5c Plant For A More Beautiful America single

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Printer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Description
This Beautification of America Issue stamp was issued to publicize President Lyndon Johnson’s “Plant for a More Beautiful America” campaign. The campaign was inspired by First Lady Lady Bird Johnson’s conservation and beautification efforts. The stamp features an image of the Jefferson Memorial, the Tidal Basin and cherry blossoms in Washington, DC.
United States; President Lyndon B. Johnson; First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; Plant for a More Beautiful America; campaign; conservation; beautification; nature; Jefferson Memorial; Tidal Basin; Potomac River; cherry blossom; tree; plant; flower; water
October 5, 1966
Object number
1980.2493.5619
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (emerald, pink, black); adhesive / engraving
Place
District of Columbia
United States of America
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Title
Scott Catalogue USA 1318
National Postal Museum
Topic
Plants
The Environment
U.S. Stamps
Record ID
npm_1980.2493.5619
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm848141a88-144c-4d43-98f4-581ea9eb4826
Stamp with illustration of the Jefferson Memorial seen through the branches of a flowering tree
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