Stamps from the USA: 2008

Chinese New Year.

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Black Heritage.

Charles Waddell Chesnutt (June 20, 1858 – November 15, 1932) was an author,

Chesnutt was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Andrew Chesnutt and Ann Maria (Sampson) Chesnutt, both "free persons of color" from Fayetteville, North Carolina. His paternal grandfather was a white slaveholder and, based on his appearance, Chesnutt likely had other white ancestors. In fact, he himself claimed to be seven-eighths white, although he self-identified as African-American. Chesnutt could pass with relative ease for a white man, although he never chose to do so. Under the one drop rule in most of the South, Chesnutt was considered "legally" black.

After the Civil War, the family returned to Fayetteville when Charles was nine years old, where they ran a grocery store. It failed because of Andrew Chesnutt's poor business practices and the struggling economy of the South. By age 13 Charles was a pupil-teacher at the Howard School...

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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.

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American Scientists.

Gerty Cori.

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Linus Pauling.

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Edwin Hubble.

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John Bardeen.

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Flag at Dusk.

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Flag at Night.

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Flag at Dawn.

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Flag at Madday.

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American Journalists.

Martha Gellhorn.

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John Hersey.

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George Polk.

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Ruben Salazar.

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Eric Sevareid.

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Tropical Fruit.

Pomegranate.

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Star Fruit.

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Kiwi.

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Papaya.

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Guava.

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Purple Heart.

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Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor.

Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers." His professional career had stalled by the 1950s, but it was reborn in 1954 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (for his performance in From Here to Eternity).

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Minnessota 1858 - 2008.

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Dragonfly.

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Mount Rushmore.

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Hoover Dam.

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All Heart.

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Wedding Hearts.

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Wedding Hearts.

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Flag of Our Nation.

American Flag.

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Alabama.

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Alaska.

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American Samoa.

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Arizona.

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Arkansas.

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California.

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Colorado.

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Connecticut.

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Delaware.

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District of Columbia.

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Florida.

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Georgia.

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Guam.

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Hawaii.

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Idaho.

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Illinois.

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Indiana.

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Iowa.

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Kansas.

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Charles and Ray Eames.

Charles Ormond Eames, Jr (1907–1978) and Bernice Alexandra "Ray" Eames née Bernice Kaiser (1912–1988) were American designers, who worked in and made major contributions to modern architecture and furniture. They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art and film...

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Summer Olympics.

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Celebrate.

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Vintage Black Cinema.

Black and Tan.

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The Sport of the Gods.

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Princess Tam-Tam.

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Caldonia.

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Hallelujah.

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Take Me Out to the Ball Game.

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Art of Disney.

Pongo & Pup.

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Steamboat Willie.

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Princess Aurora, Flora, Fauna and Merryweather.

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Mowgli & Baloo.

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Albert Bierstadt.

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Sunflower.

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Nonprofit.

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Latin Jazz.

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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.

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American Cars.