Associated Press – February 8, 2009 2:23 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) – Four new postal stamps highlighting the personal history of Abraham Lincoln are set to be released on Monday as the nation… More: continued here
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Read More »Lincoln postmark available at state's tiniest post office – Evansville Courier & Press
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Read More »4 postage stamps to depict Lincoln (The Toledo Blade)
WASHINGTON – Four new postage stamps highlighting the many aspects of Abraham Lincoln’s life are to be released today as the nation commemorates his 200th birthday this week. The 42-cent stamps depict him as a rail-splitter, a lawyer, a politician, and as U.S. president. A ceremony marking the issuance of …
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