Description
In 1912, Tokyo sent 3,020 cherry trees to Washington as a gesture of friendship. They've been stopping traffic every spring ever since. This framed and matted pair of stamps traces that history: one commemorates the centennial of the 1860 Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan—the agreement that first opened trade between the two countries—framing the Washington Monument in cherry blossoms (Scott #1158, 1960). The other, from Lady Bird Johnson's "Plant for a More Beautiful America" series, shows the Jefferson Memorial through the same iconic branches (Scott #1318, 1966).
Museum Story
The Smithsonian's National Postal Museum is dedicated to the preservation, study, and presentation of postal history and philately. The museum uses exhibitions, educational public programs and research to make this rich history available to scholars, philatelists, collectors and visitors from around the world.
Details
- Plastic and glass frame, paper mat; authentic, unused U.S. postage stamps
- 5" x 7"
- Hangs or stands upright
- Frame and glass can be cleaned with glass cleaner
- Handmade in the USA
