Valley of the Yosemite

Here's another gem from the U.S. Postal Service: Albert Bierstadt's beautiful, atmospheric Valley of the Yosemite (1864) on a 42-cent commemorative stamp (2008). This stamp was dedicated at the American Philatelic Stamp Show in Hartford, Connecticut, on 14 August. Note: the U.S. Postal Service has annual revenues of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail! Maybe Britain should invite it to take over the Royal Mail, which is becoming increasingly useless.