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What: |
The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the USS Arizona Memorial by issuing a new Priority Mail Express stamp on Mar. 13. The stamps will be unveiled and officially dedicated at a free First Day of Issue ceremony on that date at the USS Arizona Memorial visitor center. Among the special guests at the event will be some survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor. |
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Who: |
U.S. Sen. (ret) Daniel K. Akaka |
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When: |
Thursday, Mar. 13, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. |
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Where: |
USS Arizona Memorial visitor center |
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Background: |
This Priority Mail Express stamp features an illustration of the USS Arizona Memorial created by artist Dan Cosgrove. The white concrete memorial rises above the sunken Arizona in the shape of a bridge. The stamp art depicts the memorial under a sunny sky and bright clouds, with an American flag fluttering overhead and a reflection of the memorial on the water below. The stamp was designed by art director Phil Jordan. The public is invited to attend the First Day of Issue ceremony. Those in attendance will be able to purchase USS Arizona Memorial Priority Mail Express stamps and have them hand cancelled for free with a special commemorative First Day of Issue postmark by postal personnel at the event site from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The stamps themselves will be available for purchase on Mar. 13 at Post Offices nationwide, online at USPS.com and by phone at 800-782-6724. |
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Media Note: |
The program will be preceded at 9:30 a.m. by a special wreath presentation in the Shrine Room on the USS Arizona Memorial itself by the principals listed above. Contact WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument Chief of Interpretation Eileen Martinez at 422-3311 for media protocol and limitations. |
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High-Rez Image: |
A high-resolution image of the USS Arizona Memorial Priority Mail Express stamp is available upon request to duke.gonzales@usps.gov |
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