WELDON, NC — U.S. Postal Service officials will join the staff at Halifax Community College (HCC) to celebrate the 40th addition to the Black Heritage stamp series – Dorothy Height (1912 – 2010). University officials will host a special dedication on Thursday Feb. 9, 2017 to commemorate the stamp during their Black History Month celebration.
The event is free, open to the public and will begin at 11 a.m. in The Centre, located at 200 College Drive in Weldon, NC. A reception will follow.
Roanoke Rapids Postmaster Gaelan Harvey will be the dedicating official for the event. For more information about this event, contact Molly Wallace at 252-538-4319.
About the Stamp: Dorothy Height
Dorothy Height (1912-2010) was deemed the tireless activist who dedicated her life to fighting for racial and gender equality. Although she rarely gained the recognition granted her male contemporaries, she became one of the most influential civil rights leaders of the 20th century. The stamp features artist Thomas Blackshear II’s gouache and acrylics on board portrait of Height. The painting is based on a 2009 photograph shot by Lateef Mangum. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp.
The stamp will be available for purchase nationwide on Feb. 1, 2016. Customers can purchase the Dorothy Height Forever stamp at Post Offices, online at http://www.usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-782-6724.
The Dorothy Height stamp is being issued as a Forever Stamp. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce rate.
Customers may view the Dorothy Height Black Heritage Forever Stamp, as well as a preview of many of this year’s other stamps, on Facebook at facebook.com/USPSStamps, on Twitter@USPSstamps and on the website USPSstamps.com.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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