National park passport stamps a comprehensive guide to. You can purchase the books at almost every national park or historic site, and stamps are available at every site listed in the book. Postal service will issue the national parks stamps forever priced at 47 cents in 16 designs, in a pressuresensitive adhesive psa pane of 16 stamps item 560600. Passport to your national parks americas national parks. The cancellations record the parks name and date of your visit.
Ive even gotten cancellation stamps in the mail from parks visited by. Sep 27, 2019 so what are these potentiallyaddictive national parks passports and stamps. And, yes, they still prefer that we put the stamp on their hands instead of in their books. Hopewell furnace national historic site midatlantic. Use the text and maps in this book as guides to help plan your future trips to americans national parks. This club acts to support and expand appreciation of. Complete set, 1934 national parks issue, 10v for sale at. Michigans national parks passport cancellation stamps. It goes like this first, buy a book at any national park book store. And my nerdome is in full, boundless display when it comes to our national parks and one, seemingly silly little program. The program was launched in 1986 to encourage visitation to all of americas national parks. All information is crowdsourced by nptc members and updated daily. Get a complete collection of 1934 national parks single stamps. You could also join the national park travelers club, which is really a stamp club, and they have a forum where you can ask other members to hook you up with a stamp from somewhere on their next visit.
It includes a list of every national park area in the united states. When you visit a national park, get your passport canceled. This travelogue includes colorcoded maps, previsit information, illustrations and photographs. Some bonus stamps from these sites are also exhibited. You can learn more about the passport program and purchase a passport book. The encampment store is a nonprofit 501 c3 cooperating association with the national park service whose mission is to provide support and assistance to the interpretive, educational, scientific and historical activities of valley forge national historical park. These stamps have included everything from the statue of liberty to saintgaudens. When we were waiting in line to enter people were being turned away because it. Some travelers like to collect passport stamps from each country they visit. Jun 29, 2011 back in may i learned about the passport to your national parks program through the national park service and ive been dying to get our brand new passport books stamped with my kids. As our whole family works to collect stamps at all the national parks we visit, the books will serve as a wonderful souvenir for years to come. Since 1986, the park passport has been a cherished heirloom for fans of our national parks the world over. Passport books, sold at eastern national park stores and.
The national park system calls the stamps passport cancellations but when i am looking for one and talking to rangers i usually refer to them as passport stamps. We love visiting them, hiking in them, going to ranger talks and ranger led programs, buying books and collecting our passport stamps. Nps passport cancellation book americas natural treasures our national parks are presented in one handy booklet with the passport to your national parks program. Customize your passport with these national park stamps.
The official cancellation is always a circle, and it will have the current date set on it and the name of the park. There are currently 419 official national park service units in the united states, the district of columbia, and u. Complete list of national parks in the united states. The park stamps are run through eastern national, not the nps itself, so theyll likely help you out, but may not go out of their way. This list includes all units managed by the national park system, including national parks, national monuments, national historic sites, national battlefields, national preserves, and other related sites. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, it just has not happened yet, but i didnt want to keep you from having your. Read on to discover the stories behind these stamps the 1934 national parks issue. My first inbook national parks passport cancellation. Our parent company, eastern national, is an official nonprofit education partner of the national park service. You can pick up your own junior ranger national parks passport stamps. Currently i am using the collectors edition book that has a lot of room. While this is not as organized as eastern nationals passport program for the us national park units there are park visitors who seek out these momemtos of their visit to a park. Ive been collecting the nps stamps and cancellation stamps and i have a question about them. The passport book contains maps, photographs, park information, and spaces to collect the series of stamps issued each year.
In the national capital region my book only shows 21 stampsticker sections but i have 89 stickers without a home to be put in. Apr 28, 2015 there are a few ways you could look at collecting national park passport stamps. Passport to your national parks books and stamps western. One of the most fun things we do when we go to a national park, and this might sound kind of strange because its so small, is to get cancellation stamps in our national parks passports and learn a little extra here and there. National park passport and why you need one and how to use it. The passport book with park stamps is a great way to remember visits to national parks. The national park passport cancellation stamp location is across the street at the bookstore near the baseball fields. Aug 30, 2009 some of the canadian national parks have cancellation stamps at their information and visitor centres centers. This was the first set of stamps to honor americas national parks. You could have the stamp book, take it with you on your adventures and simply get a stamp every time you come across a stamp station. How to choose the best national park passport for your adventures. National park travelers club the national park travelers club is a nonprofit 501c7 social club organization. You purchase a passport book and then at each nps unit you collect the passport cancellation stamp to mark the date and location of your visit.
The passport to your national parks program is run by eastern national, the same nonprofit organization that operates bookstores in over 150 national park visitor centers. Eastern national is a 501c3 notforprofit cooperating association, that promotes the publics understanding and support of americas national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products, and services. This is your chance to get all 20 national parks single stamps issued in 1934 and 1935. Had enough room to hold all stamps and stickers and had a lot of information crammed into the little pages next to pretty much every page of stamp space. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, it just has not happened yet. After you have collected all the stamps, present your completed passport to a park ranger to celebrate your achievement. The only cost to visitors is that initial book purchase.
