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Topic: 2017 U.S. stamp: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42985
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-24-2016 09:56 PM
   
Though not explicitly space-related, a newly-revealed 2017 U.S. Forever stamp may be of interest to space philatelists: This stamp commemorates the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963), 35th president of the United States. Kennedy was the nation's first Catholic president and, at age 43, the youngest person ever elected to the nation's highest office. The stamp art features a photograph of Kennedy taken by Ted Spiegel in 1960. Kennedy remains for many a captivating and charismatic personality — one who appealed to the nation's higher ideals and inspired young Americans to engage in public service. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp.  |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 09-25-2016 03:36 PM
Nice design. Will be sure to use it in combination with space-related stamps for the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 in three years time. |
eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 09-27-2016 03:27 AM
I am pretty confident that there will be a special stamp for this anniversary in three years time, something grand... |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42985
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-11-2017 04:58 AM
The John Fitzgerald Kennedy 2017 stamp will be issued on Feb. 20, President's Day, at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. The 10 a.m. February 20 Presidents Day ceremony, free and open to the public, will kick off the 6th Annual Presidents Day Family Festival. There is a fee to enter the library and museum to attend the festival. Children 17 years old and under are free. The stamp features a 1960 photograph by Ted Spiegel of Kennedy campaigning for president in Seattle. The artwork accompanying the stamp, showing Kennedy in a reflective pose, is a 1970 oil painting by Aaron Shikler (courtesy of the White House / White House Historical Association). The Forever stamp, available only at the event on Presidents Day, will be available nationwide in Post Offices February 21. In late January, customers may pre-order the stamps for delivery after February 21 at usps.com/shop. The public is asked to share the news using the hashtag #JFKStamps. |
Wehaveliftoff
Member Posts: 2343
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Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 01-12-2017 12:18 AM
First class stamps will increase from 47 to 49 cents, effective Jan. 22, thus these forever stamps will cost you an extra 24 cents in the USA. |
LM1
Member Posts: 667
From: New York, NY
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 01-12-2017 10:44 AM
This is the 5th US stamp to feature President John F. Kennedy, if you include the Presidents sheets and the Aerogramme. |
dom
Member Posts: 855
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Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 01-12-2017 02:03 PM
I'm paraphrasing a little but in the movie Nixon when 'Tricky Dicky' looks at that Kennedy painting on the White House wall he says: "When they look at you, they see what they want to be. When they look at me, they see what they really are." |
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