Dorothy Height
(40th honoree in Black Heritage series)

NEW YORK, NY — The Postal Service observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday on Monday, January 16. There will be no retail or delivery services, except for Holiday Premium/Priority Mail Express.

Regular mail delivery, collections, and retail services resume Tuesday, January 17.

Martin Luther King Jr. has been honored with US postage stamps in 1979, as part of the Black Heritage series, and in 1999, commemorating his I Have A Dream speech.  Dr. King also appears as the centerpiece, but not as an actual stamp, in a 2005 stamp sheet entitled To Form A More Perfect Union, which featured key events in the nation’s Civil Rights movement from 1948 to 1965.

The Black Heritage stamp series continues with its 40th honoree, Dorothy Height. Dorothy Height was a 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. This stamp is set to be dedicated in Washington, DC on February 1, and will be available for sale thereafter.  

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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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