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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA<br />
MACHINE SLOGAN<br />
CANCELLATIONS<br />
THROUGH OCTOBER 2001<br />
EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF USE<br />
C. A. Stillions, editor<br />
15 July 2005
NOTES<br />
About 200 different <strong>machine</strong> <strong>slogan</strong> <strong>cancellations</strong> have been identified after recording over 1300<br />
strikes. While the earliest and latest dates <strong>of</strong> use have come from this data base <strong>of</strong> strikes,<br />
approximately 95% <strong>of</strong> the data is really representative <strong>of</strong> only three collections -- the<br />
Washington Philatelic Society’s George Turner Collection <strong>of</strong> District <strong>of</strong> Columbia Postal<br />
History, the Post Mark Museum’s collections and the Editor’s personal collection. So it should<br />
be expected that more <strong>slogan</strong>s and earlier and later dates <strong>of</strong> use exist.<br />
The October 2001 date was selected as a cut-<strong>of</strong>f date for this study to coinside with the time<br />
period for the Washington Philatelic Society’s Postal History Project. The Washington, DC P &<br />
D Center was closed from 25 October 2001 through June 2004 due to anthrax contamination.<br />
There were no Washington, DC <strong>machine</strong> <strong>slogan</strong> postmarks produced during this period.<br />
In this listing, the absence <strong>of</strong> a Latest Date <strong>of</strong> Use normally indicates only one strike known.<br />
Thus, this Editor would appreciate hearing from anyone will any <strong>machine</strong> <strong>slogan</strong> <strong>cancellations</strong><br />
not listed and earlier or later dates <strong>of</strong> use. Also many <strong>of</strong> the images in this listing are not very<br />
readable. This Editor would appreciate receiving a photocopy or scan <strong>of</strong> a clean clear strike.<br />
Send your image to this Editor, C. A. Stillions, at 1435 Fourth Street, S. W., No. B212,<br />
Washington, DC 20024-2227<br />
or at castillions@aol.com.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MACHINE SLOGAN CANCELLATION<br />
EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF USE<br />
ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
73 "A B C D" MAIL FOR /<br />
BETTER BUSINESS SERVICE<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
1964 October 13 1967 November 15<br />
129 "CAN DO!" / NAVY SEABEES /<br />
logo / 25TH ANNIVERSARY<br />
1967 February 11 1967 December 15<br />
41 "FAITH OF OUR FATHERS" /<br />
NATIONAL CAPITOL /<br />
SESQUICENTENNIAL<br />
1951 July 2 1951 July 5<br />
140 (carrousel horse) FOR THE<br />
RIDE / OF A / LIFETIME -- /<br />
COLLECT / STAMPS<br />
1988 October 4 2001 May 9<br />
204 (eagle and shield logo) 50th<br />
Anniversary / Selective Service<br />
/ -1940 - System - 1990 -<br />
1990 September 13<br />
45 (feather) GIVE - ENOUGH /<br />
THROUGH YOUR /<br />
COMMUNITY CHEST<br />
1951 November 17 1954 October 12<br />
58 (lilly) AT EASTER / H E L P /<br />
CRIPPLED CHILDREN<br />
1958 March 24 1984 April 4<br />
146 (logo) give / The United Way 1982 October 6 1989 March 7<br />
110 (sailing ship) NAVY /<br />
BICENTENNIAL / 1775 - 1975<br />
1975 May 24 1975 September 29<br />
62 (ship) / M/S SAVANNAH /<br />
