National Park Passport Stamps
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At nearly all of the 390 American National Park units (and many of the National Park Service's affiliated areas), one or more National Park Passport Stamps (cancellation stamps) can be acquired at no cost at park visitor centers and ranger stations. The stamps serve as a record of each park visit. The Passport program is run by Eastern National, a non-profit organization. The program began in the middle of 1986. Over 1,300,000 Passport books have been sold.<ref>New Passport Explorer Available. National Park Service.</ref> In 2006, for the program's 20th anniversary, the "Passport Explorer" was released, featuring a binder and larger pages.<ref>Passport Explorer Edition. Eastern National.</ref> Approximately 2,000 cancellation stamps have been issued since the start of the program. Passport stamp ink comes in various colors depending on which of the 9 passport regions one obtains the stamp. The regions (and their colors) are:
- North Atlantic (brown)
- Mid Atlantic (light blue)
- National Capital (red)
- Midwest (orange)
- Southeast (purple)
- Southwest (gray)
- West (green)
- Rocky Mountain (gold)
- Pacific Northwest and Alaska (blue)
In addition to the cancellation stamps, one can also buy adhesive stamps to affix to the Passport book. These stamps are issued each year. They feature a photo and description of one park per region, with the parks changing each year.
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- Parkstamps.org Complete list of all known stamps, plus trip reports and stories about National Parks.
- Eastern National The organization that runs the program.
- National Park Passport Stamps A website containing more than 600 examples of Passport Stamps.
