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
Model T Ford
President Theodore Roosevelt
The Great Train Robbery
Crayola Crayons
St. Louis World’s Fair
Pure Food and Drug Act
Kitty Hawk
Ash Can Painters
Immigrants Arrive
John Muir
Teddy Bear Created
W.E.B. du Bois
Gibson Girl
First World Series
Robie House, Chicago
US #3183 Celebrate the Century – 1910s
Charlie Chaplin
Federal Reserve
George Washington Carver
Armory Show
Telephone Line
Panama Canal Opens
Jim Thorpe
Grand Canyon
US Enters WWI
Scouting Founded
President Woodrow Wilson
First Crossword Puzzle
Jack Dempsey
Construction Toys
Child Labor Reforms
US #3184 Celebrate the Century – 1920s
Babe Ruth
Gatsby Style
Prohibition
Toy Trains
19th Amendment
Emily Post
Margaret Mead
Charleston
Radio America
Art Deco Style
Jazz
Four Horsemen
Charles Lindbergh
Realism
Stock Market Crash
US #3185 Celebrate the Century – 1930s
Franklin Roosevelt
Empire State Building
Life Magazine Debuts
Eleanor Roosevelt
FDR’s New Deal
Superman
Kitchens Revolutionized
Snow White
Gone with the Wind
Jesse Owens
Streamline Design
Golden Gate Bridge
Depression Survival
Bobby Jones
Monopoly Game
US #3186 Celebrate the Century – 1940s
World War II
Antiobiotics
Jackie Robinson
Harry S. Truman
We Can Do It!
TV Entertains America
Jitterbug Sweeps Nation
Abstract Expressionism
GI Bill
Big Band Sound
International Architecture
Postwar Baby Boom
Slinky Craze
Streetcar Named Desire
Citizen Kane
US #3187 Celebrate the Century – 1950s
Polio Vaccine
Teen Fashion
Shot Heard Round the World
US Launches Satellite
Korean War
Public School Desegregation
Tail Fins and Chrome
Cat in the Hat
Drive-In Movies
World Series Rivals
Rocky Marciano
I Love Lucy
Rock ‘n Roll
Stock Car Racing
3-D Movies
US #3188 Celebrate the Century – 1960s
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Woodstock
Man Walks on Moon
Green Bay Packers
Star Trek
Peace Corps
Vietnam War
Ford Mustang
Barbie Doll
Integrated Circuit
Lasers
Super Bowl I
Peace Symbol
Roger Maris
The Beatles
US #3189 Celebrate the Century – 1970s
Earth Day
All in the Family
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Sesame Street
Disco
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bicentennial
Secretariat
VCRs
Pioneer 10
Women’s Rights Movement
Fashion
Monday Night Football
Smiley Face
Jumbo Jets
Medical Imaging
US #3190 Celebrate the Century – 1980s
Space Shuttle Program
Cats Storms Broadway
San Francisco 49ers
Hostages Come Home
Figure Skating
Cable TV
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Compact Discs
Cabbage Patch Kids
The Cosby Show
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Video Games
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E.T.
Personal Computers
Hip-Hop Culture
US #3191 Celebrate the Century – 1990s
New Baseball Records
Gulf War
Seinfeld
Extreme Sports
Improving Education
Computer Arts and Graphics
Recovering Species
Return to Space
Special Olympics
Virtual Reality
Jurassic Park
Titanic
SUVs
World Wide Web
Cell Phones
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I really enjoyed this series of sheets and purchased them all for collecting. What strikes me profoundly is how few of these stamps I have ever seen in circulation. I mean, who wouldn’t want a Green Bay Packer stamp?
I know many people that would not want a GB Packers stamp. I mean come on, I would much rather have the Woodstock stamp.
Fortunately with this series you get both… great football and great music; now that is a win – win.
I really enjoyed this series of sheets and purchased them all for collecting. What strikes me profoundly is how few of these stamps I have ever seen in circulation. I mean, who wouldn’t want a Green Bay Packer stamp?
I know many people that would not want a GB Packers stamp. I mean come on, I would much rather have the Woodstock stamp.
Fortunately with this series you get both… great football and great music; now that is a win – win.