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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Strangely, I suspect that you have two of those.
One in front of you, and one at another location displayed in plain sight.
You definitely do not want to use a controller that befriended a lightning storm!
Sheesh, me an’ my typos...
Yard work starts too early here. I am putting in a drip system. It helps keeps unwanted plants from growing in inappropriate places. Now if I could train the sugarfoot to dig up just weeds.
Good luck with that.
Critters tend to eat the decorative plants and leave the weeds.
But I’ll show them.
I’ll show them all!
I’ll plant wildflowers that look like weeds, that will fix them!
Or just make the critters think I’m nuts and they’ll leave my garden alone.
Clear skies today and a painfully bright light.
Good night, all.
Howdy. 7F clear last night. Last night on the TV Tosh.O show he had a clip of a guy crying to a 6 week old kitten. It was kinda funny. I hope you have a nice safe day!
Morning. trying to choke down some lunch during a teleconference that’s failing — some people can’t call in.
Hope the rest of your day is better!
How're things there?
Snowing right now. I trimmed my beard yesterday...YIKES! LOL just seeing if you where paying attention.. I cannot complain, so this is a good thing!!
That is a good thing.
Finally! Got all my new material into the talk. Now it’s just font cleanup and artwork, and I’m done. *\:^)
Drive-by on my way to Cub Scouts. Sally has strep throat. Dr. said she was the second child this week with the same funky symptoms (headache, vomiting, but no sore throat) and a positive strep culture. Nice to know what it is and have something to do about it.
The first bout I had with it did produce rheumatic fever, which has a whole different set of symptoms (I was eight years old) and the second bout was the beginning of the onset of CFIDS.
It is nothing to trifle with and is highly contagious. But I'm sure the doctor has told you all that. Take care of all of you! *HUGS to Sally*
Your life never seems to have a dull moment, even though you would like us to think otherwise. *wink*
Grandson and wife are in mourning, now. The baby wasn’t “viable.” The pregnancy was slowly killing the mom. So I’m not a happy ex-GG-Ma.
In other news, another nephew is getting married, soon, and I think he’s the last of the second-generation offspring. And there are LOTS of them!!
Also, another nephew has announced the pending birth of his first child, to take place in May. He’s two years younger than my son, I think. (There are so many, I have a hard time keeping up with them all... )
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