From my old postcard collection
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Today, all of America's fifty states have both an official state bird and state flower. Several states have adopted the same symbols. The cardinal, for example, has been chosen as the official bird by seven states and the violet is the official flower of four states. These cards were designed by a father-son team, Arthur and Alan Singer of Jericho, New York. The father, Arthur, created the bird designs, and Alan contributed the flower designs. These cards are all postmarked on the First Day of Issue of the stamps, April 14, 1982, in Washington, D.C.
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| Alaska |
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| Arizona |
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| Arkansas |
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| California |
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| Colorado |
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| Connecticut |
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| Deleware |
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| Florida |
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| Georgia |
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| Hawaii |
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| Idaho |
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| Illinois |
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| Indiana |
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| Iowa |
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| Kansas |
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| Kentucky |
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| Louisana |
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| Maine |
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| Maryland |
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| Massachusetts |
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| Michigan |
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| Minnesota |
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| Mississippi |
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| Missouri |
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| Montana |
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| Nebraska |
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| Nevada |
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| New Hampshire |
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| New Jersey |
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| New Mexico |
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| New York |
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| North Carolina |
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| North Dakota |
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| Ohio |
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| Oklahoma |
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| Oregon |
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| Pennsylvania |
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| Rhode Island |
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| South Carolina |
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| South Dakota |
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| Tennessee |
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| Texas |
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| Utah |
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| Vermont |
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| Virginia |
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| Washington |
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| West Virginia |
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| Wisconsin |
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| Wyoming |
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| About the Artists |
Hello,
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful collection of cards. I enjoyed seeing all the state birds. I especially love my home state of Maryland's bird, the Baltimore Oriole. Take care, I wish you a great day and a happy new week!
Wonderful, John. I liked going through them and seeing which ones I could have guessed on my own. :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful post. I’ll take some time to look at each one.
ReplyDeleteYou found the Moose Fart recipe. It is a no bake cookie.
WOW! That is quite a collection. it is interesting to see how many repeat birds ther are.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post to see all the state birds. I counted 7 states that have the Cardinal as their state bird!!
ReplyDeleteHi John- Very interesting on the various States. Here in New South Wales (Australia) our state has the 'Waratah' flower as it's State's Emblem. Hope you well and safe there in Seattle. Regards. KEV.
ReplyDeletethank you so much for sharing these dear John ,this is so nice to learn about so many feathery beauties that belong to your part of land
ReplyDeletei love birds ,who doesn't but watching them at once even though in such elegant post cards makes me extremely happy :)
blessings!
Hello John
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing these with us.
I think the Red Cardinal is popular with quite a few states, but so nice to see the birds here.
Stay safe and well.
All the best Jan