Celebrate the Century: 1930s

Celebrate the Century: 1930s
September 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023



Celebrate the Century is the name of a series of postage stamps made by the United States Postal Service featuring images recalling various important events in the 20th century in the United States. Ten of these sheets were issued, with each sheet depicting events of one decade of the 20th century, from the 1900s to 1990s. Fifteen stamps were embedded into each sheet. All the sheets were printed by the Ashton-Potter USA printing company.
 
 
1930s
Title: Depression, Dust Bowl, and a New Deal.
Date of issue: 9 October 1998.
Denomination: 32¢
No of stamps in sheet: 15
 
The stamps:

1st row:
1. Franklin D. Roosevelt
️ Read a book whose title begins with F, D or R OR with a politician character.
Finding Fortune's Secret - Allison Leigh (HSE #2911 - June 2022) - Sept 6
 
2. Empire State Building
️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover (show cover) OR with 2 of these numbers in the page count: 1,250 or 1,454.
Their Marriage Bargain - Shannon McKenna (HD #2888 - Aug 2022) (skyscraper) - Oct 8
 
3. Life Magazine
️ Read a book with a cover that could have been used for a LIFE cover (show cover) OR with a character that is a photographer.
Eagle Mountain Cliffhanger - Cindi Myers (HI #2105 - Nov 2022) (LIFE cover) - Oct 14
 
4. Eleanor Roosevelt
️ Read a book with a character who is a "First Lady" OR with a character who writes a newspaper column (can be on the internet).
From Feuding to Falling - Jules Bennett (HD #2852 - Feb 2022) (journalist) - Sept 9
 
5. New Deal Program
️ Read a book with the word NEW or DEAL in the title OR with a character that is employed by the federal government.
The Body in the Wall - Rita Herron (HI #2072 - May 2022) (FBI agent) - Sept 7
 
2nd row:
6. Superman
️ Read a book with a character that can be considered a superhero (does not need to be a real one) OR read a comic or graphic novel.
*Bonus Badge for a book featuring Superman.*
Foothills Field Search - Maggie Wells (HI #2074 - June 2022) (K-9 cop called superhero by little girl) - Sept 7
 
7. Household Conveniences
️ Read a book where a character uses a Household Convenience (Tell us what the convenience is) OR where you find the first letter of each title word in HOUSEHOLD CONVENIENCES (three word minimum).

8. Snow White (the movie)
️ Read a book where a character has an evil stepmother OR where a female lives with many men (take that any way you want).
Escaping with Her Saxon Enemy - Sarah Rodi (HH #1652 - May 2022) - Sept 13
 
9. Gone with the Wind (the book)
️ Read a Historical Fiction or a book tagged Southern OR by an author whose last name begins with a letter in PULITZER.
The Wishing Quilt - Jodi Thomas, Lori Wilde, Patience Griffin (Kensington - Aug 2022) (author: Thomas) - Sept 5
 
10. Jesse Owens
️ Read a book where an athlete gets a sponsorship (like Adidas) OR a Series #4 (for his 4 gold medals).
Ironheart - Rachel Lee (SIM #494 - May 1993) (Book 4 Conard County) - Oct 26
 
3rd row:
11. 20th Century Limited
️ Read a book where a character travels from NYC to Chicago or back again OR published in June (of any year).
Million-Dollar Consequences - Jessica Lemmon (HD #2879 - June 2022) - Sept 14
 
12. Golden Gate Bridge
️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover (show cover) OR set in/around San Francisco, California.
Chasing Christmas Eve - Jill Shalvis (Avon - Oct 2017) (bridge and SF) - Dec 27
 
13. Florence Owens Thompson
️ Read a book with a woman who has many children OR with a Native American character.
Cinderella's Last Stand - Michelle Lindo-Rice (HSE #2934 - Sept 2022) (seven children) - Oct 18
 
4th row:
14. Bobby Jones
️ Read a book where golf is played OR where a character's dream is achieved. (Tell us what that dream is.)
Her Hometown Man - Shannon Stacey (HSE #2882 - Jan 2022) (opening brewery/pub) - Sept 11
 
15. Monopoly
️ Read a book where the characters play a board game OR where a property is bought or sold.
Staking a Claim - Janice Maynard (HD #2869 - May 2022) (property bought) - Sept 15
 
Background image:

16. A farmer and two sons flee a dust storm in Cimarron County, Oklahoma in April 1936.
️ Read a book with a 1, 3, 6 or 9 in the number of ratings the book has received OR with a dusty brown cover (show cover).

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