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Article: "LOVE' STAMPS ARE SIMILAR TO FIRST; FIRST STAMPS SPELLING OUT THE WORD "LOVE" WERE FOR 8 CENTS WHEN RELEASED IN 1973.(Stars)(Column)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- August 25, 2002
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Byline: Jeff Stage Staff writer
The 37th and 38th Love stamps were issued Aug. 16 during a national stamp show in Atlantic City, N.J.
A 37-cent vertical stamp and 60-cent horizontal stamp were released in a ceremony as part of the American Philatelic Association's Stampshow.
The stamps feature bright colors and simple block designs to make up the letters "LOVE," in which the O is a circle and the V is represented by a heart (pink on the 60-cent stamp; red on the 37-cent stamp). The designs are similar to the very first Love stamp, an 8-cent issue released in 1973.
Love stamps are often issued early in the year to correspond with ...