Celebrate the Century: 1960s

 Celebrate the Century: 1960s

April 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

 
 
Celebrate the Century is the name of a series of postage stamps made by the United States Postal Service featuring images recalling various important events in the 20th century in the United States. Ten of these sheets were issued, with each sheet depicting events of one decade of the 20th century, from the 1900s to 1990s. Fifteen stamps were embedded into each sheet. All the sheets were printed by the Ashton-Potter USA printing company.

 
1960s
Title: The Rebellious Sixties and Man on the Moon.
Date of issue: 17 September 1999.
Denomination: 33¢
No of stamps in sheet: 15

16/16
 
The stamps:
 
1st row:
1. Martin Luther King
️ Read a book with a person on the cover wearing a suit and tie (show cover) OR a book by a Black author OR where a character is assassinated.
Thankful for the Maverick - Rochelle Alers (HSE #2942 - Nov 2022) (Black author) - Apr 2
 
2. Woodstock Music and Art Fair
️ Read a book with a five word title OR a book set on a dairy farm.
Saved by the Texas Cowboy - Karen Whiddon (HRS #2228 - May 2023) - Apr 25
 
3. Moon landing
️ Read a book with a black and white cover (show cover) OR with the letters MOON (in any order) in the title.
Wyoming Mountain Hostage - Juno Rushdan (HI #2142 - May 2023) (MOON) - Apr 18
 
4. Green Bay Packers
️ Read a book set in Wisconsin OR a book with characters that play professional football.
Coulda Been a Cowboy - Brenda Novak (HQN - Mar 2014) (fottball) - Sept 10
 
5. Star Trek
️ Read a Star Trek book OR a book tagged Sci-Fi.
The Final Countdown - Martin Caidin (Bantam - Jan 1980) - Aug 4
 
2nd row:
6. Peace Corps
️ Read a book published in March (of any year) OR where a character volunteers for a nonprofit organization.
The Trouble with Exes - Sera TaĆ­no (HSE #2980 - May 2023) (free clinic) - Apr 22
 
7. Vietnam War
️ Read a book with a helicopter or soldier in uniform on the cover (show cover) OR with a military character that is/was considered "ground troops" - fought on land.
The Marine's Christmas Wish - Joanna Sims (HSE #2939 - Oct 2022) (Marine on cover) - Apr 11
 
8. Ford Mustang
️ Read a book with the word MUSTANG in the title or series name OR whose author's last name begins with a letter in FORD.
The Dangerous One - Lori Foster (HQN - Feb 2023) - Apr 6
 
9. Barbie
️ Read a book where a variant of Barbara can be found in the title, series name, character's or author's name - first or last OR where you find the word BARBIE/S in the text - pertaining to the doll. Tell us the page/loc #.
Variant of Barbara - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara...
A Mid-Summer Murder - Geri Krotow (Tule - May 2023) (Barbie doll - loc 761) - Apr 26
 
10. Integrated circuit
️ Read a book with seventeen letters in the title OR has an intact 17 in the publication date. Tell us the date.
Crime Scene Witness - Dana R. Lynn (LIS #1030 - May 2023) (17 letter title) - Apr 1
 
3rd row:
11. Laser
️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with an acronym in the text - like SCUBA or GIF. Tell us the word and page/loc #.
Definition of Acronyms - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym
List of Acronyms - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_o...
Patriot Games - Tom Clancy (Putnam - Aug 1987) (CIA - pg 99) - Apr 16 
 
12. AFL-NFL
️ Read a book set in Los Angeles or Miami OR read a Series #1 or #2. Tell us the Series name.
Sarah's Protector - Regan Black, Josie Jade (Calamitte Jane Pub - Apr 2023) (Book 1 - Never Too Late for Love: Ellington Cove) - Apr 1
 
13. Peace symbol
️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in PEACE OR with blue jeans on the cover (show cover).
Sticking to Her Guns - B.J. Daniels (HI #2073 - June 2022) (jeans) - Apr 3
 
4th row:
14. Roger Maris
️ Read a book where a character hits a home run (baseball) OR with a 6 and 1 in the page count.
Caught by You - Jennifer Bernard (Avon - Jan 2016) (home run) - Sept 13
 
15. The Beatles
️ Read a book with four main characters OR with a band or musical group that is the main focus of the story.
Ever After - Elswyth Thane (Hawthorn Books - Jan 1945) (four main characters) - Apr 20
 
Background image:
 
16. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin sets up seismic equipment to record lunar tremors.
️ Read a book with an MC that is an astronaut, engineer or pilot OR where seismic activity occurs.
Seismic Activity - https://www.reference.com/science/def...

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