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1958 3c Gardening,Horticulture
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U.S. #1100
1958 3¢ Gardening and Horticulture
Issue Date: March 15, 1958
City: Ithaca, New York
Quantity: 122,765,200
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforations: 10 ½ x 11
Color: Green
This stamp was issued on March 15, 1958, in Ithaca, New York, to mark the centennial of the birth of horticulturist Liberty Hyde Bailey. Bailey was born in Michigan in 1858 and went on to found the College of Agriculture at Cornell University in 1888. He became one of the most influential figures in American horticulture during his lifetime, shaping how the subject was taught and studied at the university level.
Bailey also co-founded the American Society for Horticultural Science in 1903 and wrote 65 books on plants, gardening, and rural life over the course of his career. His work extended beyond the classroom, as he encouraged everyday Americans to see gardening as both a practical skill and a source of personal enrichment. The stamp also honored the garden clubs of America, groups that had grown steadily throughout the early twentieth century as gardening gained popularity as a hobby and a community activity.
By the late 1950s, gardening had become a common pastime for American families, supported by the kind of educational groundwork Bailey had built decades earlier at Cornell. Ithaca was chosen as the issue city in recognition of Bailey's lasting connection to the university he helped establish. Bailey lived to see much of this growth firsthand, having remained active in the field until his death in 1954, just a few years before this stamp brought his contributions to a national audience.
U.S. #1100
1958 3¢ Gardening and Horticulture
Issue Date: March 15, 1958
City: Ithaca, New York
Quantity: 122,765,200
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforations: 10 ½ x 11
Color: Green
This stamp was issued on March 15, 1958, in Ithaca, New York, to mark the centennial of the birth of horticulturist Liberty Hyde Bailey. Bailey was born in Michigan in 1858 and went on to found the College of Agriculture at Cornell University in 1888. He became one of the most influential figures in American horticulture during his lifetime, shaping how the subject was taught and studied at the university level.
Bailey also co-founded the American Society for Horticultural Science in 1903 and wrote 65 books on plants, gardening, and rural life over the course of his career. His work extended beyond the classroom, as he encouraged everyday Americans to see gardening as both a practical skill and a source of personal enrichment. The stamp also honored the garden clubs of America, groups that had grown steadily throughout the early twentieth century as gardening gained popularity as a hobby and a community activity.
By the late 1950s, gardening had become a common pastime for American families, supported by the kind of educational groundwork Bailey had built decades earlier at Cornell. Ithaca was chosen as the issue city in recognition of Bailey's lasting connection to the university he helped establish. Bailey lived to see much of this growth firsthand, having remained active in the field until his death in 1954, just a few years before this stamp brought his contributions to a national audience.
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