Finally, adding 300 new stamps to a program means i now must take my kids back to all of the parks i already visited and get the stamps again. The nptcs master database mdb is an application designed as a resource for trip planning and for tracking your progress in collecting passport to your national parks passport stamps. You dont have to purchase the passport book to collect stamps, but its by far the most common way for people to collect their cancellation stamps. Its mission is to provide networking and recognition opportunities for visitors to americas national park system. Put your stamp on every national park experience since 1986, national park visitors have turned to the passport to your national parks program to preserve memories of their park travels by collecting ink cancellations at every national park they visit. At nearly all of the 419 american national park units of the united states and many of the national park services affiliated areas, one or more national park passport stamps cancellation stamps can be acquired at no cost at park visitor centers and ranger stations. How to choose the best national park passport for your. Featured stamps acadia national park north atlantic. Arizonas national parks passport cancellation stamps. May 01, 2019 what is a national park passport book.
National park cancellation stamps are 32mm round stamps. Americas national parks supports education and preservation efforts at nearly 170 national parks. You can learn more about the passport program and purchase a. But the passport book isnt exactly kid oriented, so i get it. Passport to your national parks program kidventurous. The national stamp typically features a park that is commemorating a milestone that year, such as the 100th anniversary of the statue of liberty.
This club acts to support and expand appreciation of the u. I just purchased the national park passport booklet before i took my family to sequoia and yosemite national parks. The cancellation stamps will be available in at least one spot in each park area. Youll get both the regular perforated stamps as well as the farleys follies ungummed imperforate issues of 1935. National park passport and why you need one and how to use.
Tips for national park passport stampers visiting alaska. National park stamps customize your passport with these national park stamps. All stamps show national parks or plants, animals, artwork, objects and structures found in or associated with a national park. National park stamps washington dc forum tripadvisor. Get a complete collection of 193435 national parks stamps. Our passport collection includes books, inserts, and the stamps to complete your book.
Some of the canadian national parks have cancellation stamps at their information and visitor centres centers. We love visiting them, hiking in them, going to ranger talks and ranger led programs, buying books and. The passport to your national parks annual stamp sets, dating back to 1986, feature vibrant images of some of americas most beautiful landscapes. Collect, have fun, remember, and reminisce over your great park experiences.
This new national park passport book is just for kids. National park passport stamps this is a complete list of all the us national parks, including passport stamps cancellations from the ones ive been to. Expert text about each park accompanies all 61 designated stamp and date spaces indiana dunes national park text sticker included with purchase, while the achievement stamp section awaits your placement of five regional and one national i saw them all stamps made exclusively for this book to commemorate your travels. Get started using national parks passports to collect stamps and document your visits to americas. The stamp pane, designed by ethel kessler of bethesda, md, includes 16 stamp images featuring existing art or photography representing the regional diversity of the national park system. Here is a list with illustrations of the passport cancellation stamps for arizonas national parks and monuments and other national parks sites and federalnational areas. Here is a list with illustrations of the passport cancellation stamps for michigans national parks sites and other federal national areas. Apr 28, 2016 the stamp pane, designed by ethel kessler of bethesda, md, includes 16 stamp images featuring existing art or photography representing the regional diversity of the national park system. Back in may i learned about the passport to your national parks program through the national park service and ive been dying to get our brand new passport books stamped with my kids. Here is a list with illustrations of the passport cancellation stamps for arizonas national parks and monuments and other national parks sites and federal national areas. Last summer we went to alaska and the kids got the national park passports and got several stamps at the different national parks.
This book explores how our national park system began, the changes it has endured, and the sites it includes all through images and historic stamps. Passport to your national parks classic edition shop americas. The passport to your national parks program promotes visitation to americas national parks. May 08, 2016 we are national parks lovers and fanatics. Kings canyon national park official medal centennial solid bronze coin 18721972. National park passport booklet and cancellation stamps youtube. Collect national park stamps, log each visit on a map. National park books sort by price, low to high price, high to low alphabetically, az alphabetically, za date, old to new date, new to old best selling view grid. Those who also visit the us parks will want to check out the national parks travelers club web site for. While this is not as organized as eastern national s passport program for the us national park units there are park visitors who seek out these momemtos of their visit to a park. Each year, one national stamp and nine regional stamps, each highlighting a different park, is released. The national parks pane of 16 stamps may not be split, and the stamps may not be sold individually. Started in 1986, the passport program was designed to help travelers document their national park visits and celebrate major milestones in the park systems history. Before visiting, please check with individual parks regarding changes to park operations.
The cancellations record the park s name and date of your visit. So what are these potentiallyaddictive national parks passports and stamps. Passport books can be acquired at any of the park sites, or you can request a passport book before your visit by contacting us at email us. Tips for national park passport stampers visiting alaska twitter email print out of more than 400 national park system units, alaska has around two dozen areas with a collectible stamp for your national park service passport. You can either click on the map, or on the text to access a state. This is your chance to get all 10 national parks single stamps issued in 1934. Several variations of cancellation stamps for many of the park sites are displayed.
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