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    Stamps Opened Flood Gates for Commems

    Mar 04, 2022 2 minutes

    ■ What triggered the massive number of commemorative half dollar issues of 1935 and beyond?

    In 1929, President Herbert Hoover declared no more commemorative coins would be issued. He was followed by stamp collecting enthusiast Franklin D. Roosevelt, under whom vast numbers of commemorative stamp issues were encouraged. This soon opened

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