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82 million New England Coastal Lighthouse Forever Stamps were issued on July 13, 2013 and there is now only a small supply left. To celebrate the success of this stamp series, the Newburyport Post Office will host a special presentation of the New England Coastal Lighthouse Forever Stamps as a tribute to all the lighthouses that line the Eastern seaboard including the Plum Island Light. These stamps will be available for purchase. The New England Coastal Lighthouse Forever Stamps represent the five lighthouses that for centuries enabled sailors to safely navigate the waters along the northeastern United States. The lighthouses include: New London Harbor, Portland Head, Portsmouth Harbor, New Point Judith, and Boston Harbor. |
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Saturday, September 28, 2013, 10 a.m. |
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Newburyport Post Office, 61 Pleasant Street, Newburyport, Mass., 01950 |
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The stamp art for each of the lighthouses is a painting based on contemporary photographs. The New England Coastal Lighthouses Forever stamps were designed by art directors Howard E. Paine of Delaplane, Va., and Greg Breeding of Charlottesville, Va., painted by artist Howard Koslow of Toms River, N.J. In addition to many other stamp projects, Koslow has produced the art for the entire Lighthouses series: the five lighthouses in the 1990 stamp booklet; the Great Lakes Lighthouses stamps issued in 1995; the Southeastern Lighthouses stamps in 2003; the Pacific Lighthouses stamps in 2007; and the Gulf Coast Lighthouses stamps in 2009. Many other stamps may be viewed on Facebook at facebook.com/USPSStamps, via Twitter @USPSstamps or at www.usps.com/stamps. |
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