The U.S. post office is unveiling stamps that salute one of Pennsylvania’s natural treasures — The Appalachian trail.

The Walnutport Post Office is hosting a dedication ceremony on March 7 to introduce the series locally.

The 15-stamp series includes one scene from each of the 14 states the trail goes through. The stamps are based on photographs by environmental photographer and author Bart Smith, who has hiked every scenic trail in the U.S. Antonio Alcalá, an art director for USPS, designed the pane using existing photographs.

The Pennsylvania stamp shows a scene from a photograph of Rausch Creek, taken near Rausch Creek Gap near the western edge of Schuylkill County, according to Smith.

“The creek surges through a gap near the ruins of a once flourishing 19th-century coal mining community,” the post office said.

The Pine Grove and the Valley View Coal mines were located near there.

The U.S. Postal Service will first be releasing the stamps honoring the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, which offers nearly 2,200 miles of unspoiled nature to the millions who hike it each year, on Feb. 28 at the beginning of the trail in Georgia. That ceremony will be held at the Amicalola Falls State Park in Dawsonville, Georgia.

The other sites having unveiling and cancellation events as of now are in Boonesboro, Maryland, and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

The Walnutport post office will offer a special cancellation for customers at the ceremony scheduled to take place at 11 a.m. March 7 at the post office, 249 Lehigh Gap St. During the Walnutport program, the guest speaker will be Alexis McAllister, Assistant Trail Committee Chair-East, Blue Mountain Climbing Club. Walnutport Postmaster Kate Hutter and her children, Otto and Brooke, will speak before the unveiling of the Appalachian Trail Stamps.

The Appalachian Trail, often called the AT, is within easy reach of large East Coast metropolitan areas. It provides peace, beauty and a break from the stresses of modern life and was established on the notion that in the increasingly hectic and industrialized world, it is physically and spiritually restorative for an individual to ramble, one step at a time, through unspoiled nature.

According to Beth Ritter-Guth, a trail host who lives in Palmerton, “I am so excited about these stamps! They highlight the beauty of the trail and remind us that these 14 states share a common gold thread.”

Customers can purchase stamps and other philatelic products through The Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic, or at Post Office locations nationwide.