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1971 8c Prevent Drug Abuse
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U.S. #1438
8¢ Prevent Drug Abuse
Issue Date: October 4, 1971
City: Dallas, TX
Quantity: 139,080,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 10 ½ x 11
Color: Blue, deep blue and black
This stamp was issued in 1971 as part of a public awareness campaign addressing drug abuse, a growing concern across the country at the time. The postal service had begun using stamps to promote important social causes, and this issue reflects a broader effort during the early 1970s to bring attention to public health and safety topics through everyday mail.
Postmaster General Winton M. Blount said at the Prevent Drug Abuse stamp dedication ceremonies, "The stamp... is not, in fact, a commemorative stamp at all. It is, rather a warning, a plea for help and a call to the American people to take every step to lift up those who have fallen under the use of drugs, and to strike down those who profit from the misery of others..."
U.S. #1438
8¢ Prevent Drug Abuse
Issue Date: October 4, 1971
City: Dallas, TX
Quantity: 139,080,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 10 ½ x 11
Color: Blue, deep blue and black
This stamp was issued in 1971 as part of a public awareness campaign addressing drug abuse, a growing concern across the country at the time. The postal service had begun using stamps to promote important social causes, and this issue reflects a broader effort during the early 1970s to bring attention to public health and safety topics through everyday mail.
Postmaster General Winton M. Blount said at the Prevent Drug Abuse stamp dedication ceremonies, "The stamp... is not, in fact, a commemorative stamp at all. It is, rather a warning, a plea for help and a call to the American people to take every step to lift up those who have fallen under the use of drugs, and to strike down those who profit from the misery of others..."
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