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Ïîäåëèòüñÿ12016-02-07 15:01:09
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ22016-02-07 15:02:25
Acclaimed Educator Jaime Escalante Featured in New U.S. Postage Stamp
The U.S. Postal Service last month unveiled a stamp honoring Bolivian native and former U.S. high school math teacher Jaime Escalante.
Escalante taught at Garfield High School in Los Angeles, Calif., from the mid-1970s through the early 1990s, and became the school's most famous teacher—indeed, one of the most famous teachers in the country.
Both charismatic and controversial, Escalante taught calculus to underachieving Latino students and sought to encourage them to overcome adversity—inspiring the classic teaching film "Stand and Deliver" in 1988.
Escalante believed that educators' utmost priority should be giving students the best education possible, he told the Los Angeles Times on his retirement in 1991. To that end, he would regularly coach his students in math during lunch and after-school hours and work with parents and community support groups to ensure that problems outside the classroom were addressed. He also developed a math-enrichment program covering a range of math subjects and grades for over 400 students.
His determination and perseverance resulted in 18 of his students passing the AP exam in 1982, at the time when only 2 percent of graduating high school seniors attempted the exam, according to The Washington Post.
Fourteen of his students were accused of cheating on the exam, but 12 retook it and passed again—an episode that inspired the film.
Even so, Escalante remained a controversial figure in education. Some colleagues took umbrage at this uncompromising style and described him as overly critical of other instructors' efforts.
Escalante's success became evident in the rise in number of Garfield students taking AP exams in math and other subjects. In 1992, about 570 Garfield students took AP exams in 14 different subject areas, according to the Los Angeles Times.
"With his colleagues at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, he proved that supposedly 'unteachable' students could master even the most difficult subject," the USPS said in announcing the new stamp.
After his retirement, Escalante received several honorary doctorates. In addition, in 2014, the Escalante-Gradillas Prize for Best in Education, given annually to an exemplary teacher or administrator, was named in his honor.
Escalante died of cancer in 2010.
Image from USPS National Release.
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ32016-02-07 15:13:56
Philadelphia AME Church Founder Honored With Postage Stamp
Philadelphia AME Church Founder Honored With Postage Stamp
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Hundreds will pack into the sanctuary of Mother Bethel AME Church today for the unveiling of a U.S. postal stamp to commemorate the church’s founder, an abolitionist born into slavery in Philadelphia.
2016 will mark the 200th anniversary of the African Methodist Episcopal Church founded by Bishop Richard Allen. Born a slave in 1760, Allen purchased his own freedom and rose to prominence as a Methodist preacher. But racism in worship lead him to start his own.
“This stamp is significant and it’s long overdue,” says Reverend Mark Tyler, pastor of Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church in Society Hill. He says 1500 people, including bishops and scholars from around the world, will attend today’s unveiling of the U.S. stamp featuring Allen....................
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ42016-02-07 17:26:58
Any ‘Super’ ads? Stamp collecting; ’16’s big stories
Last Sunday should have been a five-star day for those of us who are sports junkies and gearheads.
The Patriots were going to win their way into the Super Bowl and, for once, the game’s interminable commercials would be must-viewing to see if one or more of the automakers’ spots could strike an emotional chord.
Now some of the luster is gone.
Not only have the Patriots gone home for the season but so have many manufacturers.
As of this writing (last Monday) Ford, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, and Nissan sat out the game, too.
But I did see some ads on next week’s lineup that are worth noting:
I’ve always been impressed when a company uses humor to get a serious message across. Mini uses a cast of A-list stars to do it impressively with its “Defy Labels” spot. It sure has the feel of an industry award-winner.
Honda uses a flock of singing sheep to promote its coming Ridgeline pickup. The connection? The truck has a bed-mounted audio system.
Buick melds sports (Odell Beckham Jr.) and show biz (Emily Ratajkowski) to promote its new Cascada convertible.
We’ve waited a long time for Acura’s NSX supercar. It will show up (loudly) in the first quarter of this year. I was struck by the ad’s fabulous photography and primal screams, which apparently hail from Van Halen’s “Runnin’ with the Devil.”
Hyundai has a good Super Bowl track record and will have comedian Kevin Hart in a pre-game spot and plans two 30-second in-game spots. I’ll be watching for them.
Kia is using Christopher Walken in a “Walk-in Closet” to promote the 2016 Optima as a vehicle that will stand out from the crowd. We’ll see what emerges.
With low gas prices taking much of the luster off hybrids’ sales and pre-owned values, Toyota will be saying, “Don’t forget about us” with its 60-second spot on the new and improved Prius.
Stamps of Approval
My “muscle car” postage stamps are almost all used up.
The US Postal Service says those stamps are “forever,” and they are—for philatelists. But mine go out in circulation, hopefully being noticed by the recipients.
Having the stamps is a treat as were the hot rod stamps the USPS sold a few years back.
Coming this year (date still to be determined) is a series of pickup truck stamps. The four trucks being honored are the 1938 International Harvester, 1948 Ford F-1, 1953 Chevrolet, and 1965 Ford F-100.
We stamp both the USPS and “real” versions as collectible.
Story continues after gallery
Kelley Blue Book’s best car buys of 2016 ......
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ52016-03-03 21:35:43
The price of a US stamp is set to fall in April for the first time in 97 years
For the first time since Woodrow Wilson was president, the price of a US postage stamp is set to decrease in April.
According to the US Postal Service, the price of a US-bound first class stamp will decrease 2 cents — to 47 from 49 cents — starting April 1o.
Stamp prices last declined in 1919 when the price of a first class stamp fell to 2 cents from 3 cents.
This expected decrease stems from an act of Congress passed in 2013 that allowed the USPS to add a 4.3% surcharge in order to stem the massive losses for the Service because of the Great Recession.
In a release from the USPS, the group said the act expires when the surcharges had accounted for $4.6 billion in revenue, which will happen April 10.
At that time, stamps will revert back to their inflation-pegged pricing, dropping the price to 47 cents for a first class stamp and sticking the USPS with an additional $2 billion in annual losses.
