Stamp recognizes centennial of cherry blossoms in D.C.
The newest postage stamp available in the Bluffton post office honors the Cherry Blossom Centennial. The stamp was issued March 24.
Background on Cherry Blossom Centennial
In 1912 Japan gave 3,000 cherry trees to the United States, which were planted round the Tidal Basin in the nation's capital.
In artist Paul Rogers's design for the se-tenent stamps, blossoming trees arch over a family on a stroll with two girls dressed in bright kimonos, the Washington Monument in the background. In the stamp on the right, the Jefferson Memorial is the backdrop for sightseers under a canopy of pink blooms. Although this seems like an ideal subject for a joint issue with Japan, no such arrangements have been made to date.
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