Redwood National Park (1980)
United States of America

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Redwood National Park comprises a region of coastal mountains bordering the Pacific Ocean north of San Francisco. It is covered with a magnificent forest of sequoia redwood trees, the tallest and most impressive trees in the world. 

USA 2006. Coast Redwoods.

The marine and land life are equally remarkable, in particular the sea lions, the bald eagle and the endangered California brown pelican. 
  • USA 2006. Coast Redwoods. The stamp is digitally cut from the sheet "Wonders of America - Land of Superlatives". It is #31 in the sheet. Click here to see the full sheet. The link will open in a new window. The stamp is located in the bottom row, far left. 

USA 1954. Air Post. Bald Eagle [Haliaeetus Leucocephalus]. USA 1996. Brown Pelican [Pelecanus Occidentalis].

  • USA 1954. Air Post. Bald Eagle [Haliaeetus Leucocephalus]. 
  • USA 1996. Brown Pelican [Pelecanus Occidentalis]. The stamp is digitally cut from the sheet "Endangered Species", issued 1996. 

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Other World Heritage Sites in USA (on this site). Inactive links are not described on stamps. Please refer to the UNESCO-listing, section United States for further information about such sites. 

 

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