2012 First-Class Forever Stamp,Lady Bird Johnson Centennial: Plant for More Beautiful Cities
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U.S. #4716e
2012 45¢ Plant for More Beautiful Cities
Lady Bird Johnson
The nation’s capital was uninviting to its residents and tourists when Lady Bird Johnson settled into the East Wing of the White House. She believed cleaning up Washington, D.C., would ease tensions in neighborhoods and set an example for other U.S. cities.
In 1965, Johnson invited activists and possible donors to the first meeting of the Society for a More Beautiful National Capital. Some members were interested in improving the places tourists would visit, while others were concerned with bettering the inner-city areas where the year-round residents lived. Lady Bird encouraged both groups.
The First Lady wanted to make Washington’s Mall more attractive and called for volunteers to begin replacing “a dispirited sprig of grass” with “shrubs and flowers.” Thousands of trees and plants were added to the capital’s landscape, including two million daffodil bulbs planted in just four years.
“Project Pride” enlisted college students and school children in cleaning up trash in low-income areas. Programs also invited families to take part in bettering their communities.
Each year, the blooming flowers and trees in Washington, D.C., give testimony to the work of Lady Bird Johnson.
In the 1960s, stamps were issued to encourage the beautification of America. The artwork from those stamps, as well as Lady Bird’s White House portrait, were the inspiration behind the stamps which commemorate her 100th birth anniversary. The original engraved stamps with art by Walter D. Richards and Gyo Fujikawa were adapted for printing in offset lithography.
Value: 45¢ 1-ounce first-class rate
Issued: November 30, 2012
First Day City: Austin, TX
Type of Stamp: Commemorative
Printed By: Ashton Potter
Printing Method: Offset
Perforations: Die cut 10 3/4
Self-Adhesive
Quantity: 2,000,000
The stamps that inspired the 2012 Lady Bird Johnson issues are U.S. #1318 and U.S. #1368-68.
U.S. #4716e
2012 45¢ Plant for More Beautiful Cities
Lady Bird Johnson
The nation’s capital was uninviting to its residents and tourists when Lady Bird Johnson settled into the East Wing of the White House. She believed cleaning up Washington, D.C., would ease tensions in neighborhoods and set an example for other U.S. cities.
In 1965, Johnson invited activists and possible donors to the first meeting of the Society for a More Beautiful National Capital. Some members were interested in improving the places tourists would visit, while others were concerned with bettering the inner-city areas where the year-round residents lived. Lady Bird encouraged both groups.
The First Lady wanted to make Washington’s Mall more attractive and called for volunteers to begin replacing “a dispirited sprig of grass” with “shrubs and flowers.” Thousands of trees and plants were added to the capital’s landscape, including two million daffodil bulbs planted in just four years.
“Project Pride” enlisted college students and school children in cleaning up trash in low-income areas. Programs also invited families to take part in bettering their communities.
Each year, the blooming flowers and trees in Washington, D.C., give testimony to the work of Lady Bird Johnson.
In the 1960s, stamps were issued to encourage the beautification of America. The artwork from those stamps, as well as Lady Bird’s White House portrait, were the inspiration behind the stamps which commemorate her 100th birth anniversary. The original engraved stamps with art by Walter D. Richards and Gyo Fujikawa were adapted for printing in offset lithography.
Value: 45¢ 1-ounce first-class rate
Issued: November 30, 2012
First Day City: Austin, TX
Type of Stamp: Commemorative
Printed By: Ashton Potter
Printing Method: Offset
Perforations: Die cut 10 3/4
Self-Adhesive
Quantity: 2,000,000
The stamps that inspired the 2012 Lady Bird Johnson issues are U.S. #1318 and U.S. #1368-68.