FIRST ATOMIC LINER / U. S.<br />
MERCHANT MARINE (atom<br />
symbol)<br />
75 (Smoky Bear) Remenber - /<br />
Only you can / PREVENT /<br />
FOREST FIRES<br />
1959 July 21 1959 December 29<br />
1956 September 21 1977 July 21<br />
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EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF USE<br />
ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
170 (space ship) / SPACE<br />
DISCOVERY / 1998 NATIONAL<br />
STAMP COLLECTING MONTH<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
1999 April 28 2001 October 9<br />
122 (Space Shuttle logo) FOR /<br />
BENEFITS / ON EARTH /<br />
NASA<br />
1977 July 8 1982 August 7<br />
65 (TB cross) FIGHT TB /<br />
SUPPORT YOUR / TB<br />
ASSOCIATION<br />
1950 November 21 1971 December 22<br />
188 (UN logo) / UNITED NATIONS<br />
DAY / 30TH ANNIVERSARY /<br />
OCTOBER 21, 1975<br />
1975 November 3<br />
105 (USPS logo) / SERVING /<br />
AMERICA / UNITED STATES<br />
POSTAL SERVICE<br />
1972 July 12 1979 September 6<br />
131 (weathervane) / DISCOVER<br />
AMERICA<br />
1966 April 22 1967 September 22<br />
68 100TH ANNIVERSARY / U. S.<br />
ARMY SIGNAL CORPS / 1860 -<br />
1960<br />
1960 August 20 1960 November 28<br />
80 100TH ANNIVERSARY / U.S.<br />
SECRET SERVICE / 1865 --<br />
1965<br />
1965 November 30<br />
195 15 YEARS OF CARING /<br />
CHILDREN'S / DEFENCE<br />
FUND<br />
1989 March 28<br />
97 150TH ANNIVERSARY / ON<br />
CAMPUS TRAINING / ARMY<br />
R.O.T.C.<br />
1970 0<br />
27 1847 CENTENARY 1947 /<br />
INTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC<br />
EXHIBITION (eagle) NEW<br />
YORK, N. Y. MAY 17 - 25, 1947<br />
/ U. S. POSTAGE STAMPS<br />
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1947 February 5 1947 May 14
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EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF USE<br />
ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
108 1924 - 74 WILDERNESS /<br />
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY /<br />
FOREST SERVICE - USDA<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
1974 July 16 1974 September 18<br />
67 1960 WINTER OLYMPICS /<br />
TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST /<br />
CALIFORNIA<br />
1959 December 7 1960 January 22<br />
161 1979 WHITE HOUSE /<br />
CONFERENCE LIBRARY & /<br />
INFORMATION SERVICES<br />
1979 October 4 1979 December 10<br />
201 25TH ANNIVERSARY /<br />
COAST GUARD SPARs /<br />
1942 --- 1967<br />
1967 October 4 1967 October 28<br />
104 40 YEARS OF CHALLENGE /<br />
MATCHING PEOPLE & JOBS /<br />
U. S. EMPLOYMENT SREVICE<br />
1973 May 12<br />
54 40TH ANNIVERSARY / AIR<br />
MAIL SERVICE / 1918 -- MAY<br />
15 -- 1958<br />
1958 May 12 1958 May 15<br />
138 50th Anniversary / Coast Guard<br />
Reserve / 1941 - 1991<br />
1991 December 3 1996 May 7<br />
52 50TH ANNIVERSARY / FOOD<br />
AND DRUGS ACT / 1906 -- -- --<br />
1956<br />
1956 May 3 1956 June 30<br />
103 70 YEARS OF FLIGHT / 1903 --<br />
1973 / KITTY HAWK TO THE<br />
MOON<br />
1974 February 5 1974 November 6<br />
56 75TH ANNIVERSARY /<br />
TAKOMA PARK, MARYLAND /<br />
NOVEMBER 24, 1958<br />
1958 November 24 1958 November 24<br />
167 75TH ANNIVERSARY /<br />
NAVAL AVIATION / 1911 --<br />
1986<br />
1986 November 26 1986 December 2<br />
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EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF USE<br />
ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
168 75TH ANNIVERSARY / U. S.<br />
ARMY RESERVE / 1908 --<br />
1983<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
1983 August 4 1983 December 28<br />
193 A CARD OR LETTER /<br />
SHOWS YOU CARE / - -<br />
WRITE TODAY - -<br />
1982 April 27<br />
57 ABILITY COUNTS in tablet<br />
over HIRE THE<br />
HANDICAPPED around<br />
cogwheel superimposed over<br />
bars<br />
191 ABILITY COUNTS in tablet<br />
over HIRE THE<br />
HANDICAPPED around<br />
cogwheel within a box<br />
10 ADDRESS / YOUR MAIL / TO /<br />
STREET AND / NUMBER<br />
1958 October 16 1987 March 3<br />
1970 November 3 1986 October 6<br />
1921 March 16 1935 April 15<br />
145 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL /<br />
1936 - 1986 / 50 YEARS OF<br />
SERVICE<br />
1986 October 15<br />
16 AIR-MAIL / (biplane) / SAVES<br />
TIME<br />
1929 January 3 1938 September 21<br />
18 AIR-MAIL / (monoplane) /<br />
SAVES TIME<br />
1937 May 27 1940 May 29<br />
61 ALIENS MUST REPORT /<br />
THEIR ADDRESS / DURING<br />
JANUARY<br />
1959 January 5 1973 February 0<br />
116 ALWAYS / USE ZIP / CODE 1975 February 23 1981 April 3<br />
143 ALWAYS / USE ZIP CODE 1996 June 3 1999 December 7<br />
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EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF USE<br />
ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
117 ALWAYS USE / YOUR ZIP<br />
CODE<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
1965 October 26 1979 March 5<br />
144 ALWAYS USE / ZIP CODE 1966 December 20 2001 July 26<br />
183 AMERICA REMEMBERS /<br />
NATIONAL POW/MIA /<br />
RECOGNITION DAY<br />
1984 July 28 1984 August 16<br />
89 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY /<br />
75TH ANNIVERSARY / 1893 --<br />
1968<br />
1968 April 17<br />
35 ARMED FORCES DAY /<br />
THIRD SATURDAY IN MAY<br />
single outer bar<br />
1950 May 4 1951 May 7<br />
36 ARMED FORCES DAY /<br />
THIRD SATURDAY IN MAY<br />
double outer bars<br />
1957 May 10 1972 June 1<br />
26 BACK THE ATTACK / SEPT. 9 -<br />
26, 1943<br />
1943 September 9 1943 September 26<br />
127 Begin an Adventure <strong>of</strong> / Giant<br />
Proportions -- / Collect Stamps<br />
(dinosaur)<br />
1989 September 7 2000 January 31<br />
128 BUCKLE UP / (belt buckle) /<br />
SAVE LIVES<br />
1985 December 10 1998 October 21<br />
33 BUILD YOUR FUTURE /<br />
WISELY SAFELY / U. S.<br />
SAVINGS BONDS<br />
1947 March 15 1956 March 20<br />
24 BUY / DEFENSE SAVINGS /<br />
BONDS AND STAMPS<br />
1941 July 22 1942 August 28<br />
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EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF USE<br />
ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
25 BUY / WAR SAVINGS /<br />
BONDS AND STAMPS<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
1943 March 1 1943 October 7<br />
6 BUY NOW / U. S. /<br />
GOVERNMENT BONDS / 2ND<br />
LIBERTY LOAN<br />
1917 October 6 1918 April 25<br />
20 BUY U. S. SAVINGS / BONDS/<br />
ASK YOUR POSTMASTER<br />
1935 July 21 1941 July 23<br />
98 CARE U.S.A. on a package<br />
1946 - 1971 / 25th /<br />
ANNIVERSARY<br />
1971 August 16 1971 December 28<br />
196 CHECK DIABETES / ----- BE<br />
TESTED ----- / DIABETES<br />
WEEK, NOV. 11 - 17<br />
1956 November 16<br />
130 CHECK OUT THE / NEW<br />
FOOD LABEL / TODAY<br />
