stamp profile: McKinley
posted by alex - July 22, 2005, 4:10 PM
For the stamps we sent abroad to family in France and friends in England, we used the bold Mount McKinley stamp. In addition to being exactly half of the postage we needed, we thought it would also be an elegant way to invite our across-the-ocean guests to the big day.
Mount McKinley or Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak in North America, at a height of approximately 6,194 metres (20,320 feet). It is the centerpiece of Denali National Park.
It is commonly known as Denali, which means "the great one" in the Dena'ina language, and which is also the official name currently recognized by the State of Alaska. In 1897 the Mountain was "officially" named Mount McKinley, after the popular U.S. president William McKinley.
(source: Wikipedia)

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