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First cover stamp at El Capitan View. "From the Yosemite News Bureau". Yosemite, July 16, 1934. The first 3 letters bearing 1 cent stamps depicting El Capitan, Yosemite. First of the new National Park Series, cancelled July 16, at 9 A.M. in Yosemite Nation

First cover stamp at El Capitan View. "From the Yosemite News Bureau". Yosemite, July 16, 1934. The first 3 letters bearing 1 cent stamps depicting El Capitan, Yosemite. First of the new National Park Series, cancelled July 16, at 9 A.M. in Yosemite National Park, went to Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sec. Ickes & Postmaster Gen. Farley. The official cancellation ceremony was held at the base of El Capitan. Left to right: C. F. Alexander, Yosemite postmaster; J. W. Emmert, Asst. Supt. of Yosemite; Robert E. Fellers, Supt. Division of Stamps from Washington, who came to supervise the issue; and C. F. Anderson, Post office Dept., Washington, D. C."

First cover stamp at El Capitan View. "From the Yosemite News Bureau". Yosemite, July 16, 1934. The first 3 letters bearing 1 cent stamps depicting El Capitan, Yosemite. First of the new National Park Series, cancelled July 16, at 9 A.M. in Yosemite National Park, went to Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sec. Ickes & Postmaster Gen. Farley. The official cancellation ceremony was held at the base of El Capitan. Left to right: C. F. Alexander, Yosemite postmaster; J. W. Emmert, Asst. Supt. of Yosemite; Robert E. Fellers, Supt. Division of Stamps from Washington, who came to supervise the issue; and C. F. Anderson, Post office Dept., Washington, D. C."

Negative Number: RL_06409

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018.001-09, (Yosemite Hierarchy Number)
, Celebrations and Special Events, (Yosemite Series Description)

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Yosemite National Park, Code: YOSE

Yosemite National Park, California
Latitude: 37.8399200439453, Longitude: -119.540397644043

ICMS (Interior Collection Managment System) : YOSE 80846

1031 Yosemite Historic Photo Collection

7/14/1934 12:00:00 AM

07/14/1934

Film Size: 5 x 7

YOSE: Box 38

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Ralph H. Anderson

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1031 Yosemite Historic Photo Collection

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