1994 May 12 1994 November 1<br />
181 CHESAPEAKE 2000 / A<br />
PARTNERSHIP FOR / THE<br />
BAY'S FUTURE / JUNE 2000<br />
2000 June 5 2000 July 3<br />
12 CHRISTMAS / --SEALS /<br />
STAMP OUT /<br />
TUBERCULOSIS<br />
1922 December 19 1922 December 20<br />
34 COLOMBO PLAN / PLANNING<br />
PROSPERITY / -----<br />
TOGETHER------<br />
1978 November 18<br />
1 CONGRES POSTAL<br />
UNIVERSEL<br />
1897 May 15 1897 June 14<br />
76 CONQUER / MULTIPLE /<br />
SCLEROSIS<br />
1965 May 26 1985 May 16<br />
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EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF USE<br />
ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
94 CONQUER / CYSTIC /<br />
FIBROSIS<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
1970 October 6<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
93 D. A. V. / 50TH<br />
ANNIVERSARY / 1920 -- 1970<br />
1970 July 1 1970 December 19<br />
64 DEFEAT / MUSCULAR<br />
DISTROPHY / SUPPORT<br />
MDAA between straight lines<br />
1958 November 12 1966 November 17<br />
182 DEFEAT / MUSCULAR<br />
DISTROPHY / SUPPORT<br />
MDAA boxed<br />
1976 June 28 1984 June 4<br />
121 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA /<br />
NATIONAL GUARD MONTH /<br />
GAIN SKILLS BY SERVING<br />
1977 June 17 1987 April 11<br />
132 DO SOMETHING / WILD:<br />
(pandas) / COLLECT STAMPS<br />
1992 September 9 1992 September 25<br />
5 DO YOUR BIT / BUY A /<br />
LIBERTY LOAN / BOND /<br />
INQUIRE AT ANY / BANK OR<br />
POST OFFICE<br />
4 DO YOUR BIT / BUY A<br />
LIBERTY LOAN BOND /<br />
INQUIRE AT ANY BANK / OR<br />
POST OFFICE<br />
44 EARN LEARN SERVE / JOIN<br />
WOMEN IN THE / ARMED<br />
SERVICES NOW<br />
1917 June 8 1917 October 5<br />
1917 May 26 1917 October 22<br />
1952 October 24 1954 September 30<br />
142 F S L I C / 51ST<br />
ANNIVERSARY / 1934 -- 1985<br />
1985 February 23 1985 March 22<br />
133 FAA CERTIFICATION /<br />
ASSURES AIRCRAFT /<br />
SAFETY, 1927-1987<br />
1987 July 2 1988 January 11<br />
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EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF USE<br />
ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
134 FAIR HOUSING: / TWENTY-<br />
FIVE YEARS / OF OPENING<br />
DOORS<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
1993 November 7 1996 September 21<br />
135 Fall in Love / WITH / STAMP /<br />
COLLECTING<br />
1984 September 18 2000 July 24<br />
136 FBI 75TH / ANNIVERSARY /<br />
1908 - 1983<br />
1983 July 15 1983 December 22<br />
137 FHA CELEBRATING / 60<br />
YEARS OF / AFFORDABLE<br />
HOUSING<br />
1994 June 17 1998 May 18<br />
139 FIFTIETH / ANNIVERSARY /<br />
U.S. NAVAL RESERVE<br />
1965 August 5 1965 December 16<br />
40 -----FIGHT----- / INFANTILE<br />
PARALYSIS / JOIN MARCH<br />
OF DIMES<br />
1951 January 8 1965 February 9<br />
48 FIGHT / YOUR INSECT /<br />
ENEMIES<br />
1954 June 15 1954 August 30<br />
100 FILENE CENTER -- 1971 /<br />
WOLF TRAP FARM PARK /<br />
FOR PERFORMING ARTS<br />
1971 May 24 1971 August 12<br />
107 FIRST / LUNAR LANDING /<br />
5TH ANNIVERSARY JUL. 20<br />
'74<br />
1974 June 26 1974 August 2<br />
7 food / will / win the war / don't<br />
waste it<br />
1917 December 8 1918 February 19<br />
8 FOOD / WILL / WIN THE WAR<br />
/ DON'T WASTE IT<br />
1918 May 15<br />
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EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF USE<br />
ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
198 FORD'S THEATRE /<br />
RESTORATION / 1865 -- 1965<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
1965 April 1<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
88 FORD'S THEATRE /<br />
RESTORATION AND /<br />
REDEDICATION<br />
1968 January 30 1968 March 15<br />
141 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS /<br />
SAY NO TO DRUGS /<br />
CAMPAIGN<br />
1988 October 27 1996 May 31<br />
31 GIVE / + / RED CROSS<br />
(curved) / FUND<br />
1949 March 10 1957 March 11<br />
207 GIVE / + / RED CROSS<br />
(curved) / WAR FUND<br />
1943 March 3<br />
47 GIVE / MENTAL / HEALTH /<br />
FUND / (bell)<br />
1954 May 7<br />
39 GIVE / THE UNITED WAY 1950 October 27 1956 September 0<br />
111 GIVE / TO THE / MARCH OF<br />
DIMES<br />
1975 February 4<br />
184 HAPPY (hand holding<br />
ornament) / "WHO-LIDAYS" /<br />
from the/ U. S. Postal Service!<br />
2000 November 1 2001 January 3<br />
147 HARRY S TRUMAN /<br />
CENTENNIAL / 1884 - 1984<br />
1984 February 3 1984 June 1<br />
32 HIRE THE HANDICAPPED /<br />
ITS GOOD FOR BUSINESS<br />
1949 August 17 1952 November 20<br />
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EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF USE<br />
ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
109 HIRSHHORN MUSEUM /<br />
INAUGURAL EXHIBITION /<br />
SMITHSONIAN INST.<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
1974 October 25 1975 April 7<br />
99 HISTORIC PRESERVATION<br />
FOR / A BETTER<br />
ENVIRONMENT / 1856 -- 1971<br />
1971 December 18<br />
82 HOWARD UNIVERSITY /<br />
CENTENNIAL / 1867 -- 1967<br />
1966 September 11 1967 June 23<br />
199 INDEPENDENCE /<br />
CELEBRATION -- / TAKOMA<br />
PARK, MD<br />
1963 June 28<br />
85 INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY /<br />
25,000,000 VOTERS / IN NLRB<br />
ELECTIONS<br />
1967 May 1<br />
15 INTERNATIONAL CIVIL /<br />
AERONAUTICS / (biplane) /<br />
DEC. 12-14, 1928<br />
1928 December 12 1928 December 14<br />
125 INT'L YEAR OF THE / CHILD<br />
PARTICIPATE / IN YOUR<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
1979 April 21 1979 September 10<br />
90 IYHR: 1968 /<br />
INTERNATIONAL YEAR / FOR<br />
HUMAN RIGHTS<br />
1968 April 27 1967 December 15<br />
197 LAW DAY U. S. A. /<br />
FREEDOM UNDER THE LAW /<br />
MAY 1<br />
1968 April 2<br />
149 LEARN ABOUT / L U P U S /<br />
OCTOBER LUPUS /<br />
AWARENESS MONTH<br />
1986 October 14<br />
14 LET'S GO! /CITIZENS /<br />
MILITARY / TRAINING / --<br />
CAMPS --<br />
1924 June 12 1929 May 13<br />
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EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF USE<br />
ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
9 MAIL / EARLY / FOR /<br />
CHRISTMAS<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
1920 December 9 1974 December 16<br />
112 MAIL EARLY / FOR<br />
CHRISTMAS (box 38 mm long)<br />
1973 December 21 1993 December 21<br />
70 MARCH / + / RED CROSS /<br />
MONTH box 26 mm long<br />
1962 March 6 1984 April 2<br />
150 MARCH, + / RED CROSS /<br />
MONTH box 45 mm long<br />
1994 March 29<br />
38 MARSHALL PLAN /<br />
PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE<br />
1950 September 15 1950 September 20<br />
151 MEDICARE/MEDICAID / 20TH<br />
ANNIVERSARY / 1965 -- 1985<br />
