June 30
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New postage rates become effective Sunday, June 30, and customers may choose from a variety of new and exciting commemorative 37 cent stamps.
The “American Photography” stamp honors some of the country’s most important and influential photographers with a chronological sampling of the art form. These black and white pictures provide a visual history of photography in the United States and illustrate the changes in American culture and society.
Landscapes of the American West, Immigrants at Ellis Island, Soldiers of the Civil War and WWII and The Great Depression are a few of the dramatic photographs featured on this stamp pane of 20 self-adhesive stamps.
Bird lovers and stamp collectors alike will be sure to enjoy the recent issue of “John James Audubon American Treasures.” This newly issued, vividly colored and exquisitely rendered portrait of two tanager species Louisiana Tanager and Scarlet Tanager make great gifts or may be used to grace a heart filled greeting card mailed to family or friend.
John James Audubon was a self-taught artist and naturalist who dedicated his life to ornithological illustration of America’s birds shown in their natural habitat. The Audubon stamp may be purchased as a single 37-cent stamp or in a pressure sensitive pane of 20.
“Harry Houdini” escapes to stamp counters across the USA on July 5 with the issuance of this 37-cent stamp featuring one of the best known performers of the early 20th century.
Harry Houdini was born on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary, and immigrated with his parents to America where he became a trapeze artist at the age of nine in a 5-cent circus. Houdini later went on to become a master magician and escape artist.
The Society of American Magicians celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, which Houdini was president of from 1917, until his death on Halloween, Oct. 31, 1926.
New 37 cent stamp books and coils, in addition to postal cards and stamped envelopes are available at the Gallatin post office which is open 8:30 until 4:30 Monday through Friday and 8:30 until 10:30 on Saturdays to provide customers service and information on the new postage rates that become effective this Sunday, June 30, 2002.
The USPS home page at www.usps.com also provides patrons with updated information and stamp news.