Posted on 12/13/2010 12:06:08 PM PST by jazusamo
If it was "morning in America" for President Ronald Reagan, a new commemorative postage stamp due in February to mark "the Gipper's" birth centennial will forever view the sunrise.
The new commemorative stamp, whose design was unveiled Monday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., always will be valid for a 1-ounce first-class letter, the U.S. Postal Service confirmed. It officially will be released at the library on Feb. 10, 2011, four days after the 100th anniversary of Reagan's birth.
Texas artist Bart Forbes did the portrait, based on a 1985 photograph of Reagan taken at Rancho del Cielo, near Santa Barbara, Calif.
The design was published first in Linn's Stamp News, a hobbyist publication. Earlier this year, Linn's broke the news that a Reagan Centennial postage stamp would be released.
Although the preliminary design shows a 44-cent value, the postal agency recently announced that all commemorative, or special, issues will be inscribed with "Forever," instead of a face value, meaning they would sell for the then-current first-class rate but would remain valid for first-class mail even when rates increase.
A USPS spokesman who asked not to be identified by name said a revised version showing the "Forever" inscription will be released Dec. 28.
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I should live so long!
You did.
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
2009 Results
She walked into my office on legs as long as one of those long-legged birds that you see in Florida - the pink ones, not the white ones - except that she was standing on both of them, not just one of them, like those birds, the pink ones, and she wasn’t wearing pink, but I knew right away that she was trouble, which those birds usually aren’t.
Eric Rice
Sun Prairie, WI
http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/2009.htm
I like how this guy thinks.
Right! I knew all that when Mickey D’s was .15 for a hamburger and .20 for a cheeseburger.
I kinda lost track after my kids left home...I think the cost was .69 and .75 then...
But that was when there were two incomes instead of one. Those were the good ol’ days!
I thought you wrote that...?
Yep. Looks like Mayhem is just out of camera shot...
Mayhem is never far from catz.
We caught another mouse in the kitchen. Happy snake!
Katz must be good at lurking for meeses. Susan would hug you if you gave her a chance!!
Susan just had a frozen mouse two days ago, so I was surprised she ate again this morning. Maybe she’s going to have a growth spurt. We heard a squeak, and Frank stopped nursing and said, “Suze eetamousie.”
Frank is very clever!
Maybe Suze is going to shed, soon.
She hasn’t shed for quite a while, and I noticed she was feeling a bit crispy when Tom had her out yesterday. Not *really* dry yet, though.
Must be time for her, then. Winter may have slowed her down somewhat.
Oh, man, that’s a great thingie!
Howdy. 34F snowing. :) Are we ready for the Super Bowl Sunday?? ;^))
33 and pouring rain. I went to Walmart, but I’ve decided to skip the gym and huddle the rest of the day, especially since it’s my wedding anniversary.
Is there a sporting event this weekend? We have Blue and Gold Banquet (the Cub Scouts’ annual do) on Saturday, and Scout Sunday following.
50F and raining. It's Seattle.
Superbowl Sunday? Looks like we'll miss it. Can't get it on TV, and not really ready to try TV on the cellphone (first month is free, $10/mo after), even if we had a larger screen with an HDMI input.
Welp. No haircut.
It’s almost 50 degrees out. High thin clouds.
I’ll watch the Super Bowl for you, sion. ;o]
Are you a football fan?
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