park, between 1890 and 1920 the Assiniboine Indians were expelled from the area, accused of depletion of wildlife by hunting for their livelihood. Among the attractions of the park are Lake Louise, Moraine Lake (seen in the foreground, on the stamp) and Peyto Lake, and mountains such as Castle Mountain, Mount Louis and Mount Rundle, as well as several glaciers, which lost much of their mass during the 20th century. It is one of the most visited national parks in North America (almost 4 million people in 2004-2005, many of them for winter sports).