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Article: Popular 'Nature of America' Stamp Series Continues With Issuance Of Arctic Tundra Stamps.
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- PR Newswire
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- July 3, 2003
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents of Fairbanks, and many tourists and visitors, had a special opportunity yesterday to be the first to purchase new commemorative postage stamps celebrating the fascinating plants and animals of the arctic tundra.
Postmaster General John E. Potter and Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) dedicated the Arctic Tundra stamps before a crowd gathered at the International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF).
Attendees received a free ceremony program featuring one of the stamps postmarked with the highly sought first day of issue cancellation, and many lined up to have the program ...