Postmaster General and CEO Megan Brennan says this will be a disaster for the postal service.
"The exigent surcharge granted to the Postal Service last year only partially alleviated our extreme multi-year revenue declines resulting from the Great Recession, which exceeded $7 billion in 2009 alone,” said Brennan in a release. “Removing the surcharge and reducing our prices is an irrational outcome considering the Postal Service’s precarious financial condition.”
The problem is that stamp prices, absent the surcharge, are pegged to inflation by Congress. Inflation, as we've noted, has barely moved in the past few years so it has not caught up to where the USPS was charging for the past few years.
So even with inflation perking up recently, prices aren't rising fast enough to save the postal service from massive losses. The release also said that while the USPS has seen an increase in package flows since 2009, it has not been enough to offset the decline in letter service and the sudden drop in prices.
Brennan said in the release that the USPS should be allowed more flexibility in setting its own prices based on its financial conditions, though right now the only way to reverse the change would be an act of Congress or the courts.
Here's a breakdown of all the price changes from the USPS:
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ62016-03-03 21:40:08
Stamp prices set to go down two cents in April
For the first time in nearly 97 years, the price of a stamp is set to go down.
On April 10, a first-class stamp will cost 47 cents, down from its current 49-cent price.
The reduction is part of a pre-arranged agreement with Congress. The Post Office got to increase the price of stamps by 3 cents in 2014 to help it raise $4.6 billion in revenue. But the price hike was only set to last two years. (It gets to keep one cent of the increase to keep up with inflation).
The Post Office is practically begging Congress to let it keep stamps at 49 cents. It says rolling back prices to 47 cents will cost the already badly bleeding Post Office $2 billion a year.
"Removing the surcharge and reducing our prices is an irrational outcome considering the Postal Service's precarious financial condition," said Postmaster General Megan Brennan in a prepared statement. "Our current pricing regime is unworkable and should be replaced with a system that provides greater pricing flexibility and better reflects the economic challenges facing the Postal Service."
Congress has pegged stamp price increases to inflation, which has barely budged over the past decade.
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The Post Office is still reeling from the Great Recession, when its sales fell by $7 billion in 2009 alone. The Postal Service says that package volume is way up over the past few years, but it's "not nearly enough to offset the decline in revenues" from first-class mail.
Standard mail, such as first-class letters and postcards, make up 76% of the Postal Service's sales -- all of which have prices capped by Congress.
Postcard stamp prices will drop by a penny to 34 cents, and international stamps will cost $1.15, down from $1.20.
There's hardly anyone alive who remembers the last time the price of a stamp fell. That was in July 1919, when first-class stamp prices dropped from 3 cents to 2 cents.
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ72016-03-03 21:51:48
Moon mail: Earth's moon rises on new US postage stamp
February 22, 2016
— You can now use the moon to send mail around the Earth.
The U.S. Postal Service on Monday (Feb. 22) began sales of "The Moon," a new postage stamp that can be used to mail a one-ounce letter to any country to which First-Class Mail International service is available.
"'The Moon' features a detailed photo of the full moon," the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) wrote in a press release. "The image captures the brilliant surface of Earth's only natural satellite."
Sold in sheets of ten identical, pressure-sensitive adhesive stamps, "The Moon" at its issue has a $1.20 value. As with all Global Forever stamps though, "The Moon" will retain a postage value equivalent to whatever the price of a single-piece one-ounce first-class mail international letter is at the time of its use, regardless if the rate should increase.
The timeless (of Forever) value of "The Moon" echoes why the USPS chose to feature the celestial body on a stamp.............
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ82016-03-03 23:14:01
Jazz Singer Sarah Vaughan Is Being Honored With a Postage Stamp
Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Sarah Vaughan is being honored with a Forever stamp by the U.S. Postal Service, the Amsterdam News reports.
The image on the stamp is an oil painting of Vaughan's face during a performance. It's based on a photograph taken by Hugh Bell in 1955, according to the Amsterdam News.
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Ïîäåëèòüñÿ92016-03-13 20:51:44
Postage stamps honor classic pickups
The U.S. Postal Service plans to issue forever stamps honoring four classic pickup trucks this year.
The stamps include one pickup each from the ‘30s, ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s, chronicling pickup design’s evolution from ripe curves to upright and utilitarian. The Postal Service says they “celebrate the rugged and reliable work vehicles Americans have driven for nearly a century.”
The stamps will also give pickup lovers plenty to argue about. There’s a gorgeous two-tone 1938 International, a ’53 Chevy and two Fords: a '48 F-1 and ’65 F-100.
What, no Dodge Power Wagon? What about Studebaker, first to advertise a vehicle as a pickup? Those are just some of the things that should have truck fans hoping this first set of commemorative truck stamps won’t be the last. And can stamps commemorating pioneering SUVs like the Jeep CJ, Chevrolet Suburban and Ford Bronco be far behind?
Highlights from the Postal Service’s tribute to these four pickups:
The strong, sturdy, 1938 International Harvester D-2 had a distinct barrel-shaped grille and its elegant styling mirrored the look of luxury automobiles of the era.
The 1948 Ford F-1 included features like the roomy “Million Dollar Cab,” a sharp horizontal five-bar grille and a six cylinder engine.
The 1953 Chevrolet featured large windshields and provided drivers with excellent visibility, a distinctive curvy grille that bulged in the middle and a six-cylinder engine.
The 1965 Ford F-100 had a new grille that featured 18 small rectangular openings. It also featured what Ford dubbed “Twin-I-Beam” independent front suspension.
The stamps will be issued in a booklet of 20. Postal Service hasn’t said the exact date they’ll be available.
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ102016-04-10 17:51:33
Carlsbad Caverns to be put on postage stamp
Other national parks to be featured by the United States Postal Service include Acadia National Park, Arches National Park, Assateague Island National Seashore and Bandelier National Monument.
To spread the word about the upcoming image, individuals can use #NPSStamps, #FindYourPark and #NPS100 while discussing it on social media accounts.
