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Helping Children Learn

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 2¢ Alexander Hamilton’s Battery, by Edmund Franklin Ward
2¢ Surrender of General Burgoyne (1821), by John Trumbull
2¢ Anthony Wayne Memorial (1929), Fort Miami, Ohio
3¢ 25th Anniversary of Mount Rushmore National Memorial
3¢ 150th Anniversary of Lewis and Clark Expedition
3¢ Marine, Coast Guard, Army, Navy, and Air Force Personnel
3¢ Atomic Energy Encircling the Hemispheres
3¢ "Franklin Taking Electricity from the Sky" by Benjamin West
6¢ 50th Anniversary of American Legion
6¢ Rehabilitation of the Disabled
6¢ Wildlife Conservation
8¢ 90th Death Anniversary of Sidney Lanier (1842-1881)
15¢ Frances Perkins (1882-1965) Commemoration
20¢ Science and Industry
20¢ Bicentenary of Sweden–USA Treaty of Amity and Commerce
20¢ 250th Birth Anniversary of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804)
20¢ 300th Anniversary of First German Settlers in America
20¢ American Sports Personalities
20¢ Centenary of Civil Service
20¢ Centenary of Metropolitan Opera, New York
20¢ 500th Birth Anniversary of Martin Luther (1483-1546)
20¢ 50th Anniversary of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
20¢ 50th Anniversary of Soil and Water Conservation Movement
20¢ 50th Anniversary of the Credit Union Act
20¢ Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans
20¢ Health Research
20¢ 400th Anniv. of First Raleigh Expedition to Roanoke Island
20¢ Horace Moses (1862-1947) Commemoration
20¢ National Crime Prevention Month
20¢ Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) Commemoration
20¢ Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC
32¢ Marathon
32¢ Breast Cancer Awareness
32¢ Rural Free Delivery
32¢ Computer Technology
32¢ Helping Children Learn
39¢ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
41¢ Settlement of Jamestown
7¢ Balloon Jupiter
32¢
08-Feb-1997
Unknown
0
0 x 0
Photogravure
Multiple Colors
None - No watermark

In Collection

AcquiredNoStamp Qty
11/15/2013  1
Stamp Qty
1
Acquired
11/15/2013

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Unused; Unhinged
Gum Cond
Mint never hinged
Centering
Extremely fine
Location
American Heirloom Volume 2

1997 in History

Letter Rate
32¢
Package Rate
32¢
Postcard Rate
20¢
Effective
1/1/1995

Bangladesh 1/17/1997
   Ireland Grants a Divorce
The Republic of Ireland granted its first divorce following a referendum in 1995.  It was granted to a terminally ill man.  The Irish Constitution of 1937 was heavily influence by the Catholic church and specifically forbade divorce.  The 1995 referendum only legalized divorces where couples had been separated for at least four years.

United States 6/28/1997
   Mike Tyson Bites Evander Holyfield’s Ear
Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield’s ear in the third round of their boxing rematch.  Tyson was disqualied from the match and suspended from boxing.


Bill Clinton (1/20/1993-1/20/2001)
John Major (11/28/1990-5/2/1997)
Roman Herzog (7/1/1994-6/30/1999)







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