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30-cent stamp featuring illustration of Robert E. Lee

General Robert E. Lee wins his last victory of the Civil War at the Battle of Cold Harbor. Lee was commemorated on a stamp in 1957.

25-cent stamp featuring four works made of blown glass

June 29, 1999

The art of American glass is celebrated on stamps issued on this date.

June 29, 1995

The American Civil War is remembered on a series of stamps issued on this date.

18-cent International Year of the Disabled stamp with painting of a man in a wheelchair looking through a microscope

June 29, 1981

The International Year of the Disabled is remembered on a stamp issued on this date.

37-cent stamp featuring a photo of a seated woman, called "My Corsage" by James Van Der Zee

June 29, 1886

Photographer James Van Der Zee is born in Lenox, Massachusetts. He was commemorated on a stamp in 2002.

34-cent stamp with illustration of Forbes Field baseball stadium

June 4, 1940

The Pirates beat the Braves 14 to 2 in the first night game played at Forbes Field. Forbes Field was commemorated on a stamp in 2000.

June 28, 1970

The last game is played in Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The stadium is demolished the following year. Stamps honoring Forbes and nine other baseball fields are issued in 2001.

$2 stamp featuring an illustration of James Madison

June 28, 1836

James Madison, 4th President of the US, dies at Montpelier, Virginia.

several people looking at a train wreck with smashed rail cars lying on the side

June 30, 1897

Mail clerk R.T. Shimer is killed in a collision on the Pittsburgh & St. Louis line near Valdalia, Illinois.

block of four National Postal Museum stamps

June 28, 1828

Roswell Beardsley is appointed Postmaster at North Lansing, New York. He serves as the town's postmaster for over sixty-five years.

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