The announcement of the stamp comes at a time when the caverns are trying to stamp out the competition in USA Today's Reader's Choice national contest. The Carlsbad Caverns are competing against 19 other caves, including Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, Luray Caverns in Virginia and Ape Cave in Washington for the title of Best Cave.
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ112016-04-21 21:08:07
Postal Service Previews 14th of 16 Stamps Celebrating National Park Service's Centennial
WASHINGTON, April 21, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A photograph of an iconic three-masted sailing ship was previewed today to highlight San Francisco Maritime Historic National Park as the 14th of 16 Forever Stamp images to be revealed over a three-week period to celebrate the National Park Service's 100th anniversary.
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ122016-04-25 22:45:05
Born April 24: Robert Penn Warren
Author and poet Robert Penn Warren was born April 24, 1905, in Guthrie, Ky. At age 16 he entered Vanderbilt University, graduating summa cum laude in 1925. He continued his studies at the University of California Berkeley, earning his M.A. degree in 1927, and then studied at Yale before attending Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and receiving his Bachelor of Letters in 1930.
Warren taught at several different schools, including Vanderbilt, Yale, and Louisiana State University.
His early writings included essays and reference works. His first novel, Night Rider, was published in 1939, followed by At Heaven’s Gate in 1943.
His most famous novel was All the King’s Men from 1946, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize the following year. A film version in 1949 won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Warren also published 16 poetry collections, earning two more Pulitzer Prizes, in 1957 and in 1979.
The 37¢ stamp honoring Warren (Scott 3904) was issued April 22, 2005, in association with events celebrating the writer’s birth centenary. The stamp design includes a portrait by Will Wilson and a scene recalling All the King’s Men. The stamp was the 21st in the Literary Arts commemorative series.
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ132016-04-30 19:15:57
Post office to Teton park: Your stamp isn’t in the mail
The National Park Service is celebrating its centennial and the U.S. Postal Service is issuing commemorative stamps for the occasion, so it’s natural that one stamp would feature a grand vista of the Tetons.
And that’s the way it worked out. But not the way you might have thought. Our big mountains are on someone else’s stamp.
Yellowstone National Park was named Monday as the last of 16 national parks to be honored with a centennial postage stamp. Grand Teton National Park was missing.
Grand Teton park — a gem of the system, home of the most famous mountains in America, the pet project of the Rockefeller family, the park that keeps Jackson in business — did not get a stamp.
But with only 16 stamps to represent the national park system it was never a secret that even a popular big-name park might not make the cut.
Nothing personal, said Kathy Kupper, a Park Service spokeswoman in Washington, D.C. “Many hard decisions were made,” she said Friday.
One of those decisions was to put an Albert Bierstadt painting of an alpine lake backed by the Tetons on the stamp honoring Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park.
Grand Teton park spokeswoman Denise Germann said it was obvious that not everyone would get the glory, though the word “funny” did escape her lips when she contemplated the situation.
“I’m glad I’m not the one who had to pick the parks used,” she said. “There’s 411 sites in the National Park Service. How do you identify 16 stamps from all the sites across the country?”
That the Tetons made an appearance at all was due to the influence of Laurance Rockefeller (see sidebar, 21A).
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is outside Woodstock, Vermont. The park was one of the homes of Laurence Rockefeller, long a Park Service supporter and owner of the JY Ranch, a dude ranch that was a Rockefeller vacation hideout in Teton park for nearly seven decades. Rockefeller’s father nearly created Grand Teton park, buying 33,000 acres of valley bottom and donating them to the federal government. From 1969 to 1983 Laurance Rockefeller gave 2,300 acres to the park, and the last 1,106 acres of the JY went to the park in 2007 to create a preserve named after him. Rockefeller died in 2004 at age 94.
The parks and the images were selected in a process that began nearly three years ago. The U.S. Postal Service and the Park Service worked together, the job overseen by a Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, said Mark Saunders, a spokesman for the Postal Service in Washington, D.C.
Park Service spokeswoman Kupper said the agency wanted to show the wonders of the system but not focus on those and ignore the many others.
“We have seven regions, and we wanted to have one stamp from each,” Kupper said. “And it’s a nice assortment of natural sites and historic sites, the well known and the not so well known.
“Many people know about the iconic parks, but this shows the diversity,” she said.
That goal led to stamps for famous parks such as Yellowstone and Grand Canyon, Everglades National Park, Arches and Acadia, Mount Rainier National Park and Carlsbad Caverns.
Lower on the list but still known are Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Haleakala National Park, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, and Bandelier National Monument.
And then there are the ones you might have to look up: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Assateague Island National Seashore, Gulf Island National Seashore, Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens and, yes, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park.
Kupper said the Postal Service wasn’t about to issue 411 stamps, and that left 395 places — including Yosemite, Olympic, Glacier, Rocky Mountain, Great Smoky Mountains, Death Canyon and Grand Teton national parks — without philatelic honors.
“There are just so many sites to consider,” said Teton park spokeswoman Germann. “How do you narrow all those possibilities down to just 16?”
David Rupert, a former Wilson postmaster now working for the Postal Service in Denver, noted that Grand Teton had another problem. Because Yellowstone is the first and probably one of two or three of the best-known parks, Grand Teton ran afoul of the goal of mixing things up.
“Two stamps from Wyoming?” he asked. “Out of 16?”
Germann said the selection of art of the Tetons for another park’s stamp could actually be seen as a compliment.
“If just goes to show what kind of impact that great iconic range has, communicated through a painting, through a national park site in Vermont,” she said. “It’s pretty darn cool to have that iconic vista connect to another place on the East Coast.”
“The Tetons are depicted” in the commemorative issue, Park Service spokeswoman Kupper said. “But it’s done by being in a piece for another park. So if people in Wyoming wanted to know about the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller historical site and they see the stamp and they Google it, then the program has been successful. It’s doing its job.”
Germann noted the stamps also have another connection. They can be used whenever, even if prices go up.
“They’re ‘forever’ stamps, and that’s the business of the Park Service,” she said. “We’re in the ‘forever’ business of protecting and preserving these places for future generations.”
