Behind the Stamp

In 2018, the National Wild and Scenic Rivers system celebrated its 50th birthday, as it was founded in 1968. USPS made a sheetlet commemorating the NWSR's 50th birthday. They released a sheet of 12 stamps depicting different WSRs. In the background is the Merced River of California. It shows (on row 1) the Merced River, the Owyhee River, the Koyakuk River, (on row 2) the Niobrara River, Snake River, the Flathead River, (on row 3) the Missouri River, Skagit River, the Deschutes River, (on row 4) the Tlikakila River,   Ontonagon River, and the Clarion River. It's still commonly confused with the National Parks and Monuments, etc. The sheetlet was released on May 21, 2019 in Bend, Oregon.

  2018 was the year of the dog, hence dogs. China Post releases an animal stamp for that certain year on the zodiac calendar. For example, 2019 would have a pig on the front page. Number: 2018-1. First issued January 15, 2018 This stamp depicts two people celebrating a new year, and a dog for the year of the dog. Number: 2018-2. First issued January 10, 2018.

The MacLehose trail is a 100 km trail covering crossing Hong Kong from Sai Kun to Tuen Mun. It was named after longest serving governor of Hong Kong, an avid hiker, and established of the country parks, Sir Murray MacLehose. The trail was officially opened on October 26, 1979. These are the second in the Hong Kong trails series. The trail is split into ten parts, covering 200 posts. These stamps were released on October 24, 2019.

Formally called the "Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area" this metropolitan mega-city consists of 9 districts in Guangdong province and the two special administrative regions, Macau and Hong Kong. It depicts landmarks in all the districts (Zhaoqing, Foshan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Macau, Zhuhai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Hong Kong, and Huizhou). It was released on September 26, 2019. The landmarks are, respectively, the Seven Star Crags of Zhaoqing, the Century Lotus sports center of Foshan, Zhongshan First Bridge, Kaiping Diaolou of Jiangmen, the Ruins of St. Paul’s of Macao, Zhuhai Opera House, Canton Tower of Guangzhou, Shenzhen Civic Center, Dongguan Central Square, Golden Bauhinia Sculpture in Hong Kong, and Daya Bay Petrochemical Industrial Park of Huizhou.