Moore Stamp Delights with First Day Dec 3 at Smyrna
Public reveal of the John Bassett Moore five dollar stamp in the Prominent Americans series notes first day ceremony in Smyrna Delaware on Dec 3 1966. The stamp features Moore born Smyrna Delaware Dec 3 1860 with designer Tom Laufer and engravers Dintaman and Burnell.
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O’brien
John Bassett Moore
Smyrna
Del
Moore
Post Office
General Council
Timothy May
Tom Laufer
San Francisco
American Bar Assn. Journal
Arthur Dintaman
William Burman
William Burnell
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
University of Virginia
Cleveland
Wilson
Spain
China
Brazil
Delaware
State Department
New York City
Reserve Bank of Australia
Perth
Dirk Hartog
British Royalty Hidden in India
AP reports in Bombay that statues of British rulers are being removed or vandalized and moved to Victoria Gardens zoo. Quiet nightly raids disfigure figures like Queen Victoria and King George, with noses or ears chipped away, while many pedestals stand bare. Gateway of India remains untouched.
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Bombay
India
Victoria Gardens
England
Queen Victoria
George
Gateway of India
George V
Queen Mary
Costly notice warns David Ellis of small debt
In UPMINSTER England the electricity board spent nearly four cents to mail David Ellis a notice stating he owes the company slightly more than a penny.
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Upminster
England
UPI
The
Electricity Board
David Ellis
Spoonbread With Bacon and Grits Serves 6 to 8
A southern spoonbread baked in a water bath blends enriched grits cheddar and crisp bacon. This two cook version pairs well with fried chicken or Brunswick stew and can be a lunch main dish.
Quotes on duty and human dignity from West German leaders
West German cabinet minister Johann-Baptist Gradl argues a country must not be loved above all else. General Ulrich de Maiziere states orders conflicting with human dignity or crimes against individuals need not be obeyed.
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Johann-Baptist Gradl
Ulrich de Maiziere
Wife Has Excuse For Being Late
In Mexico City Rodolfo Perez waited in an apartment lobby for his wife to join him for a movie. She failed to appear because she was giving birth to triplets, two girls and a boy, increasing the Perez children from eight to eleven. He missed the film.
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Mexico City
UPI
Rodolfo Perez
Perez
Little Perez
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Hague
Permanent Court of International Justice
Columbia University
Ustralia
Hartog
Note Printing
Philatelic Bureau
Melbourne
Australia
John
Mazola
Mazola Margaring
Cecily Brownstone
AP Food
S&h
S&h Green Stamps
S&h Redemption Center
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