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National Geographic : 1974 Nov
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Every few weeks,theres alittle something new at your Post Office. Folk Art Bicentennial Chautauqua Centennial I At least sixteen times this year, i something special will happen at your Post Office. A special stamp. A recent one celebrated Ken tucky's First Settlement. In 1774, Kentucky was no man's-land. King George III for bade anyone to settle there. And the Indians not only fought and forced each other off the land, they forced everyone else off too. Includ ing Daniel Boone. But a group led by James Harrod formed Ken tucky's First Settlement in what -1 is now called Harrodsburg. This stamp gives you a small picture of the exciting story that lies behind every stamp. And there are more terrific stamps: one on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and a beautiful Currier & Ives Christ mas Masterpiece. At the Post Office we issue spe _ cial commemoratives like these every few weeks. And they make a great American collection. But since each stamp is a limited edi tion, none will be available for very long. So stop by your Post Office often. It's the place to discover the fun of stamp collecting. Stamp Collecting. For the fun of it. r Your Postal Service a Copyright 1974, U.S. Postal Service D. W. Griffith
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