Celebrating Nat'l Parks:Grand Canyon

An iconic painting of one of the seven natural wonders of the world — the Grand Canyon — is one of16 Forever Stamp images to be revealed over a three-week period to celebrate the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary. 
 
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
The stamp image is a detail of a chromolithograph-on-canvas, “The Grand Canyon of Arizona, from Hermit Rim Road,” by artist Thomas Moran (1837–1926). Unique combinations of geologic color and erosional forms decorate a canyon that is 277 river miles long, up to 18 miles wide and one mile deep. Grand Canyon overwhelms our senses through its immense size. Visit this link for more information about the park.