The commemoratives will be sold as a single sheet, with a stamp from each park, whether you know them or like them or not. They go on sale June 2.
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ142016-05-12 17:34:04
Ross photographer's starry picture of Mt. Rainier to be featured on Forever stamp
By Don Hopey / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The night sky at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington is often photogenic: wide and dark and full of bright stars. Add to that firmament the Northern Lights and a guy with the time to get it right and you have the makings of a photograph worthy of a postage stamp.
That’s just what the National Park Service thought when it saw a photograph — actually, a compilation of 200 photographs — taken by North Hills native Matt Dieterich, a graduate of both Robert Morris University and the University of Pittsburgh, who was working at Mount Rainier last summer.
The Mount Rainier stamp featuring Mr. Dieterich’s photographic stylings is the 13th of 16 Forever stamps the U.S. Postal Service is releasing later this year to commemorate the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary.
Mr. Dieterich, who began taking pictures of stars and the night sky shortly after getting a telescope 10 years ago, when he was in 10th grade, was working in June 2015 as an astronomy education ranger intern at Rainier when he noticed an “aurora” around the mountain.
“We were doing a night sky program for the public when I saw some pink color on the horizon, a signal that the Northern Lights were happening,” said Mr. Dieterich, who grew up in Ross. “I grabbed my equipment and drove a couple of miles down the road to Reflection Lake. I like to take night photos away from roads and near water where I can get stars reflected. This spot had all those elements, plus the Northern Lights.”
He set up his camera, a Nikon D750 with a 24 millimeter wide-angle lens, on a tripod, and programmed it to snap pictures, each with an eight-second exposure, in a two-hour window between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m..
“Since the Earth is rotating, each exposure shows stars in slightly different locations,” he said. “When the photos are combined into one image the stars create a circular pattern around the North Star, which is just out of view at the top of the image. The pink aurora spread through the background sky.”
The photo even captured the headlight trail of mountaineers climbing along the right edge of the Mount Rainier volcano.
Mr. Dieterich said it was “serendipity” that the photo made it onto the stamp. An email he received said the park service was looking for photos of Mount Rainier that showed people looking through telescopes at the mountain. He didn’t have any of those for which he had releases from the people pictured, so he sent in a link to his Mount Rainier photo gallery instead.
“I figured I’d just let them pick if they liked something and within hours they got back to me and said they wanted the picture,” he said. “They were on a tight deadline.”
The National Parks Forever Stamps’ first-day-of-issue ceremony for the 16 stamp “pane” containing Mr. Dieterich’s Mount Rainier star trails is scheduled for June 2 at the World Stamp Show-NY 2016, in New York City. The once-a-decade stamp show is the world’s largest gathering of philatelists.
Stamp release ceremonies will also take place at or near each of the 16 national park sites depicted on the stamps.
Other National Parks Forever stamps previewed to date include Acadia National Park, Arches National Park, Assateague Island National Seashore, Bandelier National Monument, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Everglades National Park, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Grand Canyon National Park, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Haleakala National Park, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens and Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park.
Other photos and a video depicting the creation of the photo used for the stamp are at http://www.mdieterichphoto.com/
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ152016-05-12 17:34:33
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Ïîäåëèòüñÿ162016-06-01 20:12:14
Classic Engraved Images Appear on New Forever Stamps Dedicated Today
Classics Forever Stamp Features Water Soluble Adhesive
NEW YORK CITY — Engraved stamps are much-beloved by stamp collectors, or philatelists as they sometimes are known. So it’s only fitting that the U.S. Postal Service today dedicated a souvenir sheet featuring new engravings of classic 19th-century stamps at the World Stamp Show-NY 2016. The stamps also feature a water soluble adhesive.
The original versions of these classic stamps were issued between 1851 and 1866, 150 years ago or more, and they feature some of the most celebrated Americans, including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln. “It’s not surprising that Washington, Franklin and Lincoln were featured on six of America’s earliest stamps,” noted U.S. Postal Service Vice President for New Products and Innovation Gary Reblin in dedicating the new stamps. “In fact, it seems fitting that we’re celebrating them again with today’s souvenir sheet — and the new Forever versions of these 19th century classics,” he said.
This souvenir sheet is issued in celebration of the long history of U.S. postage stamps—and in appreciation of stamp collectors and philatelists everywhere. The elaborately designed sheet features new versions of six of America's earliest and most alluring stamps, now issued as Forever stamps to make them easily distinguishable from the mid-19th-century originals. The stamps are printed using the intaglio printing method, as were the originals.
From top, left to right, the stamps featured are:
George Washington stamp, first issued in 1851 at 12 cents. Portrait based on a painting by Gilbert Stuart. Stamp originally engraved by Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co.
Benjamin Franklin stamp, first issued in 1851 at one cent. Portrait based on a bust carved by Jean-Jacques Caffiéri. Stamp originally engraved by Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co.
George Washington stamp, first issued in 1860 at 24 cents. Portrait based on a painting by Gilbert Stuart. Stamp originally engraved by Toppan, Carpenter & Co.
George Washington stamp, first issued in 1860 at 90 cents. Portrait based on a painting by John Trumbull. Stamp originally engraved by Toppan, Carpenter & Co.
Abraham Lincoln stamp, first issued in 1866 at 15 cents. Portrait based on a photograph by Christopher Smith German. Stamp originally engraved by National Bank Note Co.
Benjamin Franklin stamp, first issued in 1861 at one cent. Portrait based on a bust carved by Jean-Antoine Houdon. Stamp originally engraved by National Bank Note Co.
The selvage is composed of postal cancellations and script from envelopes contemporaneous with the stamps. These elements are arranged on a buff-colored background with a textured look to evoke stationery of the period. An inner border reminiscent of star-spangled patriotic bunting also bears the title “Classics Forever” at top and bottom and the words “The Classic Era” on either side. Eric Madsen created the artwork for the selvage. Art director Antonio Alcalá worked with Eric Madsen to design this issuance.
