The U. S. Postal Service Commemorates Harbor Light
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The beginning of the story of the Harbor Light stamp was told in this February 28, 2013, article in the New London Times supplement to The Day newspaper.
Reproduced with permission of The Day
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Below: A press release from the Maritime Society announced that Harbor Light was one of five depicted on a new set of stamps featuring coastal lighthouses of New England.
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Below: Two clippings from The Day, July, 2013
Courtesy of The Day
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The First Day of Issue ceremony was held on July 13, 2013, at the Custom House Maritime Museum as part of the annual Sailfest event.
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In addition to the standard First Day Cover available for purchase by collectors, two special covers were designed by the late Alan P. Bentz of Stonington.
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Below: This page from a 2013 Postal Service catalog describes the various formats of the lighthouse issue available to collectors.
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