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Tilingit Totem PoleC70%u2014March 30, 1967This stamp celebrates the 100thanniversary of the purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. Negotiated by Secretary of State William Henry Seward, detractors called the purchase %u201cSeward%u2019s Folly.%u201dAlaska Purchase1967Jet & USAC75%u2014November 22, 1968Jet & USAC81%u2014May 21, 1971This stamp was issued for all parts of the globe except North and South America, at a rate of 20%u00a2 per 1/2-ounce. It was reissued in a modified design two years later when the rate increased to 21%u00a2.USA Issue1968, 1971Parcel Airlift1341%u2014April 4, 1968This stamp could be combined with a parcel-post stamp to send mail and packages to American military personnel overseas, most often to South Viet Nam. Because it provided air transportation, many collectors consider it an Air Mail issue%u2014but the Scott Standard Postage Catalogue lists it as a Commemorative stamp.Parcel Airlift1968