Adding to the appeal for stamp collectors, these new stamps have been printed in intaglio – line engraving reminiscent of fine 19th-century stamps and banknotes – with three million souvenir sheets being produced. These stamps will be sold only at the stamp show in New York, and through mail, telephone and online ordering channels for those unable to attend the show. They will not be available through local Post Office™ facilities. They will be sold only as a complete souvenir sheet of 6 stamps, and the price is $2.82 (6X $0.47).
These Classics Forever stamps are water soluble, although they are affixed with pressure-sensitive adhesive, enabling these special stamps to be removed from envelopes after they have been used by soaking them in plain water. This is the first time this feature has been included on Forever stamps. Additional information about this feature, and helpful instructions to explain how collectors can soak these stamps off of envelopes after they have been affixed to mail and used, can be found following the listing of products available with this stamp issue.
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ172017-04-01 21:45:47
JFK Forever Stamp to be Dedicated on Presidents Day
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ192017-04-21 08:55:23
Happy Birthday Mississippi! - Postal Service Issues New Forever Stamp Celebrating Mississippi Statehood's 200th Anniversary
GULFPORT, Miss., March 31, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Postal Service today debuted a Forever stamp at a first-day-of-issue ceremony during the South Mississippi bicentennial celebration at Centennial Plaza commemorating the 200th anniversary of Mississippi statehood.
The Mississippi Statehood commemorative Forever stamp is the latest addition to the Postal Service's Statehood series. The stamp features a photograph taken by Lou Bopp in 2009. It shows a close-up of a musician's hands as he plays his guitar. Mississippi is the birthplace of many legendary blues artists who helped create a uniquely American genre of music, including B.B. King, Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley. Also, Mississippi is home to renowned writers William Faulkner, Richard Wright and Tennessee Williams.
"We are thrilled to dedicate the Mississippi Statehood Forever stamp to honor a state that has been very instrumental to American ingenuity and the American spirit," said James P. Cochrane, chief customer and marketing officer and executive vice president, U.S. Postal Service. "This stamp represents the music, the mystery, the heart and soul of Mississippi. It is my hope that the 200th anniversary of Mississippi statehood, combined with this wonderful stamp, can begin a dialogue about what Mississippi has meant to the country and to the world."
Cochrane was joined at the dedication ceremony by Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant; Gulfport, MS, Mayor Billy Hewes; Fr. Michael O'Connor; and Laura Lee Lewis, Miss Mississippi 2016.
Also speaking at the ceremony were George Schloegel, retired chief executive officer, Hancock-Whitney Bank; Rev. Quintin Smith, Historical Baptist Church of Millington; Walt Grayson, writer and broadcaster, WLBT-TV; Jesmyn Ward, novelist; and Elizabeth Johnson, district manager, Mississippi District, U.S. Postal Service.
In addition, musical tributes were performed by Jimmy "Duck" Holmes and the Pass Road Elementary fifth-grade choir.
"As the Birthplace of America's Music, the state of Mississippi is honored to be recognized by the United States Postal Service with this commemorative stamp on our 200th birthday," said Governor Bryant. "We invite the world to join us as we celebrate our unique music, cuisine and culture all year long."
On Dec. 10, 1817, Mississippi became the 20th state in the union. Known as the Magnolia State, it is named for the river on its western border.
Dozens of state and national parks, heritage areas, and historic landmarks offer visitors endless opportunities to sample the state's charms, among them the Mississippi Blues Trail, where fans can learn about the roots of modern music. Museums and historic homes, opera and ballet, and film, food, music, and book festivals provide entertainment for almost any taste.
Followers of the U.S. Postal Service's Facebook page can view video of the first-day-of-issue ceremony at facebook.com/USPS. The public is asked to share the news on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtags #MS200 or #MississippiStamps.
Customers may purchase the Mississippi Statehood Forever stamp at usps.com/stamps, at the Postal Store usps.com/shop, by calling 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724) and at Post Office locations nationwide. A variety of stamps and collectibles also is available at ebay.com/stamps.
Ordering First-Day-of-Issue Postmarks
Customers have 60 days to obtain first-day-of-issue postmarks by mail. They may purchase new stamps at Post Office locations, at the Postal Store usps.com/shop or by calling 800-782-6724. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes to themselves or others and place them in envelopes addressed to:
FDOI – Mississippi Statehood Stamp
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900
After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for postmarks up to a quantity of 50. For more than 50, customers are charged 5 cents each. All orders must be postmarked by May 31, 2017.
Ordering First-Day Covers
The Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamps and stationery items postmarked with the official first-day-of-issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the quarterly "USA Philatelic" catalog, online at usps.com/shop or by calling 800-782-6724. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-782-6724 or writing to:
U.S. Postal Service
Catalog Request
PO Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014
Philatelic Products
There are six philatelic products for this stamp issue:
474806, Press Sheet with Die-cut, $58.80.
474810, Digital Color Postmark Keepsake, $11.95.
474816, First-Day Cover, $9.30.
474821, Digital Color Postmark, $1.64.
474824, Framed Art, $39.95.
474830, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
Many of this year's other stamps may be viewed on Facebook at facebook.com/USPSStamps or via Twitter @USPSstamps.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ212017-04-21 09:43:01
New Celebration Corsage and Boutonniere Forever Stamps
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ222017-06-03 16:57:33
Wyeth Stamp Issue Date Announced
The 12 new United States Andrew Wyeth commemorative forever stamps will be issued July 12 nationwide. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. at the Brandywine River Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
The details on the issue date were first published by Art Fix Daily and confirmed by U.S. Postal Service spokesman Roy Betts.
The paintings depicted are Alvaro and Christina, 1968; Big Room, 1988; The Carry, 2003; Christina’s World, 1948; Frostbitten, 1962; North Light, 1984; Sailor’s Valentine, 1985; Soaring, 1942–50; Spring Fed, 1967; My Studio, 1974; Wind from the Sea, 1947; and Young Bull, 1960.
Here are the details on the Wyeth stamps from the USPS November 23 press release:
Andrew Wyeth
Mastering a realistic style that defied artistic trends, Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) created haunting and enigmatic paintings based largely on people and places in his life — a body of work that continues to resist easy or comfortable interpretation.
