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Stamp of Approval
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Business New Haven
4/2/2001
By: BNH
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New Haven - In recognition of Yale's 300th anniversary, the United Nations is issuing a special cancellation stamp joined by the U.S. Postal Service, which will mark the event with a commemorative postal card. The 51st stamped postal card in the USPS' "Historic Preservation" series, the Yale-stamped postal card will be available at Connecticut post offices and at philatelic centers nationwide.
A contemporary photograph of Connecticut Hall will appear on the stamped card, which was designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, D.C. Builders Francis Letort and Thomas Bills began construction of Connecticut Hall in 1750, completing it in 1753. The first of Yale's brick buildings and the oldest remaining structure on the campus and in New Haven, Connecticut Hall is a national historic landmark. As described in the register's statement of significance, Connecticut Hall is "the lone survivor of 'Brick Row,' a group of Georgian-style buildings built before 1820 and razed after the Civil War." Originally a dormitory, Connecticut Hall now houses faculty offices and meeting rooms.
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