United States Postal Service Ansel Adams Photographer (1902-1984) (Sheet of 16) Yosemite National Park California First-Class Mail Forever Postage Stamps Scott #5854

United States Postal Service Ansel Adams Photographer (1902-1984) (Sheet of 16) Yosemite National Park California First-Class Mail Forever Postage Stamps Scott #5854

• Honor one of the most influential and best-known artists of the 20th century with the new Ansel Adams stamps from the U.S. Postal Service.
• This pane of 16 stamps features some of Adams’s most famous images in his signature “straight photography” style, an approach defined by its precision and directness.
• The first row of stamps (L to R) features Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California (1938); Oak Tree, Sunset City, Sierra Foothills, California (1962); Thundercloud, Ellery Lake, High Sierra, Sierra Nevada, California (1934); and Denali and Wonder Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska (1947).
• The second row (L to R) features The Golden Gate and Bridge from Baker Beach, San Francisco, California (c.1953); Road and Fog, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach, California (1964); Rock and Grass, Moraine Lake, Sequoia National Park, California (1936); and Leaves, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington (c.1942).
• The third row (L to R) features Monument Valley, Arizona (1958); Tetons and Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (1942); Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite National Park, California (1940); and Mirror Lake, Mount Watkins, Spring, Yosemite National Park, California (1935).
• The fourth row (L to R) features Maroon Bells, near Aspen, Colorado (1951); Aspens, Dawn, Autumn, Dolores River Canyon, Colorado (1937); Road After Rain, Northern California (1960); and Dunes, Oceano, California (1963).
• The Ansel Adams stamps are being issued as Forever stamps.
• These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce rate.