The Official Birds and Flowers of Our Fifty States First Day Cover Collection

Description: The Official Birds and Flowers of Our Fifty States First Day Cover CollectionPre-owned. Still in great condition. Complete all fifty states are included. From the Manufacturer: About the Stamps:Since ancient times, nations have adopted birds and flowers as their official symbols. The practice spread to the US in 1782 when, the adoption of the Great seat, the bald eagle became the proud symbol of America. A century later, the tradition began to spread to the individual states. The Baltimore oriole, placed, under state protection in Maryland in 1882, was soon named the official state bird by general consent. In the early 1890's, New York announced that it was adopting a state flower, the rose, based on a vote taken among the state's schoolchildren. Today all of America's fifty states have both on official state bird and state flower. Most have been designated by the state legislatures, voting on suggestions received from local organizations and individual constitutes. Interestingly, several states have adopted the same symbols. The cardinal, for example, has been chosen as the official bird by seven states and the violet is the official flower of four states. The Birds and Flowers stamps were designed by the first father-son team ever to design a US issue, Arthur and Alan Singer of Jericho, New York. The father, Arthur, created the bird designs and Alan contributed the flower designs. First Day of Issue for the official State Birds and Flowers stamps was April 14, 1982 in Washington, D.C.

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Location: Edwards, California

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