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US - 6¢ BEAUTIFICATION of AMERICA (1969) - Block of 4 Stamps - Scott# 1365-1368 PLANT for more BEAUTIFUL CITIES PLANT for more BEAUTIFUL PARKS PLANT for more BEAUTIFUL HIGHWAYS PLANT for more BEAUTIFUL STREETS PICTURE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE BLOCK of FOUR that you will receive. Other pictures show the sheet that the blocks are taken from. These are a bright, colorful block of 4 US first-class postage stamps. The position or arrangement of the se-tenant may not match exactly as it appears in the Scott Catalog or in these pictures, but most blocks have Beautiful Park in the upper left corner. This is sometimes important for the avid collector but makes no difference if used as regular postage on invitations etc Issue Date: January 16, 1969 Quantity: 192,570,000 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Lithographed, engraved Perforations: 11 Color: Multicolored Issued as a se-tenant, these stamps publicized First Lady Ladybird Johnson’s personal program for the Beautification of America. Its goal was to encourage Americans to take pride in their country and plant flowers and trees. Each stamp represents a different area improved under this program. Great for the philatelist (stamp collector), or for invitations or junk journals, although these are mint stamps and can be used today on envelopes.