1985 July 11 1985 December 10<br />
152 MILITARY FAMILIES /<br />
RECOGNITION DAY - THE /<br />
NATION THANKS YOU<br />
1989 February 13 1989 November 6<br />
160 NASA / 25th / Anniversary /<br />
1958 - 1983<br />
1983 July 7 1994 January 7<br />
11 NATIONAL / CANCER / --<br />
WEEK / NOV. 12 - 18<br />
1922 October 26 1922 November 15<br />
87 NATIONAL / CHILDREN'S /<br />
DENTAL HEALTH WEEK<br />
1965 January 9 1985 April 2<br />
157 NATIONAL / CONSUMERS<br />
WEEK / APRIL 19-25, 1987<br />
1987 April 17 1987 April 25<br />
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EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF USE<br />
ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
156 NATIONAL / CONSUMERS<br />
WEEK / APRIL 22-28, 1985<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
1985 April 17 1985 May 21<br />
155 NATIONAL / CONSUMERS<br />
WEEK / APRIL 23-29, 1984<br />
1984 April 19 1984 April 27<br />
154 NATIONAL / CONSUMERS<br />
WEEK / APRIL 24-30, 1983<br />
1983 April 14 1983 April 25<br />
189 NATIONAL / COUNCIL /<br />
TRAVELING / SALESMEN /<br />
SEPT. 5-6-7 / ATLANTIC CITY<br />
1923 July 3 1923 September 5<br />
159 NATIONAL / SALVATION<br />
ARMY WEEK / FOURTH<br />
WEEK IN MAY<br />
1956 May 20 1971 May 18<br />
37 NATIONAL CAPITAL /<br />
SESQUICENTENNIAL / 1800<br />
1950<br />
1950 March 1 1950 July 20<br />
95 NATIONAL CARIH / ASTHMA<br />
WEEK / May 1 - 7<br />
1970 April 2 1982 May 6<br />
158 NATIONAL FLAG DAY / (flag)<br />
JUNE 14 / Pause For The<br />
Pledge<br />
1982 May 14 1985 June 25<br />
81 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE /<br />
50TH ANNIVERSARY<br />
1966 January 13 1966 October 23<br />
124 NAT'L DEFENSE WEEK / 12 -<br />
22 FEBRUARY / PEACE<br />
THROUGH STRENGTH<br />
1979 February 26<br />
120 NAT'L PARK SERVICE / NAT'L<br />
VISITOR CENTER / WASH DC<br />
JULY 4, 1976<br />
1976 May 17 1976 July 13<br />
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ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
49 NEW HOPE FOR HEARTS / - -<br />
- SUPPORT - - - / THE HEART<br />
FUND<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
1953 February 4 1959 March 17<br />
17 NOTIFY / YOUR /<br />
CORRESPONDENTS / OF<br />
CHANGE / OF ADDRESS<br />
1929 September 10 1940 April 11<br />
192 OBSERVE / SENIOR<br />
CITIZENS MONTH / MAY 1967<br />
1967 May 2<br />
162 OCTOBER IS / STAMP<br />
COLLECTING / MONTH<br />
1982 October 16 1988 October 27<br />
30 PART OF THE TEAM / FOR<br />
SECURITY / ARMY DAY -<br />
APRIL 6.<br />
1949 March 30 1949 April 5<br />
119 PEACE CORPS / AMERICA'S<br />
BEST / 1961 - 1976<br />
1976 June 4 1976 October 15<br />
163 PLEASE MAIL / EARLY FOR /<br />
CHRISTMAS<br />
1992 December 13 1996 December 28<br />
113 PLEASE MAIL / EARLY FOR /<br />
CHRISTMAS (box 32 mm long)<br />
1974 December 17 1985 December 17<br />
74 PLEASE SAY YES / TO THE<br />
NEW / MARCH OF DIMES<br />
1964 January 6 1976 July 6<br />
63 PLEDGE / BLOOD / NOW / + 1959 October 16 1959 March 26<br />
101 POW - MIA's / BEGINNING<br />
8TH YEAR / IN CAPTIVITY<br />
1971 July 9 1972 October 8<br />
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EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF USE<br />
ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
53 PRAY / FOR / PEACE 1956 October 5 1963 December 15<br />
96 PROJECT HOPE / TENTH<br />
ANNIVERSARY / 1960 -- 1970<br />
