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The Atlanta Journal The Atlanta Constitution press Livina Sunday. April 21, 1991 ectors sure to fawn over latest issue MAXEJRMIT STOS 12 HOUR SALE TO frit A I Up to 70 Off MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991 9AM to 9PM deleft Dickens a la Disney Using Walt Disney characters as players and the works of Charles Dickens for settings, the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda has issued eight stamps and two souvenir sheets to promote the International Year of Literacy in cooperation with the United Nations. On the 15-cent, Donald Duck's nephews Huey and Dewey appear in a scene from "Christmas Stories." The 45-cent shows Donald in a scene from "Bleak House." Dewey appears again on the 50-cent, portraying Oliver from "Oliver Twist." The 60-cent features Daisy Duck as the marchioness from "The Old Curiosity Shop." Little Nell and her grandfather, characters from "The Old Curiosity Shop," appear on the $1. The $2 shows Uncle Scrooge McDuck in "Pickwick Papers." Minnie Mouse appears on the $3 as Florence from "Dombey and Son" and on the $4 as Jenny Wren from "Our Mutual Friend." The souvenir sheets feature Disney characters in scenes from "David Copperfield" and "Oliver Twist." Free catalog The U.S. Postal Service is of KWMfTrm term am By Syd Kronlsh The Associated Press A recent issue from the U.S.

Postal Service proves that stamps can be fun. It's the 19-cent postcard-rate fawn stamp, which features a baby deer poised to take its first steps. The stamp shows the fawn in a lush green clearing dotted with yellow wildflowers, with a blue-green forest in the background. It is the first postcard-rate stamp issued since the recent rate increase. According to the Postal Service, 1 billion fawn stamps are being produced.

First-day cancellations are available in either of two ways. The deadline for ordering is May 10. The Postal Service encourages customers to buy the fawn stamp at a local post office and affix it to a self-addressed postcard or to a self-addressed envelope with an additional 10 cents postage affixed. Submit the cov-erfor cancellation in a larger envelope addressed to Customer-Affixed Postcards-Envelopes, Fawn Stamp, Postmaster, 900 Brentwood Road N.E., Washington, D.C. 20066-9991.

If you would like to have the Postal Service affix the stamp, send, for each cover desired, a self-addressed postcard and a check or money order for 19 cents (or a self-addressed enve- lope with a check or money order for 29 cents) to: Fawn Stamp, Postmaster, 900 Brentwood Road N.E., Washington, D.C. 20066-9992. The Postal Service will add a 10-cent Canal Boat stamp to envelopes submitted for fawn stamp cancellations. First signs of spring Crocuses are in bloom on four new stamps from Yugoslavia. The species depicted on the stamps are native to Yugoslavia's Macedonian Republic.

For further information on these and other stamps from Yu- -goslavia, write to: Yugoslavian Stamp Agency, One Unicover Center, Cheyenne, Wyd. 82008-0004. The latest from China A variety of themes are featured on recent stamp issues from The new issues Three new stamps featuring an irrigation project that was completed more than 2,000 years ago in Sichuan Province, the "rice bowl" of China. A stamp honoring a com-' munist uprising in France that occurred 120 years ago. Two Family.

Planning stamps that encourage population control. One is called "Con- GREATEST PERM SALE! Premier Perm and Relaxer Touch-up NEW LOWER SALE PRICE! 2S The Fawn stamp is the first postcard-rate stamp to be issued since the recent rae increase. trol the Population" and the other is called "Enhance the Quality." Famous ocean liners To honor Rotary International, the Caribbean island of St. Vincent has overprinted eight stamps and two souvenir sheets of a 1989 series honoring famous ocean liners. The denominations and featured liners are 10 cents, the He de France; 40 cents, the Liberte; 50 cents, the Mauretania; 75 cents, the France; $1, the Aquita-nia; $2, the United States; $3, the Olympic; and $4, the Queen Elizabeth.

The two $6 souvenir sheets feature the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth 2. Reg. $50 COMPLETE Shampoo Haircut Conditioner Blowdry Curling Iron Finish 'Prices slightly higher lor long hair and Designer Perm Wraps fering a free catalog of stamp products and stamp gift ideas, Send requests to: Philatelic Sales Division, P.O. Box 449997, Kan sas City, Mo. 64144-9997.

Kiwi graces New Zealand's first self-adhesive stamp rica. The values are 20, 35, 50 and 65 cents. There are about 8,000 mountain zebra in Namibia. They are the target of lions, leopards, cheetahs and hyenas. Soviet Union: The 30th anni UlsssMmMeMlMgMM versary of the first man in space recently was recalled on four stamps and a souvenir sheet by the Soviet Union.

The first space' Horn's address is JPA, Box 557, Boalsburg, Pa. 16827. International news Christmas Island: The police on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean are special. All three of them. The island, with a population of about 3,000, re-' cently issued four commemoratives and a souvenir sheet honoring the police.

The designs show police work on two values of 43 cents, a 90-cent stamp and a $1.20 stamp. The $2.96 souvenir sheet incorporates the four stamps. Namibia: The mountain zebra is featured on four commemoratives issued recently by Namibia, formerly South-West Af flight was conducted by Yuri Gagarin, who is depicted on four 25- Family I Iciraittsn kopek stamps as a pilot, a cosmo NO APPOINTMENTS NECESSARY SMIMSl4S1 naut, a civilian and. a mentor to Opening Seen: Opening Soon: Village st Msbieton other cosmonauts. The souvenir 404-79-177 BrleretlflVIHage MattltqumalltortliDAak sheet includes the four stamps MaiPteosSh.Ctr.

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The cover was auctioned in Switzerland and drew spirited bidding. The winner was a businessman from Japan, according to Linn's Stamp News. The previous record for a postal item was $1.35 million in 1990 for a Swedish 3-skilling banco error of 1855. The Swedish error had eclipsed the $935,000 paid in 1989 for the 1856 British Guiana 1-penny magenta. JPA change The Junior Philatelists of America has announced the appointment of Sally Horn as its new executive secretary.

Ms. By Dominic Sama Hnjght-Ridder Newspapers 5 The kiwi is the national bird of; New Zealand, appearing on coins, currency and stamps. So it's no surprise that the kiwi appears on New Zealand's first self-adhesive stamp. The 40-cent definitive with the peel-back paper was issued April 10 with five other stamps. The stamp, which depicts a brown kiwi, eliminates tedious licking.

Such stamps are popular with small businesses, organizations and clubs that regularly send out mail but not enough to warrant a meter machine. Other nations that use self-adhesive stamps include the United States, Australia, Canada and Japan. a The kiwi, a flightless and nocturnal bird found only in New Zealand, also will appear on a circular $1 stamp. The round stamp is printed in red and is identical to a green $1 circular definitive issued in 1988. Four commemoratives honoring the tuatara, a reptile, were issued with the kiwi stamps.

The reptile stamps are in 40-cent denominations. About 30,000 tuata- Mr. Gagarin lifted off April 12, 1961, orbiting the Earth once Henugeniiie eoe-pwe-ene KWIan Hill Center Shannon Souttipark Mall Lawreneevllia Town Center Sprayberry Square 404MS-27S1 404M5-T600 404-S6S-2i04 in one hour and 29 minutes. He was killed in a plane crash nnnaaaDOBBD March 27, 1968, at age 34. a I i 1 1, mi ill' Hi; Hi 1 ill El 171 I Si ill j) "1 ii Quipon expires April 341991.

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