Celebrate the Century: 1990s
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.
Title: In Final Decade, Cold War Ends, Economy Booms.
Date of issue: 2 May 2000.
Denomination: 33¢
No of stamps in sheet: 15
16/16
The stamps:
1st row:
1. Major League Baseball
▶️ Read a book set in Arizona, Colorado or Florida OR with a newspaper or baseball on the cover (show cover).
Gabby's Protector - Regan Black, Janie Crouch (Calamitte Jane Pub - May 2023) (Florida) - May 1
2. Gulf War
▶️ Read a book where the MC is in the military OR set in the Middle East OR with War listed as a main page genre.
▶️ Read a book where the MC is in the military OR set in the Middle East OR with War listed as a main page genre.
Roselynde - Roberta Gellis (Playboy Press - Feb 1978) (Crusades) - June 6
3. Seinfeld
▶️ Read a book from a series with at least nine books (tell us the series) OR a book set around four main characters.
▶️ Read a book from a series with at least nine books (tell us the series) OR a book set around four main characters.
4. Extreme sports
▶️ Read a book where a character plays an extreme sport OR whose title begins with E or ends with S.
Marcus - Lori Foster (HQN - June 2022) (MMA) - May 10
5. Improving education
▶️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR with a child that goes to school in the story.
▶️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR with a child that goes to school in the story.
Playing with Danger - Deborah Fletcher Mello (HRS #2236 - July 2023) (teacher) - July 1
6. Computer graphics
Computer graphics deals with generating images and art with the aid of computers. Today, computer graphics is a core technology in digital photography, film, video games, digital art, cell phone and computer displays, and many specialized applications.
▶️ Read a book where someone uses a computer to enhance their art OR has a job in digital photography, film, or video games field OR whose cover is made using computer graphics - examples here - https://99designs.com/inspiration/boo... (show cover).
Computer graphics deals with generating images and art with the aid of computers. Today, computer graphics is a core technology in digital photography, film, video games, digital art, cell phone and computer displays, and many specialized applications.
▶️ Read a book where someone uses a computer to enhance their art OR has a job in digital photography, film, or video games field OR whose cover is made using computer graphics - examples here - https://99designs.com/inspiration/boo... (show cover).
What Happens in the Air - Michele Dunaway (HSE #2964 - Jan 2023) (digital photography) - June 9
3rd row:
7. Peregrine falcon removed from endangered species list
▶️ Read a book with a falcon on the cover (show cover) OR where you find the author's initials in PEREGRINE FALCON.
Return of His Promised Duchess - Lauri Robinson (HH #2072 - June 2022) (LR) - May 14
8. John Glenn returns to space
▶️ Read a book with a character that is in their 70s OR whose title contains the letters - SPACE (in any order).
▶️ Read a book with a character that is in their 70s OR whose title contains the letters - SPACE (in any order).
An Alliance with His Enemy Princess - Lissa Morgan (HH #1700 - Jan 2023) (SPACE) - May 8
9. 30th anniversary of the Special Olympics
▶️ Read a book with a 30 (intact) in the page count OR published in July (of any year) or in 1998.
▶️ Read a book with a 30 (intact) in the page count OR published in July (of any year) or in 1998.
Kidnapping in Cameron Glen - Beth Cornelison (HRS #2189 - July 2022) - May 24
10. Virtual reality
▶️ Read a book whose title begins with V OR set in virtual reality. - Helper List: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
▶️ Read a book whose title begins with V OR set in virtual reality. - Helper List: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Vengeful Vows - Yvonne Lindsay (HD #2658 - Apr 2019) - Sept 8
11. Jurassic Park
▶️ Read Jurassic Park OR a book where "something goes wrong" (tell us what) OR set on an island.
▶️ Read Jurassic Park OR a book where "something goes wrong" (tell us what) OR set on an island.
New Beginnings in the Little Irish Village - Michelle Vernal (Bookouture - May 2023) (Ireland) - May 4
4th row:
12. Titanic movie
▶️ Read a book that takes place on a ship OR with a character named Rose, Jack, Cal or Ruth OR from the Historical genre.
Lady Helena's Secret Husband - Elizabeth Beacon (HH #1680 - Oct 2022) (historical) - May 5
13. Sport utility vehicle
▶️ Read a book where a character drives an SUV OR with the letters SUV (in any order) in the author's name.
▶️ Read a book where a character drives an SUV OR with the letters SUV (in any order) in the author's name.
Undercover Cowboy Defender - Linda O. Johnston (HRS #2222 - Mar 2023) (drives SUV) - May 7
14. World Wide Web
▶️ Read a book where you find the word INTERNET in the text (share page/loc#) OR with a character named Tim OR where a character gets some information from the web.
▶️ Read a book where you find the word INTERNET in the text (share page/loc#) OR with a character named Tim OR where a character gets some information from the web.
Skyscrapers to Greener Pastures - Jo McNally (HSE #2984 - June 2023) (internet - loc 602) - May 11
15. Mobile phone
▶️ Read a book where a character uses a cell phone.
▶️ Read a book where a character uses a cell phone.
16. Image of currency superimposed by a graph of the rising economy.
▶️ Read a book with any kind of currency on the cover (show cover) OR with a character that works with money or in finance (EX. banking, stocks, CFO, store, bar, etc.).
Rancher After Midnight - Karen Booth (HD #2917 - Jan 2023) (store) - May 7
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