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A commemorative stamp is a postage stamp issued to honor or commemorate a place, event or person. Most postal services of the world issue several of these each year, often holding first day of issue ceremonies at locations connected with the subjects. Commemorative stamps are usually used alongside ordinary or regular-issue stamps of the time, although in some cases their use has been obligatory.

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	Commemorative Framed Postage Stamp
	Your Choice: Commemorative Framed Postage Stamps of baseball legends Lou Gehrig or Babe Ruth. SAVE BIG! Now, you can own a wood-framed First Day of Issue stamped envelope featuring Babe Ruth or Lou Gehrig, released by the U...

	Commemorative Framed Postage Stamp
	Your Choice: Commemorative Framed Postage Stamps of baseball legends Lou Gehrig or Babe Ruth. SAVE BIG! Each framed, with collector'senvelope and first-day stamp Now, you can own a wood-framed First Day of Issue stamped envelope featuring Babe Ruth or Lou Gehrig, released by the U...

The 2000 Commemorative Stamp Yearbook Reviews I love these books and buy them every year. I was started at the age of 6 by my dear departed uncle on collecting stamps. I can now share this simple joy with my own nieces and nephews. The book is full of information and photos relating to each postal issue (complete commemorative issues for the year). And the copies I have purchased new from the original vendor, obviously the US Postal Service, have come with the stamps and the protective sleeves to insert each stamp into before mounting them in the book itself. (I have noticed some offered on the secondary market are without the stamps.)They are each different in design each year and covered in a durable laminated type cover. A collection of these in the book case would provide many hours of entertainment year ofter year, without turning on a tv or a computer. They would offer a great family activity to work through and study upon the subjects included in the yearbooks. You know what they say about learning something new everyday.... If you know someone who enjoys collecting stamps, or enjoys learning about Americana, then this is the a good book for that person. The very nice hard bound book contains the commemorative stamp series for the year 2000. What is cool is that the actual stamps are enclosed. Surrounding each stamp is about two pages devoted to describing the history and background of the stamp and its subject. I do not keep books on my coffee table, but I would assume that this would be a good book for that purpose. I enjoyed receiving this book as a gift, and I am sure others would as well. Average Rating:

Explore The Universe Of Stamps!Stamps represent so much more than the fee to mail a letter. In their own small way, they remind us of what is unique and special about America, highlighting the people, places, events, and issues that are important to us as a nation...

	The 2005 Commemorative Stamp Yearbook
	This year, the U.S. Postal Service's commemorative stamp program encourages us to look beyond ourselves and strive for great things. From legendary figures such as Ronald Reagan and Arthur Ashe to awe-inspiring creations such as skyscrapers and sports cars, the 2005 stamps showcase a variety of subjects from the worlds of nature, science, the arts, and public service...

	1979 "1980 Summer Olympics" U.S. Commemorative Stamp Panel SC#CP116
	Produced by the Postal Commemorative Society, Scott catalog #CP116. Consists of a block of 4 commemorative stamps (these are SC#1794a, which is SC#s 1791-1794), a lithograph representation of the stamps' subject (this litho is by Robert Handville), and a detailed description of the stamps and the work of art...

	1999 U.S. 33 Cent Pittsburgh Steelers Commemorative Envelope
	This stamp issued in 1999 by the USPS is the focus of this Officially Licensed Commemorative Envelope. Stamped on the National Release Date of November 18, 1999 in Pittsburgh. This first day cover is sure to be essential to anyones collection whether stamps or Steelers fans...

	1980 "Winter Olympics" U.S. Commemorative Stamp Panel SC#122CP
	Produced by the Postal Commemorative Society, Scott catalog #122CP. Consists of a block of 4 commemorative stamps (these are SC#1798c, which is SC#s 1795a-1798a), a lithograph representation of the stamps' subject (this litho is by Robert Handville), and a detailed description of the stamps and the work of art...

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There are several candidates for the title of first commemorative. A 17-cent stamp issued in 1860 by New Brunswick, showing the Prince of Wales in anticipation of his visit is one possibility. The United States 15-cent black stamp of 1866 depicts Abraham Lincoln, and was the first stamp issued after his assassination in 1865, but it was not officially declared as a memorial to him. The U.S. also issued a 5-cent stamp in 1882 showing the recently murdered President James A. Garfield. In addition, the United States issued stamped envelopes for the Centennial Exposition in 1876, although technically these are postal stationery and not stamps. The UK's Jubilee Issue of 1887 may be thought of as commemorative of the 50 years' reign of Queen Victoria, although there are no special inscriptions on the stamps, and they were intended as regular stamps.

The first undoubtedly commemorative stamps were issued by New South Wales in 1888 to mark its 100th anniversary; the six types all include the inscription "ONE HUNDRED YEARS". Commemoratives followed in 1891 for Hong Kong and Romania, then in 1892 and 1893 a half-dozen nations of America issued commemoratives for the 400th anniversary of the discovery by Christopher Columbus.

The appearance of commemorative s caused a backlash among some stamp collectors, who balked at the prospect of laying out ever-larger sums to acquire the stamps of the world, and they formed the Society for the Suppression of Speculative Stamps around 1894 to blacklist what they deemed to be excessive stamps. However, it had very little effect, and today the early commemorative are prized by collectors.

Today, commemorative stamp collection remains one of the most popular collection hobbies in the world.