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April 21, 2025

USPS to Hold Special Dedication of the Bluegrass Forever Stamp at the Chaparral Music & Heritage Festival 2025

Bluegrass Forever Stamp

What:

San Antonio Postmaster Robert D. Carr, Jr.,will dedicate the United States Postal Service’s Bluegrass Forever Stamp onthe main stage at the  Chaparral Music& Heritage Festival 2025. The San Antonio and Austin Postal CustomerCouncils will have limited edition postcards available for purchase. Thisevent is free and open to the public.

Who:

Robert D. Carr, Jr., Postmaster, San Antonio,TX

When:

Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 11:30 a.m.

Where:

Civic Park at Hemisfair, 210 S Alamo St., San Antonio, TX 78205

Background:

Bluegrass is a singularly American musicstyle, born in the mid-20th century. The genre blends old-time folk andfiddle music with elements of blues, jazz, country and gospel. 

Inspired by vintage bluegrass concertposters, the Bluegrass Forever stamp features four acoustic stringinstruments typical of bluegrass bands — guitar, five-string banjo, fiddle,and mandolin — below the word “Bluegrass.” Text at the top of the stamp reads“High Lonesome Sound,” the title of a 1963 documentary about Appalachian folkmusic and a familiar nickname for bluegrass.

The Postal Service is proud to recognize Bluegrassmusic’s legacy with this stamp.

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