Stamps sales hit new highs in 1957 post office report
The 1957 annual report from Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield shows 6,342,230 first day covers canceled across 20 offices, with 18,453,281 stamps sold for a face value of $633,647.45. Philatelic Sales Agency revenue peaked at $1,990,991, and the report highlights ongoing stamp launches, canceled sales milestones, and commemorative issues including a Labor Day stamp photo of President Eisenhower.
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Post Office Department
Arthur Summerfield
Philatelic
Eisenhower
White House
Tom Sears Appears With Boston U Choir in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids man, Tom Sears of St. Paul's church, performs with the Seminary Singers of Boston University in a Friday 8 p.m. concert at St. Pat's Methodist church Cedar Rapids. The 1958 tour features soloist Katherine Shook and a program of Bach Beethoven Handel and Schubert. The choir tours nine Midwest and Middle Atlantic states with 17 stops.
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Cedar Rapids
Seminary Singers
Boston University
St. Pat’s Methodist Church
Tom Sears
St. Paul's Church
Fet Sears
Longwood Drive
Katherine Shook
Beverly
Mass
Sanctuary and Covenant Choirs
St. Paul’s Church
Handel
Middle Atlantic
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Israel
International Congress of Jewish Youth
Israel Philatelic Agency In America
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American
China
France
Liechtenstein
Turkey
Boston U. Choir
State of
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Linn County
Ciel
Eotate
Lelia Aine Hurst
Inwa
Hem
Linn
Magnolia
Waller
Istrellin Clinton EF
Shaelfer
OR Children & Oxfords
BROWN
Oxfords
Sinee K
Post Office
The
Bunny Bear
Kai
Americas
Pest
Northee
Nyy
Virgin Woot
Bunny
Baan
Bey
Woo
Ron
Coats
Urious
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