Kids! You can participate in a great project and earn 100 FREE U.S. Stamps for contributing an article about one of the 35 Famous Americans honored by the United States Post Office in the Famous Americans Series of 1940.
Your article will be included in a webpage on the Internet.
- Pick one of the Famous Americans from the list below;
- Write a report about why the person is famous (at least 250 words)
- Send the report by EMAIL to Cancel Nations Stamp Company.
- Enjoy adding a FREE Packet of 100 U.S. Stamps to your collection
- Your article will become part of the PHILATELIC SUPERSITE Library of Great Stamp Articles.
Do you know who these famous Americans are and why they are famous?
In 1940 the United States Postal Service undertook a stamp program on a scale which had not been done before. And with shades of today's Celebrate the Century, honorees were chosen mainly through a poll conducted by the National Federation of Stamp Clubs.
Printed Rotary Process-Intaglio in sheets of 70 perforated 10-1/2 X 11. The stamps are 85/100 by 98/100 inch in dimension.
Sponsored by:
CANCEL NATIONS
STAMP COMPANY
