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United States/BOB & Other : 1898 Series Proposed Stamp Design by Teddy Roosevelt

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25 Jun 2025
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Go to the 1898Revenues web site for the full article.

In search area type in "Showing posts sorted by relevance for query Roosevelt".

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Theodore Roosevelt's Proposed National Parks Tax

A little known moment in US fiscal history finally comes to light today at 1898 Revenues. As the title of this post indicates, President Theodore Roosevelt, the first great conservationist President, considered extending certain Spanish-American War taxes in order to support and expand his goal of preserving some of America’s great natural areas. According to National Geographic, nearly 230,000,000 acres of the United States were placed under public protection by Roosevelt. And the President considered how these great reserves would be cared for, and in turn, how that care would be supported.

In the full article there is an R164 that Roosevelt changed the central design, of a Canoe. The rest of the design was R164!

Interesting article and image of the stamp!