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Article: AMERICAN ART ON POSTAGE STAMPS: TELLING STORY OF NATION
- Article from:
- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 29, 2009
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The Smithsonian Institution issued the following press release:
The Smithsonian's National Postal Museum's award-winning Web site Arago presents another featured collection titled "American Art on Postage Stamps: Telling the Story of a Nation," which can be viewed at http://npm.si.edu/AragoAmericanArt.
From the first stamps issued by the United States in 1847 to the present day, many American postage stamps have featured important fine art produced by famous American artists. The transformation and adaption of these works to the format of a postage stamp is one of the many fascinating, yet often overlooked stories, about U.S. stamps. This featured collection showcases a wide array of ...