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In the September 18, 2009 issue of Mekeel's & Stamps Dave Kent gives readers a sneak peek of the USPS 2010 stamp program that was revealed to journalists during the APS convention that was held in Pittsburgh last month. The subjects include a wide range of themes; everything from comics and cowboys to abstract art and animal rescue.
Tentative 2010 New Issue Release Schedule
| Lunar New Year: Year of the Tiger |
| Black Heritage: Oscar Micheaux |
| Winter Olympic Games: Vancouver 2010 |
| Legends of Hollywood: Katharine Hepburn |
| Distinguished Sailors |
| Kate Smith |
| Negro Leagues Baseball |
| Sunday Funnies |
| Cowboys of the Silver Screen |
| Abstract Expressionist Paintings |
| Nature of America: Hawai'ian Rain Forest |
| Animal Rescue |
| Love: "Pansies in a Basket" |
| American Treasures: Winslow Homer |
| Literary Arts: Julia de Burgos |
| Flags of Our Nation: Set #4 |
| Holiday Evergreens |
| Christmas: Raphael's Madonna |
| Express Mail: Mackinac Bridge |
| Priority Mail: Bixby Creek Bridge, |
 To learn more about the Year of the Tiger visit: http://pages.infinit.net/garrick/chinese/tiger.html |
 Read Hepburn's Filmography at: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000031/ |
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Learn more about Kate Smith at: http://katesmith.org/ |
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Sing along with Roy Rogers
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Sing along with Gene Autry
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Abstract Expressionist: Jackson Pollock
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Journey through the Hawaiian Rain Forest
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Find out why the Bixby Bridge is built on a curve.
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Andrew "Rube" Foster
Williem de Kooning
Winslow Homer