The US National Park Service was formed August 25, 1916. Each national parks across the US accommodate over 318 million visitors every year. They employ 20,000 people to manage both visitors and the complex work of maintaining the vast park system. NPS.gov Homepage This sheet of 16 stamps was issued in 2016 for the NPS' […]
August 24 is the 33rd Ukraine Independence Day anniversary. Ukraine's proclamation of Independence took place in 1991. Two stamps represent Ukraine Independence Day. The first was released on the first anniversary in 1992 and the second released 2024. 1st Anniversary of Ukraine Independence Day Declaration Released August 19, 1992 Designed by O.V. Snarskyi "Все буде […]
Evangelos Zappas, founder of the modern Olympics was born August 23, 1800. Greek/Romanian Evangelos Zappas (1800-1865) From the National Benefactors series Issued 1975 by Greek post office In 1856 Zappas wrote to King Otto, of Greece, proposing a permanent revival of the ancient Olympic Games and generously offered to finance the revival. On July 13, […]
