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- First Day Cover Honoring Rachel Carson, May 28, 1981 - Marine biologist Rachel Carson helped spark the environmental movements of the 1960s with her book <em>Silent Spring</em>. It described how widespread pesticide use, in particular DDT, was harming and killing birds and other animals as well as threatening the health of humans. Her book helped the general population understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and how localized polluting affects larger natural systems.
- May 28, 1981
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First Day Cover Honoring Rachel Carson, May 28, 1981
Marine biologist Rachel Carson helped spark the environmental movements of the 1960s with her book Silent Spring. It described how widespread pesticide use, in particular DDT, was harming and killing birds and other animals as well as threatening the health of humans. Her book helped the general population understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and how localized polluting affects larger natural systems.
- Aer Lingus Commemorates 50th Anniversary of the 1928 "Bremen" East-West Transatlantic Flight - Ireland's postal service partnered with airline Aer Lingus in 1978 to issue this commemorative first-day cover celebrating the 50th anniversary of the transatlantic flight of the <em>Bremen</em>. Crewed by Hermann Kohl, James Fitzmaurice, and Ehrenfried Guenther von Huenefeld, the <em>Bremen</em>'s flight -- from Baldonnel, Ireland, to Greenly Island, Canada -- was the first east-to-west crossing, made against prevailing westerly winds.
- 1928
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Aer Lingus Commemorates 50th Anniversary of the 1928 "Bremen" East-West Transatlantic Flight
Ireland's postal service partnered with airline Aer Lingus in 1978 to issue this commemorative first-day cover celebrating the 50th anniversary of the transatlantic flight of the Bremen. Crewed by Hermann Kohl, James Fitzmaurice, and Ehrenfried Guenther von Huenefeld, the Bremen's flight -- from Baldonnel, Ireland, to Greenly Island, Canada -- was the first east-to-west crossing, made against prevailing westerly winds.
- First Day Cover Honoring Rachel Carson, May 28, 1981 - Marine biologist Rachel Carson helped spark the environmental movements of the 1960s with her book <em>Silent Spring</em>. It described how widespread pesticide use, in particular DDT, was harming and killing birds and other animals as well as threatening the health of humans. Her book helped the general population understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and how localized polluting affects larger natural systems.
- May 28, 1981
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First Day Cover Honoring Rachel Carson, May 28, 1981
Marine biologist Rachel Carson helped spark the environmental movements of the 1960s with her book Silent Spring. It described how widespread pesticide use, in particular DDT, was harming and killing birds and other animals as well as threatening the health of humans. Her book helped the general population understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and how localized polluting affects larger natural systems.
- First Day Cover, "Rachel Carson Poet of Nature," May 28, 1981 - Marine biologist Rachel Carson helped spark the environmental movements of the 1960s with her book <em>Silent Spring</em>. It described how widespread pesticide use, in particular DDT, was harming and killing birds and other animals as well as threatening the health of humans. Her book helped the general population understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and how localized polluting affects larger natural systems.
- May 28, 1981
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First Day Cover, "Rachel Carson Poet of Nature," May 28, 1981
Marine biologist Rachel Carson helped spark the environmental movements of the 1960s with her book Silent Spring. It described how widespread pesticide use, in particular DDT, was harming and killing birds and other animals as well as threatening the health of humans. Her book helped the general population understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and how localized polluting affects larger natural systems.
- Royal Mail First Day Cover, October 13, 1982, "Ford No. 1 B.T.H. Diesel Electric 1932-1982" - Diesel-electric locomotives offered several advantages over their steam-powered counterparts. They used less fuel, required less maintenance, and could be operated by smaller crews. They were particularly well suited to yard service like switching railcars around an industrial plant. This postal cover commemorates the 50th anniversary of a British-built locomotive used at Ford Motor Company's Dagenham plant near London.
- 1982
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Royal Mail First Day Cover, October 13, 1982, "Ford No. 1 B.T.H. Diesel Electric 1932-1982"
Diesel-electric locomotives offered several advantages over their steam-powered counterparts. They used less fuel, required less maintenance, and could be operated by smaller crews. They were particularly well suited to yard service like switching railcars around an industrial plant. This postal cover commemorates the 50th anniversary of a British-built locomotive used at Ford Motor Company's Dagenham plant near London.
- 60th Anniversary of the First Guided Aerial Flight by Radio Beacon, February 1, 1987 -
- February 01, 1987
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60th Anniversary of the First Guided Aerial Flight by Radio Beacon, February 1, 1987
- First Day Cover Honoring Rachel Carson, May 28, 1981 - Marine biologist Rachel Carson helped spark the environmental movements of the 1960s with her book <em>Silent Spring</em>. It described how widespread pesticide use, in particular DDT, was harming and killing birds and other animals as well as threatening the health of humans. Her book helped the general population understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and how localized polluting affects larger natural systems.
- May 28, 1981
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First Day Cover Honoring Rachel Carson, May 28, 1981
Marine biologist Rachel Carson helped spark the environmental movements of the 1960s with her book Silent Spring. It described how widespread pesticide use, in particular DDT, was harming and killing birds and other animals as well as threatening the health of humans. Her book helped the general population understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and how localized polluting affects larger natural systems.
- "The Solar Cell: Bell Labs Rolls Out the First Practical Solar Cell April 25, 1954," First Day Cover, 2019 -
- April 25, 1954
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"The Solar Cell: Bell Labs Rolls Out the First Practical Solar Cell April 25, 1954," First Day Cover, 2019
- Rachel L. Carson Postage Stamp First Day Cover, May 28, 1981 - Marine biologist Rachel Carson helped spark the environmental movements of the 1960s with her book <em>Silent Spring</em>. It described how widespread pesticide use, in particular DDT, was harming and killing birds and other animals as well as threatening the health of humans. Her book helped the general population understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and how localized polluting affects larger natural systems.
- May 28, 1981
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Rachel L. Carson Postage Stamp First Day Cover, May 28, 1981
Marine biologist Rachel Carson helped spark the environmental movements of the 1960s with her book Silent Spring. It described how widespread pesticide use, in particular DDT, was harming and killing birds and other animals as well as threatening the health of humans. Her book helped the general population understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and how localized polluting affects larger natural systems.
- Harriet Tubman issue First Day Cover, 1978 Black Heritage Series -
- February 01, 1978
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Harriet Tubman issue First Day Cover, 1978 Black Heritage Series