SAN FRANCISCO — The stamp image of the three-masted sailing ship Balclutha will be unfurled in a dedication ceremony at the Hyde Street Pier as part of the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary. The ceremony at 11:00 AM will highlight the San Francisco Maritime Historical National Park as one of the 16 Forever Stamp images being dedicated simultaneously on June 2, 2016.
“There is much shared history between the U.S. Mail and ships such as the Balclutha,” said Deborah Woodrum, San Francisco District Manager of the United States Postal Service. “They both carried precious cargo. The cargo in the ship’s holds contained the essential supplies needed to promote commerce and for the livelihoods of settlers; and the mail contained a different kind of cargo -- the letters that kept people connected over vast distances.”
Joining Woodrum in the stamp dedication ceremony will be Kevin Hendricks, Superintendent, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, and Tim Campbell, San Francisco photographer whose photograph was used to create the Balclutha stamp image.
“The Centennial Forever stamps are a fantastic way to recognize and promote the National Park Service Centennial, and we feel extremely honored to be one of the 16 parks chosen,” said Superintendent Hendricks.
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, CA
The stamp image* is a portion of a photograph by Tim Campbell of San Francisco, CA, of the square-rigger, Balclutha. Just visible to the right of the deep waterman/salmon packet sailing vessel is the 1907 steam tugboat Hercules.
Located near the Fisherman's Wharf neighborhood, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park offers the sights, sounds, smells and stories of Pacific Coast maritime history through five National Historic Landmark vessels berthed here. Visit this link for more information.
Other National Park Forever Stamps to be dedicated are: 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, “The Grand Canyon of Arizona, from Hermit Rim Road”, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Haleakalā National Park, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Mount Rainier National Park, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Theodore Roosevelt National Park and Yellowstone National Park
The June 2 first-day-of-issue ceremony for the National Parks Forever Stamps pane will take place at New York City’s Javits Center at 11 a.m. as part of World Stamp Show-NY 2016that will take place May 28–June 4. Dedication ceremonies will also take place at or near each of the National Parks depicted on the stamps. Individuals are asked to spread the news on social media by using the hashtags #NPSStamps, #FindYourPark or #NPS100.
Stamps may be purchased online at: https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?categoryNav=false&navAction=jump&navCount=0&atg.multisite.remap=false&categoryId=buy-stamps&productId=S_560604
National Historical Parks Framed Art and individual stamp sheets depicting all 16 national parks will be available for sale at the ceremony on the Hyde Street Pier on June 2.
*The following is required for reproducing the stamp image for media use only: Balclutha, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
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