April 14, 1982 – The United States Postal Service celebrates America’s State Flowers & State Birds – issuing a 50-state sheet of commemorative postage stamps.
In 1982 – in what some believe to be one of the most artistic stamp series issued by the U.S.P.S. – the Iowa State Bird: the Eastern Goldfinch, and the Iowa State Flower: the Wild Rose – appeared in a 50-state sheet of stamps.
Lots of famous folks have Iowa connections, with a small handful of them having been pictured on U.S. postage stamps! The only prerequisite, sadly, is that you have to be deceased. Take a look at these famous Iowans who made their mark in the world, and here, in one place, is the complete list of U.S. commemorative postage stamps featuring events and locations with Iowa-based themes!
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