# 2224 FDC - 1986 22c Statue of Liberty
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22¢ Statue of Liberty Centennial
City: New York, NY
Quantity:Â 220,725,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Engraved
Perforations: 11
Color: Scarlet and dark blue
Joint Issue:Â France #2014
Birth Of Joseph Pulitzer
Pulitzerâs father was a respected and successful businessman. In 1853 Pulitzerâs father moved the family to Pest and hired private tutors for the children. However, after his father died in 1858, the business went bankrupt. Pulitzer tried joining several European armies but ultimately decided to move to America.
When the war ended, Pulitzer traveled to New York before settling in St. Louis. There he attempted a variety of jobs including mule driver, waiter, and recorder for the railroad. In 1867, he became an American citizen and the following year was admitted to the bar. His law career was short lived because of his poor English and gangly appearance.
In 1879, Pulitzer bought two newspapers in St. Louis and merged them to create the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Circulation increased because he reached out to the average citizen, rather than the intellectual. The newspaper is still in existence today.
Pulitzer returned to New York and bought the New York World in 1883. He turned around the failing paper, using human-interest stories and sensationalism. Circulation grew from 15,000 to 600,000, making it the largest newspaper in the country. Pulitzerâs habit of sensationalism and yellow journalism (biased reporting) was later an instigator (along with that of William Hearst) in Americaâs entrance into the Spanish-American War.
One of Pulitzerâs most notable newspaper ventures came in 1885. Two years earlier construction had begun in New York City on the 15-foot pedestal that would hold the Statue of Liberty. But over time fundraising efforts stalled. Pulitzer had a stroke of genius. He launched a fund raising drive and offered to print the name of every donor in his New York World.  Within five months, he had collected $102,000, mostly from donations of less than a dollar.
In 1892, Joseph Pulitzer offered money to Columbia University to set up the worldâs first school of journalism, but the gift was turned down. Years later, a graduate school was established using a donation left to the school in Pulitzerâs will.
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22¢ Statue of Liberty Centennial
City: New York, NY
Quantity:Â 220,725,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Engraved
Perforations: 11
Color: Scarlet and dark blue
Joint Issue:Â France #2014
Birth Of Joseph Pulitzer
Pulitzerâs father was a respected and successful businessman. In 1853 Pulitzerâs father moved the family to Pest and hired private tutors for the children. However, after his father died in 1858, the business went bankrupt. Pulitzer tried joining several European armies but ultimately decided to move to America.
When the war ended, Pulitzer traveled to New York before settling in St. Louis. There he attempted a variety of jobs including mule driver, waiter, and recorder for the railroad. In 1867, he became an American citizen and the following year was admitted to the bar. His law career was short lived because of his poor English and gangly appearance.
In 1879, Pulitzer bought two newspapers in St. Louis and merged them to create the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Circulation increased because he reached out to the average citizen, rather than the intellectual. The newspaper is still in existence today.
Pulitzer returned to New York and bought the New York World in 1883. He turned around the failing paper, using human-interest stories and sensationalism. Circulation grew from 15,000 to 600,000, making it the largest newspaper in the country. Pulitzerâs habit of sensationalism and yellow journalism (biased reporting) was later an instigator (along with that of William Hearst) in Americaâs entrance into the Spanish-American War.
One of Pulitzerâs most notable newspaper ventures came in 1885. Two years earlier construction had begun in New York City on the 15-foot pedestal that would hold the Statue of Liberty. But over time fundraising efforts stalled. Pulitzer had a stroke of genius. He launched a fund raising drive and offered to print the name of every donor in his New York World.  Within five months, he had collected $102,000, mostly from donations of less than a dollar.
In 1892, Joseph Pulitzer offered money to Columbia University to set up the worldâs first school of journalism, but the gift was turned down. Years later, a graduate school was established using a donation left to the school in Pulitzerâs will.
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