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Earth Day and Earth Month

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Earth Day stamp featuring two human hands holding the Earth in space — Earth Day stamp, 1999

Every year Earth Day is celebrated globally on April 22 — and Earth Month is celebrated all April long — to raise awareness of the planet's health and to promote environmental education. In observance of Earth Day and Earth Month, the museum created this compilation of stories, exhibitions, and collection objects related to nature and the environment that are available on the museum's website.

Image: 33-cent Earth Day stamp

Painting of a desert landscape

Beautiful Blooms - Botanical Congress

Exhibition

10r Lionfish stamp

International Philately - British Indian Ocean Territory

Exhibition

13-cent Checkerspot single

About U.S. Stamps - Butterfly Issue

Exhibition

50c Frigate Bird stamp

International Philately - Christmas Island

Exhibition

The Rose Red Error duck stamp

Glorious Flight - Color Error, 1946 Issue

Exhibition

13-cent Colorado Statehood single

About U.S. Stamps - Colorado Statehood Issue

Exhibition

3-cent Connecticut Tercentenary The Charter Oak single

About U.S. Stamps - Connecticut Tercentenary Issue

Exhibition

painting of a robin sitting on a branch of Mountain Laurel

Art of the Stamp - Connecticut: Robin and Mountain Laurel

Exhibition

39-cent American Crocodile stamp

President Truman Dedicates Everglades National Park - Crocodiles and Alligators Living Together

Exhibition

1989 Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Reservation Waterfowl Stamp

Glorious Flight - Crow Creek Indian Reservation Stamps

Exhibition

sketch of a duck with "Aint that duck"

Alphabetilately - D is for Duck Stamp

Exhibition

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service issues a federal duck stamp every year to validate duck hunting licenses. Though sold at post offices, these are tax stamps with no postal value.

3-cent Devils Tower single

About U.S. Stamps - Devils Tower Issue

Exhibition

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Crocodile stamp

President Truman Dedicates Everglades National Park....December 6, 1947

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On December 6, 1947, President Harry Truman dedicated the Everglades National Park in the state of Florida, protecting more than 2,000 square miles of wetlands and wildlife. In celebration of this event, the National Postal Museum has created this mini-exhibit showcasing the history and wildlife of one of America’s most unique treasures.

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A woman holds up a plastic container in front of her face. The container holds a juvenile salmon.

Celebrating Earth Month

Join us during Earth Month in April—and throughout the year—to marvel at the beauty and diversity of our natural world. Learn about the challenges facing life on our planet—and our successes. Get inspired to be a part of building a sustainable future where life on Earth thrives.

33 cent Earth Day Celebrated stamp with illustration of human hands holding the Earth

Earth Day-Related Objects in Smithsonian Collections

Take a look at posters, buttons, stamps, and other environmental objects from Smithsonian Institution museum collections.

Green Ways to Move the Mail: A Challenge for the New Century

Symposium, Thursday, March 20, 2008 at the National Postal Museum (YouTube)

This discussion with expert panelists from the National Postal Museum, the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the Ford Motor Company focused on the environmental challenges of moving the mail. With a fleet of over 200,000 vehicles driving more than 1.2 billion miles each year, the USPS is poised to make changes that will have a dramatic impact on the environment. Panelists topics and subsequent discussion focused on practical and immediate solutions.

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