Finding endless inspiration both in his hometown of Chadds Ford, PA, and in rural Maine, he scrutinized the lives, houses and personal belongings of people around him, sometimes painting their portraits but just as often using objects and places to represent them. 2017 is the centennial of Wyeth’s birth. With subtle symbolism and eerie implications, his work invites us to reinterpret his personal vision. Derry Noyes art directed and designed this pane of 12 stamps.
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ232017-09-22 09:16:16
Father Ted Hesburgh stamp planned as pane of 20, coil of 50
By Michael Baadke
A new United States commemorative forever stamp honoring longtime University of Notre Dame president Father Ted Hesburgh is being issued in two formats on Sept. 1.
Along with the expected pane of 20 stamps, the Postal Service has announced that the nondenominated (49¢) stamp will also be available in a self-adhesive coil of 50.
This will be the first commemorative coil stamp issued by the United States Postal Service since the 2008-12 series of 60 Flags of our Nation coil stamps.
Postal Service spokesman Mark Saunders told Linn’s Stamp News the coil version of the Father Ted Hesburgh stamp is being offered as a market test.
“This subject lent itself well to this type of test,” Saunders said, “as we know we have a lot of purchase interest from the academia and religious communities.”
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Preliminary artwork from the Postal Service shows the coil version looking very much like the stamp from the pane, but with straight vertical edges, rather than vertical edges with wavy line die cuts
According to technical details released by the Postal Service, only 2 million coil stamps (40,000 50-stamp rolls) are being produced for this test.
The stamp is also being issued in panes of 20, with 15 million stamps offered in pane format.
An undisclosed number of press sheets consisting of six unsevered panes (120 stamps) will be sold at face value, $58.80.
The stamp subject, the Reverend Father Theodore Martin Hesburgh, C.S.C. (1917-2015) is considered one of the most important educational, religious and civic leaders of the 20th century, according to the Postal Service.
The first-day ceremony is scheduled for Friday at 1 p.m., at the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center on the campus of University of Notre Dame.
Participants will include former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who previously spoke at the 2015 memorial service for Hesburgh; Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan; Notre Dame president Rev. John I. Jenkins; Rev. Austin I. Collins, religious superior of Holy Cross Priests and Brothers; Rev. Thomas J. O’Hara, provincial superior of the Congregation of Holy Cross; and Richard “Digger” Phelps, former Notre Dame head basketball coach and former member of the USPS Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee.
The official first-day city is Notre Dame, Ind.
Hesburgh was born May 25, 1917, four days before President John F. Kennedy. In 1961, Hesburgh bestowed upon the president the university’s Laetare medal, an annual award recognizing a Catholic “whose genius has ennobled the arts and sciences, illustrated the ideals of the Church and enriched the heritage of humanity.”
The new stamp is being issued to mark the centenary of Hesburgh’s birth.
Born into a religious family in Syracuse, N.Y., Hesburgh decided at age 6 that he wanted to be a priest. He studied at Notre Dame and at the Greogrian University in Rome, and was ordained in 1943.
He earned a doctorate degree at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in 1945, the same year that he joined the Notre Dame faculty, teaching in the Religion Department.
He became president of the university in 1952, at age 35. Five years later, President Dwight D. Eisenhower named him as a charter member of the Commission on Civil Rights.
Hesburgh came to be known as a civil rights champion who joined with Martin Luther King Jr. in a 1964 rally in Chicago.
“That same year Father Hesburgh was awarded the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, for his visionary work against elements of apartheid in America,” according to the university.
“From the exhausting fact-finding missions to the final deliberations over wording, Father Hesburgh was acknowledged as the principal architect of the Civil Rights Act and served on the Civil Rights Commission from its inception in 1957 until 1972, when President Nixon replaced him after he criticized that administration’s civil rights record.”
Hesburgh would also advise later presidents on peaceful uses of atomic energy, and the issues of campus unrest and immigration reform, all while leading Notre Dame through decades of successful growth.
“Hesburgh spearheaded successful efforts to strengthen the faculty and administration, improve academic standards and increase the university’s endowment,” the Postal Service noted.
In 2000, Hesburgh was awarded the Congressional gold medal by President Bill Clinton. The medal was given “in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to civil rights, higher education, the Catholic Church, the Nation, and the global community.”
Hesburgh died at age 97 on Feb. 26, 2015. During his lifetime he was awarded 150 honorary degrees.
“Digger” Phelps was a key figure in bringing about the stamp honoring Hesburgh. Phelps is the author, along with Tim Bourret, of Father Ted Hesburgh — He Coached Me, a tribute to Hesburgh published earlier this year by Triumph Books.
In the book, Phelps wrote that he requested a stamp for Hesburgh while the priest was still alive, “but the Board of Governors was not willing to change their policy” (that only deceased individuals are to be honored on U.S. stamps).
“To honor Father Hesburgh with a Forever Stamp, has been very rewarding for me personally,” Phelps wrote. “The impact he has had on my life has been significant during my career at Notre Dame as a coach and after Notre Dame, coaching the streets.”
The new stamp is being issued two and a half years after Hesburgh’s death. In the past, CSAC stamp subject selection criteria has required that an individual be deceased 10 years, and more recently five years, before a stamp would be issued in his or her honor.
That criteria disappeared entirely in recent years, but an updating of the rules in 2016 includes this statement: “Beginning in 2018, proposals for a deceased individual will be considered three years following his/her death.”
The current CSAC criteria also states: “Stamps or stationery items will not be issued to honor religious institutions or individuals whose principal achievements are associated with religious undertakings or beliefs.”
In publicity material announcing the new stamp, the Postal Service characterized Hesburgh as “a champion of causes ranging from education to immigration reform to the plight of underdeveloped nations.”
Other Catholic priests who have been honored on U.S. stamps for their accomplishments include California missionary Father Junipero Serra (1713-84) on a 1985 airmail stamp (Scott C116), Boys’ Town founder Father Edward Joseph Flanagan (1886-1948) on a 4¢ definitive stamp in 1986 (2171), and Havana-born social reformer Padre Felix Varela (1788-1853) on a 32¢ stamp in 1997 (3166).
