Celebrate the Century: 1970s
May 1 - October 31, 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.
1970s
Title: Bicentennial, Watergate, and Earth Day.
Date of issue: 18 September 1999.
Denomination: 33¢
No of stamps in sheet: 15
Title: Bicentennial, Watergate, and Earth Day.
Date of issue: 18 September 1999.
Denomination: 33¢
No of stamps in sheet: 15
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The stamps:
1st row:
1. Earth Day
▶️ Read a book with hands or the Earth on the cover (show cover) OR with a title that BEGINS with E or ENDS with Y.
1st row:
1. Earth Day
▶️ Read a book with hands or the Earth on the cover (show cover) OR with a title that BEGINS with E or ENDS with Y.
Lady Helena's Secret Husband - Elizabeth Beacon (HH #1680 - Oct 2022) (hands) - May 5
2. All in the Family
▶️ Read a book that revolves around the life of a working-class man and his family OR with a four-word title.
▶️ Read a book that revolves around the life of a working-class man and his family OR with a four-word title.
New Beginnings in the Little Irish Village - Michelle Vernal (Bookouture - May 2023) (pub owner) - May 4
3. Sesame Street
▶️ Read a book tagged Children's OR whose author uses three names.
▶️ Read a book tagged Children's OR whose author uses three names.
4. Disco
▶️ Read a book set in Philadelphia or New York City OR where a character goes to a dance club.
Detecting a Killer - Marie Ferrarella (HRS #2220 - Mar 2023) (NYC) - May 12
5. Pittsburgh Steelers
▶️ Read a book with a black or gold cover (show cover) OR where a sports team has a winning season.
▶️ Read a book with a black or gold cover (show cover) OR where a sports team has a winning season.
6. United States Bicentennial
▶️ Read a book from any History genre OR with a 1, 9, 7 or 6 in the page count.
▶️ Read a book from any History genre OR with a 1, 9, 7 or 6 in the page count.
An Alliance with His Enemy Princess - Lissa Morgan (HH #1700 - Jan 2023) (historical romance) - May 8
3rd row:
7. Secretariat - Horse of the Year
▶️ Read a book published in March of any year OR a Series #9.
7. Secretariat - Horse of the Year
▶️ Read a book published in March of any year OR a Series #9.
Dead Giveaway - Nichole Severn (HI #2059 - Mar 2022) - May 5
8. Videocassette recorder
▶️ Read a book whose title begins with a V, C or R.
▶️ Read a book whose title begins with a V, C or R.
Rancher After Midnight - Karen Booth (HD #2917 - Jan 2023) - May 7
9. Pioneer 10
▶️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in PIONEER TEN. Tell us the location.
▶️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in PIONEER TEN. Tell us the location.
One Christmas Night - Jules Bennett (HD #2911 - Dec 2022) (Texas) - May 2
10. Women's Rights Movement by UNIFEM
▶️ Read a book with a blue and white cover (show cover) OR by a female author.
▶️ Read a book with a blue and white cover (show cover) OR by a female author.
Gabby's Protector - Regan Black, Janie Crouch (Calamitte Jane Pub - May 2023) (female authors) - May 1
11. 1970s fashion
▶️ Read a book with a character that is a fashion designer or model OR from a list that uses 1970s in the title. Ex: 2015: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2015
▶️ Read a book with a character that is a fashion designer or model OR from a list that uses 1970s in the title. Ex: 2015: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2015
French Quarter Fatale - Joanna Wayne (HI #2131 - Feb 2023) (fashion designer) - May 17
4th row:
12. ABC's Monday Night Football
▶️ Read a book where a character does something at the same time each week - like Tuesday night darts or weekly book club - OR whose genre begins with an A, B or C. Tell us the activity or genre.
12. ABC's Monday Night Football
▶️ Read a book where a character does something at the same time each week - like Tuesday night darts or weekly book club - OR whose genre begins with an A, B or C. Tell us the activity or genre.
The Medicine Man/Mystic Cowboy - Sarah M. Anderson (Sarah M. Anderson - Oct 2017) (contemporary romance) - May 25
13. Smiley face
▶️ Read a book with some kind of smiley or smiling face on the cover (show cover) OR with a smiley face emoji in the text. Tell us the page/loc#.
▶️ Read a book with some kind of smiley or smiling face on the cover (show cover) OR with a smiley face emoji in the text. Tell us the page/loc#.
Second Chance Hawaiian Honeymoon - Cara Colter (HR #4857 - June 2022) (smiling faces) - May 15
14. Boeing 747
▶️ Read a book with a plane on the cover (show cover) OR whose title contains a number (of any kind).
▶️ Read a book with a plane on the cover (show cover) OR whose title contains a number (of any kind).
K-9 Detectives - Rachel Lee (HI #2127 - Feb 2023) - May 1
15. Medical imaging
▶️ Read a book where a character has some kind of medical imaging OR tagged Medical.
▶️ Read a book where a character has some kind of medical imaging OR tagged Medical.
One Weekend in Prague - Alison Roberts (HMED #1268 - Sept 2022) (medical) - June 7
Background image:
16. Ships gather in New York Harbor under the Statue of Liberty to take part in Bicentennial celebrations, July 4, 1976, marked the 200th birthday of the United States.
▶️ Read the 200th book on your TBR OR with a ship on the cover OR published in July of any year.
16. Ships gather in New York Harbor under the Statue of Liberty to take part in Bicentennial celebrations, July 4, 1976, marked the 200th birthday of the United States.
▶️ Read the 200th book on your TBR OR with a ship on the cover OR published in July of any year.
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