What:

Special Dedication Ceremony of the Anadarko Post Office Mural Stamp

Who:

Oklahoma District Manager Julie Gosdin

When:

Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 11:00 AM

Where:

Anadarko, OK, Post Office
120 S. 1st Street
Anadarko, OK, 73005

The event is free and open to the public. News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtags #PostOfficeMurals and #MuralStamps

Background:

The Postal Service is celebrating one of its lobby government-commissioned artworks featuring one of the Anadarko, OK, Post Office murals, named "Kiowas Moving Camp.”

In the 1930’s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration commissioned artwork in Post Offices across the nation to provide jobs to artists and illustrate the history and culture of local communities across America. These murals brought a touch of beauty to Post Offices across the United States and helped boost the morale of Americans during the Great Depression.

The Anadarko Post Office mural is one of five Murals Stamps featured on the recently released pane of 10 stamps.

On the stamp art, the town or city and state in which the work of art is located is printed underneath each mural. The murals included are: "Kiowas Moving Camp" (1936), Anadarko, OK; "Mountains and Yucca" (1937), Deming, NM; "Antelope" (1939), Florence, CO; "Sugarloaf Mountain" (1940), Rockville, MD; and "Air Mail" (1941), Piggott, AR.

The Postal Service is committed to the upkeep of these classic paintings and has a federal preservation officer and historian to both help maintain the beauty of the murals and also educate the public about their place in postal lore. Today, many of these works have been restored and remain on display for the public to enjoy.

Art Director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamps.

The Post Office Murals stamps are being issued as Forever stamps and will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.

Available jobs are listed on our website www.usps.com/careers (at the bottom of the screen).  After completing the online application, click the save tab. Then be sure to electronically submit the online job application.

The Postal Service encourages applicants to check our website regularly to keep up with the changes in position openings.

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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