PRINTER'S NO. 2921
No. 522 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, PICKETT, CAUSER, DiGIROLAMO, BEAR, BEYER,
BRENNAN, CAPPELLI, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN, CUTLER, DONATUCCI,
EVERETT, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN,
GRUCELA, HARHART, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES,
KOTIK, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANTZ, MICOZZIE, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS,
PALLONE, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, RAMALEY, READSHAW, REICHLEY,
ROEBUCK, SAINATO, K. SMITH, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD,
DECEMBER 4, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
DECEMBER 4, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the patriotic, cultural, historic and artistic
2 aspects of stamp collecting and related documents.
3 WHEREAS, Postage stamps of the United States reflect and
4 extol the patriotic, cultural, historic and artistic aspects of
5 this Commonwealth and of this country; and
6 WHEREAS, Collecting stamps, historical mail, documents and
7 related artifacts preserves and perpetuates our patriotism,
8 culture, history and art; and
9 WHEREAS, Collectors become better educated citizens through
10 stamp collecting; and
11 WHEREAS, Stamp collecting promotes literacy and artistic
12 creativity; and
13 WHEREAS, Research shows that children who collect stamps and
14 related documents are more likely to succeed in school; and
1 WHEREAS, Stamp collecting is a hobby that can be enjoyed by
2 people with special needs; and
3 WHEREAS, The stamp collecting hobby is an activity that
4 family members of all ages can enjoy together; and
5 WHEREAS, Stamp collecting links people, families and cultures
6 together through a common bond; and
7 WHEREAS, The main reasons collectors are interested in the
8 hobby are the history reflected in stamps and the relaxation and
9 relief from stress that the pastime provides; and
10 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth has three excellent resources to
11 aid citizens in beginning and furthering the hobby of stamp
12 collecting; and
13 WHEREAS, Those resources are Stamp Camp USA in Elkland,
14 Pennsylvania, and the American Philatelic Society and the
15 American Philatelic Research Library, headquartered jointly in
16 Bellefonte, Pennsylvania; and
17 WHEREAS, Those organizations have both a local and a national
18 scope; therefore be it
19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives support the
20 enterprise of stamp collecting and its allied philatelic
21 pursuits as pastimes conducive to good citizenship; and be it
22 further
23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage all
24 Pennsylvanians to recognize and celebrate the value of
25 collecting stamps and related documents.
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