Navajo cultural heritage and Southwestern landscape (2000)

Country: USA

Issue: Navajo Art – 22¢ (American Folk Art Series)
Date of Issue: Jan 20, 2000

Postmark: Thoreau, New Mexico – “The Gathering Place” – JAN 20, 2000

Postcard: Color photograph of Monument Valley featuring a traditional Navajo weaving scene outdoors: a loom with an intricate geometric rug in progress, a person seated weaving, and another person on horseback nearby. In the background, iconic sandstone buttes and a traditional hogan structure are visible, emphasizing Navajo cultural heritage and Southwestern landscape.

Justification of Maximum Concordance:
This maximum card exhibits strong thematic and geographic concordance. The stamp celebrates Navajo textile art, and the postcard depicts an authentic Navajo weaving activity in Monument Valley, a region central to Navajo culture. The cancellation from Thoreau, NM—within Navajo Nation territory—reinforces geographic alignment. Temporal concordance is perfect as the postmark coincides with the official issue date of the stamp.

Yvert et Tellier US 1675