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4c Forest Conservation single
Object Details
- Description
- This Forest Scene Issue stamp commemorates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth President of the United States. The stamp was issued to publicize forest conservation. Roosevelt was one of the first American leaders to promote the need to preserve and protect the nation’s natural resources. The stamp features a forest of trees, with deer and birds in the background.
- United States; forest; nature; tree; bird; Theodore Roosevelt; Teddy; conservation; preservation; protect; natural resources; landscape
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- October 27, 1958
- Object number
- 1980.2493.5259
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (green, yellow, brown); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1122
- Topic
- The Environment
- Plants
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.5259
- Usage
- Usage conditions apply
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