Lincoln stamps being released for Abe’s birthday (The Charlotte Observer)

(The Associated Press) Four new postal stamps highlighting the personal history of Abraham Lincoln are set to be released on Monday as the nation commemorates Lincoln’s 200th birthday this week. The 42-cent stamps depict Lincoln as a rail-splitter, a lawyer, a politician and a president. A ceremony marking the release of the stamps is scheduled Monday morning in Springfield, Ill., where Lincoln …

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