Celebrate the Century

On February 3rd, 1998, the Postal Service released the first sheets of Celebrate the Century stamps. Prompted by the upcoming Millennium celebration, this  series recognizes those people, places, and events that shaped the twentieth century.  Each sheet contains 15 stamps – click on the enlarged stamps to discover more about each subject.

US #3182 Celebrate the Century – 1900s
US #3182
Celebrate the Century – 1900s

Model T Ford
Model T Ford
President Theodore Roosevelt
President Theodore Roosevelt
The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery
Crayola Crayons
Crayola Crayons
St. Louis World's Fair
St. Louis World's Fair
Pure Food and Drug Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Kitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk
Ash Can Painters
Ash Can Painters
Immigrants Arrive
Immigrants Arrive
John Muir
John Muir
Teddy Bear Created
Teddy Bear Created
W.E.B. du Bois
W.E.B. du Bois
Gibson Girl
Gibson Girl
First World Series
First World Series
Robie House, Chicago
Robie House, Chicago

 

US #3183 Celebrate the Century – 1910s
US #3183
Celebrate the Century – 1910s
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve
George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver
Armory Show
Armory Show
Telephone Line
Telephone Line
Panama Canal Opens
Panama Canal Opens
Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
US Enters WWI
US Enters WWI
Scouting Founded
Scouting Founded
President Woodrow Wilson
President Woodrow Wilson
First Crossword Puzzle
First Crossword Puzzle
Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Construction Toys
Construction Toys
Child Labor Reforms
Child Labor Reforms
US #3184 Celebrate the Century – 1920s
US #3184
Celebrate the Century – 1920s
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth
Gatsby Style
Gatsby Style
Prohibition
Prohibition
Toy Trains
Toy Trains
19th Amendment
19th Amendment
Emily Post
Emily Post
Margaret Mead
Margaret Mead
Charleston
Charleston
Radio America
Radio America
Art Deco Style
Art Deco Style
Jazz
Jazz
Four Horsemen
Four Horsemen
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
Realism
Realism
Stock Market Crash
Stock Market Crash
US #3185 Celebrate the Century – 1930s
US #3185
Celebrate the Century – 1930s
Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Empire State Building
Empire State Building
Life Magazine Debuts
Life Magazine Debuts
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
FDR's New Deal
FDR's New Deal
Superman
Superman
Kitchens Revolutionized
Kitchens Revolutionized
Snow White
Snow White
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens
Streamline Design
Streamline Design
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
Depression Survival
Depression Survival
Bobby Jones
Bobby Jones
Monopoly Game
Monopoly Game
US #3186 Celebrate the Century – 1940s
US #3186
Celebrate the Century – 1940s
World War II
World War II
Antiobiotics
Antiobiotics
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
We Can Do It!
We Can Do It!
TV Entertains America
TV Entertains America
Jitterbug Sweeps Nation
Jitterbug Sweeps Nation
Abstract Expressionism
Abstract Expressionism
GI Bill
GI Bill
Big Band Sound
Big Band Sound
International Architecture
International Architecture
Postwar Baby Boom
Postwar Baby Boom
Slinky Craze
Slinky Craze
Streetcar Named Desire
Streetcar Named Desire
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
US #3187 Celebrate the Century – 1950s
US #3187
Celebrate the Century – 1950s
Polio Vaccine
Polio Vaccine
Teen Fashion
Teen Fashion
Shot Heard Round the World
Shot Heard Round the World
US Launches Satellite
US Launches Satellite
Korean War
Korean War
Public School Desegregation
Public School Desegregation
Tail Fins and Chrome
Tail Fins and Chrome
Cat in the Hat
Cat in the Hat
Drive-In Movies
Drive-In Movies
World Series Rivals
World Series Rivals
Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
Rock 'n Roll
Rock 'n Roll
Stock Car Racing
Stock Car Racing
3-D Movies
3-D Movies
US #3188 Celebrate the Century – 1960s
US #3188
Celebrate the Century – 1960s
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Woodstock
Woodstock
Man Walks on Moon
Man Walks on Moon
Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
Star Trek
Star Trek
Peace Corps
Peace Corps
Vietnam War
Vietnam War
Ford Mustang
Ford Mustang
Barbie Doll
Barbie Doll
Integrated Circuit
Integrated Circuit
Lasers
Lasers
Super Bowl I
Super Bowl I
Peace Symbol
Peace Symbol
Roger Maris
Roger Maris
The Beatles
The Beatles
US #3189 Celebrate the Century – 1970s
US #3189
Celebrate the Century – 1970s
Earth Day
Earth Day
All in the Family
All in the Family
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Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Disco
Disco
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bicentennial
Bicentennial
Secretariat
Secretariat
VCRs
VCRs
Pioneer 10
Pioneer 10
Women's Rights Movement
Women's Rights Movement
Fashion
Fashion
Monday Night Football
Monday Night Football
Smiley Face
Smiley Face
Jumbo Jets
Jumbo Jets
Medical Imaging
Medical Imaging
US #3190 Celebrate the Century – 1980s
US #3190
Celebrate the Century – 1980s
Space Shuttle Program
Space Shuttle Program
Cats Storms Broadway
Cats Storms Broadway
San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
Hostages Come Home
Hostages Come Home
Figure Skating
Figure Skating
Cable TV
Cable TV
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Compact Discs
Compact Discs
Cabbage Patch Kids
Cabbage Patch Kids
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Video Games
Video Games

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E.T.
E.T.
Personal Computers
Personal Computers
Hip-Hop Culture
Hip-Hop Culture

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US #3191 Celebrate the Century – 1990s
US #3191
Celebrate the Century – 1990s
New Baseball Records
New Baseball Records
Gulf War
Gulf War
Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Extreme Sports
Extreme Sports
Improving Education
Improving Education
Computer Arts and Graphics
Computer Arts and Graphics
Recovering Species
Recovering Species
Return to Space
Return to Space
Special Olympics
Special Olympics
Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
Titanic
Titanic
SUVs
SUVs
World Wide Web
World Wide Web
Cell Phones
Cell Phones

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