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May 26, 2023

Sunflower Bouquet Stamp to Bloom World Multiple Sclerosis Day

Let’s Celebrate stamp

What:

Sunflower Bouquet Stamp Dedication on World MS Day

Who:

U.S. Postal Service Customer Relations Coordinator Edwin Vivas

When:

Tuesday, May 30, 10:00 a.m.

Where:

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Foundation
6520 North Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Background:

The stamp features five sunflowers as part of a bright and beautiful bouquet. As a two-ounce stamp, Sunflower Bouquet can accommodate the weight of heavy invitations for birthdays, wedding anniversaries, and other celebrations; oversized greeting cards; and mailings such as small gifts that require extra postage.

The stamp art is a still life image of several orange-and-yellow sunflowers intermingled with irises, dahlias, echinacea (coneflowers), and other small red, purple, white, and pink flowers against a white background. To create this image, the photographer backlit the flower arrangement on a light box and made eight photographic exposures, resulting in a luminous, transparent look.

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The United States Postal Service is an independent federal establishment, mandated to be self-financing and to serve every American community through the affordable, reliable and secure delivery of mail and packages to 169 million addresses six and often seven days a week. Overseen by a bipartisan Board of Governors, the Postal Service is implementing a 10-year transformation plan, Delivering for America, to modernize the postal network, restore long-term financial sustainability, dramatically improve service across all mail and shipping categories, and maintain the organization as one of America’s most valued and trusted brands.

The Postal Service generally 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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