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USPS Finalizes 1980 Stamps Bee Book and Architecture Set
As 1980 ends, the Postal Service unveils a 15 cent Honeybee stamped envelope, the seventh edition of Stamps and Stories, and a four stamp American Architecture series. The quartet honors 19th century U.S. architecture including the Smithsonian Renwick Trinity Church Furness and Davis designs. The stamps carry architects birth and death years and building names. The Bee stamp features an Italian honeybee amid orange blossoms. The book, priced $3.50, includes prices, catalog numbers, and philatelic guides. It is available at 13,000 outlets with mail orders via Washington DC. A $5 minimum order and 50 cent handling fee apply.
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U.S. Postal Service
U.S
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
James Renwick
Trinity Church
Boston
Henry Hobson Richardson
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Philadelphia
Frank Furness
Lyndhurst
Tarrytown
N.Y
Alexander Jackson Davis
USA
USPS
Stamps & Stories
Philatelic Sales Division