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Earth Day
- April 18 | Denver, CO | PSA pane of 20
Scott Catalog #: 5459
Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the Postal Service issues a stamp featuring a playful painting of the planet, with small green lines surrounding Earth and hand-lettered text. Environmental groups have sought to make Earth Day into a day of action to change human behavior and provoke policy changes. Walt Kelly created an anti-pollution poster featuring his comic strip character Pogo with the quotation “We hav
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Earth Day Pictorial Postmark
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Earth Day Digital Color Postmark
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Garden Corsage
- April 2 | Crestwood, KY | PSA pane of 20
Scott Catalog #: 5458
The Postal Service introduces Garden Corsage, a new 2-ounce stamp similar in design to the Contemporary Boutonniere 1-ounce rate stamp. It can accommodate the weight of heavy invitations as well as mailings such as small gifts that require extra postage. The stamp features a photograph of a corsage containing a spray of peach roses and a pink ranunculus, accented with deep-pink heather and seeded eucalyptus. A cream-colored
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07/12/21
Garden Corsage Pictorial Postmark
07/12/21