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1932 2c Arbor Day, Carmine Rose
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U.S. #717
1932 2¢ Arbor Day
Issue Date: April 22, 1932
First City: Nebraska City, NE
Quantity Issued: 51,102,800
Issued on April 22, 1932, in Nebraska City, Nebraska — the hometown of Arbor Day founder J. Sterling Morton — this 2-cent stamp marks two anniversaries simultaneously: the 60th anniversary of the first Arbor Day and the 100th anniversary of Morton's birth. Morton was a newspaper editor who advocated planting trees for soil conservation, and his efforts resulted in April 10, 1872 being set aside to plant trees in the State of Nebraska. On that first Arbor Day, an estimated one million trees were planted across the state. The holiday spread nationally and eventually worldwide, making Morton's idea one of the most far-reaching conservation initiatives in American history.
The design shows two children planting a sapling — a scene that carries a hidden detail worth knowing. This was one of the first U.S. stamps to depict identifiable living Americans: the two children shown are the children of the Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The stamp also holds another distinction — it was the last U.S. stamp issued at the 2-cent letter rate, which had been the standard first-class postage since 1885.
The first day city of Nebraska City was a fitting tribute to Morton, who had settled there in 1854 and spent decades championing tree planting on the treeless Nebraska plains. His home, Arbor Lodge, still stands there today as a state historical park.
U.S. #717
1932 2¢ Arbor Day
Issue Date: April 22, 1932
First City: Nebraska City, NE
Quantity Issued: 51,102,800
Issued on April 22, 1932, in Nebraska City, Nebraska — the hometown of Arbor Day founder J. Sterling Morton — this 2-cent stamp marks two anniversaries simultaneously: the 60th anniversary of the first Arbor Day and the 100th anniversary of Morton's birth. Morton was a newspaper editor who advocated planting trees for soil conservation, and his efforts resulted in April 10, 1872 being set aside to plant trees in the State of Nebraska. On that first Arbor Day, an estimated one million trees were planted across the state. The holiday spread nationally and eventually worldwide, making Morton's idea one of the most far-reaching conservation initiatives in American history.
The design shows two children planting a sapling — a scene that carries a hidden detail worth knowing. This was one of the first U.S. stamps to depict identifiable living Americans: the two children shown are the children of the Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The stamp also holds another distinction — it was the last U.S. stamp issued at the 2-cent letter rate, which had been the standard first-class postage since 1885.
The first day city of Nebraska City was a fitting tribute to Morton, who had settled there in 1854 and spent decades championing tree planting on the treeless Nebraska plains. His home, Arbor Lodge, still stands there today as a state historical park.
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