20c Northwestern University. Issued January 28, 2001 to commemorate of the 150th anniversary of Northwestern University's founding in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851 as a small liberal arts college, Northwestern has evolved into one of the nation's leading private research and teaching institutions with some 17,500 full-time and part-time students, enrolled in 12 colleges and schools on two lakefront campuses in Evanston and Chicago.
A 2001 addition to the ongoing Historic Preservation series, the 20-cent stamped postal card features a depiction of the tower of University Hall, which was completed in 1869 and is the oldest building on campus. Arnold C. Holeywell, of Warrenton, Virginia, illustrated the card, and Howard Paine, of Delaplane, Va., was the art director.
20c University of South Carolina. To be issued December 19, 2001 in Columbia, South Carolina. As part of the Historic Preservation series, this stamped postal card commemorates the bicentennial of the founding of the University of South Carolina on Dec. 19, 1801. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the "Old Campus District," the Horseshoe district is the original campus of the university. The art features a detail of a circa 1820 painting that depicts the Horseshoe district on the main campus in Columbia.
20c Yale University. As part of the Historic Preservation series, this stamped postal card commemorates the 300th anniversary of the founding of Yale University on October 9, 1701. Connecticut Hall-the first of Yale's brick buildings and the oldest remaining academic structure on campus-was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. A contemporary photograph of Connecticut Hall appears on the card.
20c University of Portland. As part of the Historic Preservation series, this stamped postal card commemorates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the University of Portland in 1901. John Pirman's computer-generated illustration of Waldschmidt Hall, the oldest building on campus, is featured on the card.
20c Porky Pig. The fifth and final stamp in the Looney Tunes series features Porky Pig. Promoting the hobby of stamp collecting, Porky Pig-mail bag over his shoulder-poses as a diligent mail carrier. He ends the series with his trademark expression "That's all Folks!" In a first for the series, the 10-stamp pane will be accompanied by an attached souvenir card featuring a design including all the characters in the stamp series, rather than a design duplicating the individual stamp. The Looney Tunes card will be issued in October 2001 to help kick off National Stamp Collecting Month.
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