The Everglades is known for many of things, and one of these things is its beauty. Now, the entire country can see this beauty every day if they want. How? A scene of the Everglades National Park will be featured on a forever stamp.
The United States Postal Service wanted to celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service by creating a Forever Stamps that showcases 16 national parks. The full set of stamps was debuted at the World Stamp Show in New York on June 2.
The picture of the Everglades that is featured was taken by Miami photographer Paul Marcellini. He took the photo in the pine rocklands. The photograph displays the sunset behind pine lands and grasses in the Everglades. It was created from nine variously exposed photos. Marcellini has been visiting and spending time in the Everglades since he was a young child. After practicing photography in college, Marcellini moved back to Miami and visited the Everglades frequently during the week to explore it more and capture the beauty of the wetland.
The other National Forever Stamp parks featured include: Acadia National Park, Arches National Park, Assateague Island National Seashore, Bandelier National Monument, and Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
Also on June 2, Everglades National Park held a launch for the new Everglades stamp. Marcellini attended the event, which was held at the Coe Visitor Center in the Park. Stamps were available to purchase that day, and are available now for anyone to purchase.
Visit the Beautiful Everglades National Park
Thanks for Marcellini and the USPS, Everglades National Park is forever immortalized on a stamp for people to enjoy its beauty. However, the stamp cannot fully showcase the park’s 1.5 million acres of majestic terrain, but a trip to the Everglades certainly can. There’s no better way to see and experience the Everglades than to actually go there. A great way to get around the area is on an airboat tour. Visitors are able to see all sorts of plant life and animal life jetting through the waters. To book an airboat tour through the Everglades, call Captain Mitch’s Airboat Tours at 800-368-0065 or click here.
