LOUISVILLE, KY—To celebrate the release of its new Kentucky Flags of Our Nation stamp, the U.S. Postal Service will offer a limited number of commemorative envelopes featuring a special postmark.
Each envelope features a split photo of the Kentucky flag and a horse farm, as well as the new Kentucky stamp and a First Day of Sale cancellation. Cost per envelope: $5.
The envelopes will be available at ceremonies being held at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 6 at the Center for the Arts, 501 W. Main St., in Louisville, and at the Capitol Rotunda, 700 Capitol Ave., in Frankfort.
The Flags of Our Nation stamp series features the Stars and Stripes, the 50 state flags, five territorial flags and the District of Columbia flag. Twenty stamps, Set 1 (Alabama through Delaware) and 2 (District of Columbia through Kansas) were issued last year. Set 3 features Kentucky through Missouri, plus a Stars and Stripes stamp. Three additional sets will be released in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
In addition to the flag art, each stamp design includes artwork that provides a snapshot view of the state or other areas represented by a particular flag. In most cases, an everyday scene or activity is shown, but occasionally the view is of something less commonplace — rare wildlife or a stunning vista. The Kentucky stamp features horses.
Mail order requests for the special cancellations will be available for 30 days beginning August 6. Customers should allow at least a 2-inch by 4-inch space in the stamp area for the postmark and have postage applied to cards or letters before mailing them — inside another envelope — to the Post Office.
Send mail order requests to: KentuckyShow! Station, 835 S. Seventh St., Louisville, KY 40203.
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