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22-cent stamp with illustration of Grover Cleveland

June 24, 1908

Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the US, dies in Princeton, New Jersey. He was commemorated on a stamp in 1938.

2 cent Canal Zone and Panama overprint stamp

June 24, 1904

The U.S. Canal Zone postal system issues its first stamps.

8-cent Antarctic Treaty stamp featuring a map of the Antarctic

June 23, 1971

The Antarctic Treaty was commemorated on a stamp issued on this date.

stagecoach loaded with passengers and baggage pulled by horses

June 23, 1883

A mail stagecoach is robbed four miles from Jackson, California.

39-cent stamp featuring a portrait of Judy Garland

June 22, 1969

Judy Garland dies in London. In 2006 she is commemorated on a stamp that was based on a photo from Garland’s film, “A Star is Born.”

5-cent stamp featuring Theodore Roosevelt with "Kans." overprint

June 22, 1912

The Bull Moose party is born when former President Theodore Roosevelt asks his supporters to leave the floor of the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Roosevelt has been commemorated on several U.S. stamps.

6-cent stamp featuring illustration of Theodore Roosevelt

October 27, 1858

Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the US, is born in New York City. He was commemorated on a stamp in 1955.

a highway post office bus moving on a highway with trees in the background

June 21, 1948

A Highway Post Office route is established between Los Angeles and San Pedro, California.

June 21, 1879

A mail stagecoach is robbed three miles from Forkestown, California.

Illustration of Postmaster General Horatio King

June 21, 1811

Horatio King, Postmaster General, (Feb-March 1861), is born.

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