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The U.S. Postal Service issued three commemorative postage stamps honoring each adventurer and their joint command to map and explore the lands west of the Mississippi. The official first day of issue ceremony for the Lewis and Clark stamps was held May 14, 2004 at Atchison, Kansas, and ten other sites along the route of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Karen Fuller, reporter and anchor with KCTV Channel 5, served as master of ceremonies. Participating in the ceremony were Mike Hayden, Secretary of Kansas Wildlife & Parks; Ormer Rogers Jr., United States Postal Service district manager; Dan Garrity, mayor of Atchison; Wayne Gibson, Atchison postmaster; Karen Seaberg, chairman of the Kansas Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission; the We-Ta-Se American Legion Post #410 of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Color Guard; and the Atchison Elementary Aviators.
One
stamp features an image of the two valiant leaders of the expedition standing
on a promontory surveying the countryside, available in a pane of twenty
stamps. The two additional stamps feature individual portraits of Meriwether
Lewis and William Clark painted by Michael J. Deas in a style reminiscent
of early 19th-century portraits of the two explorers. Ten each of these
stamp portraits are included in a special 32-page prestige booklet entitled
"Lewis & Clark: The Corps of Discovery, 1804-1806," available for $8.95.
In addition to the stamps, the booklet contains informative text, historic
illustrations and scenic photographs.
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