Father John P. Washington was one of four Army chaplains commemorated on a 3¢ stamp issued May 28, 1948, to mark their heroism and sacrifice during the 1943 sinking of the SS Dorchester (Scott 956).
In addition, religious reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a former Catholic priest, excommunicated by the pope in 1521 and honored on a U.S. 20¢ stamp in 1983 (Scott 2065).
The Hesburgh stamp vignette is an oil-on-panel portrait of Hesburgh standing outdoors on the Notre Dame campus. The painting is by Tim O’Brien, modeled after a photograph from May 1980 taken by Bruce Harlan.
The Notre Dame Main Building dome is visible in the background of both the painting and the original photograph on which it is based.
The Main Building was previously the subject of a 19¢ postal card issued by the Postal Service on Oct. 15, 1991, to mark the university’s sesquicentennial (Scott UX157).
USPS art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp. The inscription “Fr. Ted Hesburgh” appears below the portrait, and “Father Theodore Hesburgh” is printed in the upper selvage of the stamp pane.
Technical details and first-day cancel ordering information for the Father Ted Hesburgh stamps can be found below.
Nondenominated (49¢) Father Ted Hesburgh forever stamp
FIRST DAY— Sept. 1, 2017; city— Notre Dame, Ind., and nationwide.
DESIGN: illustration— Tim O’Brien, Brooklyn, N.Y.; designer, art director, and typographer— Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, Md.; modeler— Joseph Sheeran.
PRINTING: process— offset with microprinting; printer and processor— Ashton Potter USA Ltd., Williamsville, N.Y.; press— Mueller A76; inks— cyan, magenta, yellow, black, Pantone Matching System 7557c brown; paper— nonphosphored type III, block tagging; gum— self-adhesive.
Pane of 20
Issue quantity— 15 million stamps; format— pane of 20, from 240-subject cylinders; size— 0.84 inches by 1.42 inches (image); 0.98 inches by 1.56 inches (overall); 5.92 inches by 7.5 inches (full pane); 11.84 inches by 22.75 (press sheet); plate numbers— “P” followed by five single digits; marginal markings— “Father Theodore Hesburgh,” plate numbers in two corners (front); “©2016 USPS,” USPS logo, promotional text, two bar codes, pane position diagram (back); USPS item No.— 474704.
Coil of 50
Issue quantity— 2 million stamps; format— coil of 50, from 408-subject cylinders; size— 0.84 inches by 1.4482 inches (image); 0.98 inches by 1.5882 inches (overall); plate numbers— “P” followed by five single digits, on every 17th stamp; USPS item No.— 799404.
First-day cancel ordering information
Standard ordering instructions apply. Collectors requesting first-day cancels are encouraged to purchase their own stamps and affix them to envelopes. The first-day cover envelopes should be addressed for return (a removable label may be used), and mailed in a larger envelope addressed to FDOI – Father Theodore Hesburgh Stamp, USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services, 8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300, Kansas City, MO 64144-9900. Requests for first-day cancels must be postmarked by Nov. 1.
The Postal Service’s uncacheted first-day cover for the Father Ted Hesburgh pane stamp is item 474716 at 93¢, and the FDC for the coil stamp is item 799416 at 93¢. USPS order numbers for stamps and FDCs also appear in Linn’s 2017 U.S. Stamp Program.
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ242017-10-25 14:30:49
U.S. and Canada Reveal Designs of Joint Hockey Stamps
The U.S. Postal Service and Canada Post today revealed the designs for their upcoming History of Hockey joint issue.
The stamps will be formally issued October 20 at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena Belfor Training Center. U.S. Postmaster General and CEO Megan Brennan will be joined by Canada Post President and CEO Deepak Chopra at the ceremony.
The stamp format is tête-bêche – a joined pair of similar images in which one is upside down – and the design is strong on nostalgia. On an open pond, a player in modern equipment reflects, literally, on the past. Mirrored in the ice beneath him is a player in vintage gear. The imaginative imagery gives a visual sense of looking back through time. The paired images also depict the game’s evolution and its continuing presence in the lives of players and fans alike ...........
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ252017-12-01 23:15:55
History of Hockey (U.S. & Canada 2017)
DETROIT – History of Hockey stamps went on sale in Canada and the United States today after being unveiled at the Belfor Training Center at the Little Caesars Arena complex, which is home to the Detroit Red Wings.
“The joint stamp issue is the sixth by Canada Post and the United States Postal Service (USPS). The subjects chosen for the joint issues highlight how much our nations have in common. Hockey is one of those things,” said Canada Post President and CEO Deepak Chopra. “These stamps celebrate the shared love of hockey, a game now firmly rooted in the lore of both nations.” (The Canadian booklet pane is shown on the right.)
Generation after generation, across North America and much of the world, hockey has thrilled boys and girls, young and old. As the decades have glided by, equipment has evolved and styles have changed, but the excitement of playing remains ingrained in us.
Hockey Hall of Famer Red Kelly (below right, photo by Daniel Afzal,USPS), who was honoured in the 2014 Original Six™ Defenceman issue of Canada Post’s five-year NHL® series, spoke at the unveiling ceremony. ...........
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ262018-04-01 14:09:26
New Postage Stamps Focus on Bioluminescent Marine Life
The stamps help draw attention to the wonders of creatures that generate their own light and to the environmental problems that threaten them in marine habitats, scientists say.
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ272018-05-04 18:34:48
Henry David Thoreau Commemorated on a Forever Stamp Today
CONCORD, MA — The U.S. Postal Service celebrated writer, philosopher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau during the bicentennial year of his birth with a Forever stamp today. The public is asked to share the news on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #ThoreauStamps.
The first-day-issue stamp dedication ceremony took place at the Walden Pond State Reservation Visitors Center. Thoreau, born July 12, 1817, lived at Walden Pond from 1845-1847. His experience there served as the inspiration for his book Walden.
