August 10, 1965 – 22,000 people come from all over the country to celebrate the First Day of Issue for the new 5-cent United States Post Office commemorative postage stamp honoring the 31st President of the United States – Herbert C. Hoover.
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Iowa Statehood Centennial Celebration – Iowa City. On August 3, 1946 – The United States Postal Service holds a first-day-release ceremony in Iowa City for a new 3-cent commemorative postage stamp that celebrates the 100th anniversary of Iowa Statehood (1846).
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