1970 December 5 1970 December 19<br />
164 RADON ACTION WEEK /<br />
PROTECT YOUR FAMILY /<br />
TEST YOUR HOME<br />
1991 October 11<br />
22 RED CROSS / + / ROLL CALL /<br />
- JOIN -<br />
1935 November 15 1940 November 11<br />
23 RED CROSS / ROLL CALL / +<br />
JOIN +<br />
1933 November 27 1936 November 17<br />
190 RED CROSS / ROLL CALL / +<br />
JOIN + / NOV 11 - 30<br />
1922 November 4<br />
13 REGISTER / OR / INSURE /<br />
VALUABLE MAIL<br />
1923 January 25 1932 August 19<br />
29 Remember - ONLY YOU CAN /<br />
(tree stump) PREVENT /<br />
FOREST FIRES<br />
1948 September 5 1955 September 24<br />
165 REPORT OBSCENE / MAIL<br />
TO / YOUR POSTMASTER<br />
1960 September 29<br />
77 SALES ABROAD / MAKE /<br />
JOBS AT HOME<br />
1965 March 3 1968 September 2<br />
166 SAN MARTIN / AMERICAN<br />
LIBERATOR / 1778 -- 1978<br />
1978 June 13 1978 July 28<br />
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ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
102 SAVE / YOUR VISION /<br />
WEEK<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
1967 March 4 1973 March 27<br />
42 SAVE THE EASY WAY / BUY<br />
U. S. BONDS / ON PAYROLL<br />
SAVINGS<br />
1952 March 9<br />
43 SAVE THE EASY WAY / BUY<br />
U. S. BONDS ON / PAYROLL<br />
SAVINGS<br />
1946 October 31 1955 February 7<br />
187 SBA 20 YEARS OF SERVICE<br />
/ SMALL BUSINESS<br />
ADMINISTRATION<br />
1973 August 3 1973 December 14<br />
28 SESQUICENTENNIAL / NAVY<br />
DEPARTMENT / 1798 -- 1948<br />
1948 April 30 1948 April 30<br />
169 SHOP AND / MAIL EARLY 1984 November 23<br />
50 SHOP AND MAIL EARLY (<br />
Santa and Postman)<br />
1955 December 23 1963 December 19<br />
21 SILVER JUBLIEE / PARCEL<br />
POST / ANYWHERE TO<br />
EVERYWHERE<br />
1938 November 14<br />
118 SMALL BUSINESS / 200<br />
YEARS / BUILDING AMERICA<br />
1976 October 28 1988 May 1<br />
92 SMALL BUSINESS ADM /<br />
15TH ANNIVERSARY / 1953 --<br />
1968<br />
1968 August 20<br />
186 STAMP / COOL-lecting / IT'S<br />
HOBBY FORMING / 1999<br />
NATIONAL STAMP /<br />
COLLECTING MONTH stamp<br />
with spider and spoon<br />
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1999 October 12 1999 October 21
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EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF USE<br />
ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
46 STRIKE BACK AT CANCER /<br />
G I V E / AMERICAN CANCER<br />
SOCIETY<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
1953 April 13 1954 April 15<br />
194 STRIKE BACK AT CANCER /<br />
GIVE / AMERICAN CANCER<br />
SOCIETY<br />
1966 April 7 1986 June 18<br />
203 SUPPORT / INFECTION<br />
CONTROL / WEEK<br />
1987 October 29<br />
172 SUPPORT / NATIONAL<br />
HISTORIC / PRESERVATION<br />
WEEK<br />
1973 May 3 1986 May 29<br />
171 SUPPORT DRUNK AND /<br />
DRUGGED DRIVING /<br />
AWARENESS WEEK<br />
1984 November 6 1984 December 21<br />
51 SUPPORT GOODWILL / HELP<br />
THE HANDICAPPED / TO<br />
HELP THEMSELVES<br />
1955 January 31 1955 February 26<br />
60 THE ACADEMY OF<br />
AMERICAN POETS / 25th<br />
YEAR (pegasus) / 1934 - 1959<br />
1958 November 5 1959 October 13<br />
173 The American Music / Stamp<br />
Festival<br />
1994 September 21 1994 October 4<br />
174 THE BILL OF RIGHTS / 200<br />
YEARS OLD / AND STILL<br />
WORKING<br />
1991 November 22 1998 August 14<br />
55 THE CONGRESSIONAL CLUB<br />
/ GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY /<br />
1908 - 1958<br />
1958 May 22<br />
200 THE METRIC CONVENTION /<br />
100TH ANNIVERSARY / 1875 -<br />
1975<br />
1975 May 14<br />
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ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
126 THE NAACP SINCE 1909 / IT<br />
WASN'T EASY THEN / IT<br />
ISN'T EASY NOW<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
1979 April 16 1980 June 20<br />
83 THE NINETY-NINES /<br />
INTERNATIONAL FLY-IN /<br />
JUNE 28 -- JULY 2, 1967<br />
1967 February 8 1967 April 11<br />
205 THE WHITE HOUSE / 180TH<br />
ANNIVERSARY / 1800 -- 1980<br />
1980 November 13<br />
19 THIRD WORLD POWER /<br />
CONFERENCE / SEPTEMBER<br />
7 - 12<br />
1936 July 8 1936 September 4<br />
202 TRAVEL A NEW / WORLD --<br />
VISIT / THE U. S. A.<br />
1962 September 27 1962 October 25<br />
84 TWELFTH ANNUAL / S E A T<br />
O / COUNCIL MEETING<br />
1967 April 27<br />
3 TWENTY SEVENTH /<br />
REUNION / UNITED /<br />
CONFEDERATE VETERANS /<br />
WASHINGTON, D.C. / JUNE 4-<br />
8, 1917 Wavy Box<br />
2 TWENTY-SEVENTH /<br />
REUNION / UNITED /<br />
CONFEDERATE VETERANS /<br />
WASHINGTON, D.C. / JUNE 4-<br />
8-1917<br />
91 U. S. ARMY RESERVE / 60TH<br />
ANNIVERSARY / 1908 -- 1968<br />
1917 May 7 1917 May 23<br />
1917 April 25 1917 May 23<br />
1968 May 10<br />
78 U. S. COAST GUARD / 1790 --<br />
1965 / ALWAYS READY<br />
1965 July 7 1966 December 20<br />
72 U. S. CUSTOMS / 175TH<br />
ANNIVERSARY / 1789 -- 1964<br />
1964 January 11 1964 February 21<br />
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ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
71 U. S. DEPT. OF LABOR / 1913 -<br />
1963 / 50TH ANNIVERSARY<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
1963 February 12 1963 May 10<br />
176 U. S. LABOR DEPT. / 75<br />
YEARS OF WORKING / FOR<br />
AMERICA'S FUTURE<br />
1987 December 15 1987 December 28<br />
177 U. S. POSTAL SERVICE /<br />
OFFICIAL SPONSOR / 1992<br />
OLYMPIC GAMES<br />
1990 May 9 1990 December 7<br />
185 UNCOMMON VALOR / A<br />
COMMON VIRTUE /<br />
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK<br />
1973 May 13 1973 May 13<br />
175 UNITED STATES /<br />
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY / 1879-<br />
CENTENNIAL-1979<br />
1979 April 4 1979 August 24<br />
86 US MISSION SAFETY 70 in a<br />
shield CANCEL / OUT /<br />
ACCIDENTS<br />
1968 February 6<br />
59 USE ZONE NOS / FOR<br />
BETTER / MAIL SERVICE<br />
1958 July 16 1959 August 28<br />
206 VA 5OTH ANNIVERSARY /<br />
SERVING VETERANS / 1930 --<br />
JULY 21 -- 1980<br />
1980 September 10<br />
66 VISIT / U. S. A. / 1960 1959 October 27 1960 February 3<br />
123 VISIT NAT'L WILDLIFE /<br />
REFUGES, 1903 - 1978 /<br />
75TH ANNIVERSARY YR.<br />
1978 April 25 1978 July 27<br />
178 WE'RE COUNTING ON / YOU /<br />
CENSUS '80 APRIL 1<br />
1980 January 29 1980 April 29<br />
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ID# DESCRIPTION<br />
69 WHITE HOUSE /<br />
CONFERENCE ON AGING /<br />
JANUARY 9-12, 1961<br />
EARLIEST DATE OF USE<br />
LATEST DATE OF USE<br />
1960 December 18 1961 January 6<br />
179 WORLD FOOD DAY. / USA<br />
OCTOBER 16<br />
1982 August 18 1985 October 3<br />
180 WORLD STAMP EXPO '89 /<br />
WASHINGTON, DC / NOV. 17 --<br />
DEC. 3, 1989<br />
1989 July 24 1989 November 29<br />
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