The stamp art is an oil-on-panel painting of Thoreau’s face based on a famous 1856 daguerreotype by Benjamin Maxham. On the right side of the stamp is Thoreau’s signature of his last name. Below the signature is a branch of sumac leaves. Sam Weber Brooklyn, NY, was the stamp artist. Art director Greg Breeding of Charlottesville, VA, designed the stamp.
“Thoreau was one of the great thinkers in this country’s history on a wide variety of subjects, and the expression on his face in the stamp image captures his introspective and inquisitive nature,” said U.S. Postal Service General Counsel and Executive Vice President Thomas J. Marshall. “Thoreau encouraged everyone to lead more thoughtful and considered lives. Given the pace of today’s world, the many demands on our time, and sometimes conflicting priorities, I am sure we could all benefit from his advice.”
Joining Marshall in the dedication were Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton; Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Leo Roy; Select Board Town of Concord Chair Michael Lawson; and Ed Begley Jr., a board member of the Walden Woods Project, an environmentalist and actor.
“The Walden Woods Project is very pleased by this special Postal Service recognition afforded to Henry David Thoreau for his multi-faceted contributions toward the preservation of nature and the furtherance of human rights,” said Begley. “Thoreau holds a significant place in the history of our country. The commemorative stamp not only celebrates the 200th anniversary of his birth, but reminds us of his continuing influence regarding 21st century global environmental and social reform challenges. It is fitting that the first-day-of-issue for the Thoreau stamp takes place at Walden Pond — the place that inspired him — and the birthplace of the American conservation movement.”
Thoreau’s Legacy
With his personal example of simple living, his criticism of materialism, and the questions he raises about the place of the individual in society and humanity’s role in the natural world, Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) continues to inspire readers to assert their independence, reinterpret his legacy, and ask challenging questions of their own.
Walden Pond
For two years, two months and two days, Thoreau lived in a one-room house on a pond on the edge of his hometown of Concord, MA, writing prolifically while farming, reading, thinking, taking long walks, and observing the natural world around him. Walden, the 1854 book he wrote about his experience, still holds the attention of readers by blending elements of numerous genres to create something complex, eclectic, and unique. Condensing his 26 months at Walden Pond into the events of one year, Thoreau ponders the problems that result from materialism and promotes simplicity as a viable alternative, exhorting people from all walks of life — including himself — to re-examine their misplaced priorities. Adopting a subtly humorous persona to lighten the tone of his social criticism, Thoreau asks timeless questions about balancing the material with the spiritual and the practical against the ideal.
Thoreau’s essays, journals, and books offer a rich trove for the thoughtful reader, and every generation finds its own touchstones in his work. His writings about politics and civil disobedience influenced major 20th century activists, his observations about nature anticipated ecology and other sciences, and he has been hailed as a founding father of the environmental movement. As attuned to inward-looking individualism as he was to the tiniest details of the thriving world around him, Thoreau put down hardy roots — and his life still yields its perennial blooms.
With Thoreau’s personal example of simple living, his criticism of materialism, and the timeless questions he raises about the place of the individual in society and humanity's role in the natural world, he continues to inspire new generations to assert their independence, reinterpret his legacy, and ask challenging questions of their own.
Ordering First-Day-of-Issue Postmarks
Customers have 60 days to obtain first-day-of-issue postmarks by mail. They may purchase new stamps at Post Office locations, at the Postal Store usps.com/shopor by calling 800-782-6724. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes to themselves or others and place them in envelopes addressed to:
FDOI – Henry David Thoreau Stamp
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900
After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for postmarks up to a quantity of 50. For more than 50, customers are charged 5 cents each. All orders must be postmarked by July 23, 2017.
Ordering First-Day Covers
The Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamps and stationery items postmarked with the official first-day-of-issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog, online at usps.com/shop or by calling 800-782-6724. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-782-6724 or writing to:
U.S. Postal Service
Catalog Request
PO Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ282018-06-29 11:44:55
Scooby-Doo on U.S. forever stamp July 14
Cartoon canine Scooby-Doo will appear on a single nondenominated (50¢) forever commemorative stamp that will be issued July 14 with a ceremony at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn.
The Postal Service said the new stamp highlights a new social responsibility initiative named Scooby-Doo Doo Good.
“This new issuance is a 12-stamp sheet featuring Scooby-Doo helping out by watering a blossoming plant in a flowerpot — a simple act symbolizing a component of the ‘Doo Good’ campaign’s effort to provide young people with tools and activities geared toward enriching the environment,” the Postal Service said.
“The campaign, launching this year in partnership with generationOn, the youth division of Points of Light, also focuses on helping the hungry and acting as animal allies.”
The stamp is being issued in collaboration with Warner Bros. Consumer Products.
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“The lovable, iconic Great Dane Scooby-Doo has solved mystery after spooky mystery since his 1969 debut,” the Postal Service said.
The stamp was designed by USPS art director Greg Breeding, working closely with Warner Bros. Consumer Products.
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ292018-12-07 00:39:52
U.S. Previews 2019 Stamp Program
Added December 1: We can expect a stamp on or about June 12th for President George H.W. Bush, who passed away this morning at the age of 94. He was born June 12, 1924, and U.S. custom is that former presidents are honored with a stamp on their first birthday after their death.
The Virtual Stamp Club’s 2019 U.S. stamp program grid can be found here.
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Arts, Entertainment, History and Culture Headline the 2019 Forever Stamp Lineup
Love, Walt Whitman and State and County Fairs Among Other Subjects Featured
WASHINGTON — In the spirit of the coming new year, the U.S. Postal Service has revealed several of the new Forever stamps and other stamps to be issued in 2019.
Since 1847, the stamp program has celebrated the people, events and cultural milestones unique to the history of the United States. The 2019 stamp subjects continue this rich tradition.
Ïîäåëèòüñÿ302019-02-18 06:14:46
And Leonardo isn’t the only artist going postal. The United States Postal Service recently announced it will release a set of 20 stamps featuring 10 works by Ellsworth Kelly. The late abstractionist certainly put his stamp on art history, and so each stamp in this set will bear the image of one of Kelly’s iconic hard-edged abstractions.
