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U.S. Postage Stamps of 1959: A View from 50 Years Later

December 30, 2009

What We Commemorate Commemorative stamps memorialize recently-deceased presidents, mark important anniversaries, acknowledge national institutions, boast of engineering, scientific and artistic achievements and celebrate victory in war and in peace.  Historically, U.S. stamps have portrayed the country as we like to imagine it is, or was. If history is written by the victors, then that portion [...]

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