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Beautification of America approved stamp art
ISSUE Beautification of America
MEDIUM board; gouache
ILLUSTRATOR Howard Milner
ART DIRECTOR Walter D. Richards
FIRST DAY OF ISSUE January 16, 1969
The approved art for the 1969 Beautification series was expanded to four stamps to market Lady Bird Johnson's initiative to beautify public spaces at all governmental levels, from Federal to state and local. This stamp art conveys beautification of public spaces through flowering plants such as tulips, daffodils, and blooming trees. |