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Aiken County Register in Aiken, South Carolina

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Aiken County Register

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1983

Page

12

Collectors Corner 1983 United States First Day Issues

Collectors note 22 First Day Issue stamps issued in 1983 with event titles, dates, and locations such as January 19 American Science and Industry in Chicago and March 24 Treaty of Amity and Commerce in Philadelphia. Other subjects include Civilian Conservation Corps in Luray Virginia, Joseph Priestley in Northumberland Pennsylvania, Brooklyn Bridge Centennial in Brooklyn and Medal of Honor in Washington DC. The column previews 1984 issues including Alaska statehood 25th anniversary stamp unveiled in Anchorage and Hawaii statehood 25th anniversary with designs of a golden plover paddler canoe and Mauna Loa eruption.

Unite Carues U.S Postal Commemorative Society American Science and Industry Museum Northumberland Pennsylvania Washington, D.C America Germantown Houston Brooklyn Bridge Brooklyn Tennessee Valley Authority Knoxville Tennessee United States Alaska Captain Cook Hotel Anchorage Hawaii Mauna Loa

Olympics stamp issue set for January 6 1984

The US Postal Service announced four 20 cent stamps commemorating the 1984 Winter Olympics will be issued January 6, 1984 in Lake Placid New York. The set features ice dancing Alpine skiing cross country skiing and ice hockey with the same stripe motif used on prior Olympic issues.

US Postal Service Lake Placid New York

Turning of the Season Signals Lengthening Days

The article describes the sun’s return from the Tropic of Capricorn marking the end of deep winter. It notes the sun will shine higher at noon as days lengthen, gradually bringing more daylight and warmer weather, with a cautious reminder to keep coats handy for several weeks.

Tropic of Capicorn Aiken County

Seasons Shift as Daylight Lengthens Then Returns

In the CSRA, days lengthen as summer nears with June 21 1984 cited as the longest day and the start of summer, yet the sun then turns south. The piece encourages optimism for warmer days, upcoming blooms, and the winter retreat of cold weather by December 22.

CSRA

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