Johnny Appleseed stamp to honor the folk hero
A 5 cent Johnny Appleseed stamp first in the American Folklore Series will be issued Saturday in Leominster Massachusetts, Johnny Appleseed the birthplace of John Chapman. The vertical stamp with a red apple shows a figure with a spade and seedbag and goes on sale Monday September 26 in Winchester and all U.S. post offices.
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Johnny Appleseed
Leominster
Mass
John Chapman
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Pennsylvania
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Ohio
Indiana
Ashland
Ashland County
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Louise English, 49, of Brooklyn, was killed in a Sunday crash on Interstate 95 four miles north of Dumfries in Prince William County. The incident increases Virginia's highway death toll for the year to 773, up from 749 last year.
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Louise English
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Prince William County
Stamp to honor Johnny Appleseed set for nationwide sale
A 5 cent Johnny Appleseed commemorative stamp will go on sale next Monday in Winchester and across the United States. Postmaster Wilbur R. Johnston says the issue will honor John Chapman, the famed orchard pioneer, with initial print run of 117 million stamps. The stamp design features a red apple with green stem and "Johnny Appleseed" text in green.
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Winchester
United States
John Chapman
Leominster
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Wilbur R. Johnston
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Ohio
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Winchester Post Office
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New York City
Post Office Department
Harvard
Asl
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