SCOTT #3082 JAMES DEAN 32 CENT

     An intense, restless, brooding young man of the 1950's, Dean came to symbolize youthful frustration and rebelliousness, especially the kind that dominated the turbulent 1960's and 1970's.
     before the car accident that took his young life, Dean managed to make 3 critic acclaimed movies. His first movie Rebel Without a Cause was perfect type casting and made him an instant star. He followed Rebel with East of Eden and his last movie,Giant, also starred Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson.





                              

SCOTT #3083-86 FOLK HEROES 32 CENT

     Did you know that of these four folk heroes, one was actually a real man. John Henry worked as a steel-driving man for the Chesapeake & Ontario Railroad. In 1870, he died while drilling a tunnel in West Virginia.









                              

SCOTT #3091-95 RIVERBOATS 32 CENT

     The Riverboat stamp introduced a new kind of mint stamp-self adhesives that separate with the backing intact.
     This se-tenant pays tribute to all the the steamboats that opened the Hudson, Mississippi, Missouri, Columbia, and Chattahoochee rivers.
             







                                  

SCOTT #3119 CYCLING SOUVENIR SHEET 50 CENT

     From 1926-2004, the U.S. Postal Service sponsored the U.S. Pro Cycling Team. From 1999-2005, Lance Armstrong stunned the world by leading the team to an unprecedented seven consecutive wins at the legendary Tour de France, cycling's most prestigious race.
      Enough said, we all know how that turned out.






                                 

SCOTT #3105 ENDANGERED SPECIES 32 CENT

     From the elegant Schaus swallowtail butterfly to the stealthy Florida panther, this sheet captures the unique character and beauty of 15 animals on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species list. Issued for National Stamp Collecting Month, the theme of which was, "Protect and Collect", this sheet calls attention to their plight.
      Each stamp design is based on photographs by James Balog, whose work can be found in National Geographic and Outside magazines. Balog found the idea of creating photographs that would be reduced to stamp size a challenge-but as you can see the results are spectacular.






                                 

                                          







                                  

SCOTT #3178 MARS PATHFINDER $3.00

     The Mars Pathfinder stamp measures a whopping 3 inches across and 1 1/2 inches high, making it the largest U.S. postage stamp ever! Newspaper/Periodical stamps from 1865 were bigger, but they weren't postage stamps







                            

SCOTT #3198-3202 ALEXANDER CALDER 32 CENT

     Two black inks were used to give the Calder stamps a unique sense of depth. A "line" black was used to create the stamp's fine lines, and a "tone" black was used to make the shadows and the selvage portrait.








                          

SCOTT #3227 ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION 32 CENT

      Every day 11 people die waiting for a transplant. This stamp is part of a movement to raise public awareness of the need to sign donor cards and inform family members of your wish to be a donor.







                              

SCOTT #3235 KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH 32 CENT

     1998 marked the 100th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush. Gold was first discovered in this area of Alaska and Canada in 1896, but 60,000 people rushed to the Klondike in 1898. First day of issue ceremony was held in Nome, Alaska.






                             

SCOTT #3413 LANDING ON THE MOON $11.75

     America's first attempt at a hologram stamp, this one sheet from a set of 5.







                           

SCOTT #3329 JAMES CAGNEY 33 CENT

     James Cagney became America's favorite gangster in the movies of the 1930's and 1940's, and yet his most famous roll was when he played George M. Cohan, a song and dance man, author and play write, in the movie Yankee Doodle Dandy. This movie has become an American standard and is played on television every 4th of July.






                            

SCOTT #BK-279 U.S. NAVY SUBMARINES PRESTIGE BOOKLET 22 CENT-$3.20

     This unique Prestige Booklet is the first created by the United States. It contains 2 panes of 5 stamps each., full color photographs of submarines,an informative history and decorative selvage. Each of the stamps showcases a different class of submarine, providing a wonderful overview of the U.S. fleet. Historic and attractive, the Submarine Prestige Booklet is a perfect gift for naval enthusiast or anyone who enjoys high-quality commemorative stamps.






                               

SCOTT #3384-88 EDWIN POWELL HUBBLE 33 CENT

     The Hubble telescope is in orbit about 380 miles above the surface of the earth. This allows it to escape the effects of the atmosphere, which otherwise blur images. The Hubble can detect objects 50 times fainter than those observed on earth.







                              

SCOTT #3403 THE STARS AND STRIPES 33 CENT

     In a little less than 200 years, the Stars and Stripes increased its constellation from 13 to 50 stars. It has been an accurate chronicle of the growth of this great nation. The 20 stamp Stars and Stripes sheet pictures the original 13-star flag, our current 50-star flag, and eighteen others.