{"id":7712,"date":"2012-05-05T00:26:22","date_gmt":"2012-05-05T05:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=7712"},"modified":"2012-05-04T19:32:08","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T00:32:08","slug":"postal-pointers-cherry-blossoms-featured-on-new-stamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2012\/05\/postal-pointers-cherry-blossoms-featured-on-new-stamps\/","title":{"rendered":"Postal Pointers: Cherry <BR> Blossoms Featured On New Stamps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>By Debra Mitchell spokeswoman for U.S. Postal Service<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Special to the Gazette<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cherry-b-stamps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7713\" title=\"cherry b stamps\" src=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cherry-b-stamps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a>The U.S. Postal Service has issued two-part cherry blossom centennial stamps, commemorating the centennial of the gift of 3,020 cherry blossom trees from the city of Tokyo to the city of Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>The two-part panorama signifies the friendship between Japan and the United States. The se-tenant &#8211; two-part, side-by-side &#8211; stamps picture cherry trees in full bloom around the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Each stamp is valued at 45 cents and is a forever stamp. The stamps are on sale nationwide.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The cherry blossom stamp on the left side features trees arching over two girls dressed in bright kimonos and a family on a stroll with the Washington Monument in the background. The group is shown in 1912 period attire.<\/p>\n<p>On the right-hand stamp, the Jefferson Memorial forms the backdrop for tourists taking in the sights under a canopy of pink blooms. This group is shown in contemporary clothing.<\/p>\n<p>With these subtle details, artist Paul Rogers represents the 100 years between the gift and today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Debra Mitchell spokeswoman for U.S. Postal Service Special to the Gazette The U.S. Postal Service has issued two-part cherry blossom centennial stamps, commemorating the centennial of the gift of&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7712"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7712\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}