The Postal ServiceTM will issue 37-cent, American
Scientists commemorative stamps (Item 458100) in four
designs on May 4, 2005, in New Haven, Connecticut. The
stamps designed by Victor Stabin of Jim Thorpe of Pennsylvania go on sale nationwide May 5, 2005, and will be
issued in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20.
These stamps honor four American scientists: geneticist
Barbara McClintock, mathematician John von Neumann, physicist Richard
Feynman, and thermodynamicist Josiah Willard Gibbs. For
each stamp, artist Stabin created a collage featuring a portrait of the
scientist and drawings that are associated with major contributions made
by the scientist. Information about the specific elements in each collage
is contained in the design briefs of the individual profiles on the back
of each stamp. |
How to Order First Day of Issue Postmark
Customers have 30 days to obtain the first day of issue
postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local
Post OfficeTM, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, and at the Postal Store Web
site at www.usps.com/shop. They should affix the stamps to envelopes
of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and
place them in a larger envelope addressed to:
AMERICAN SCIENTISTS COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
50 BREWERY ST
NEW HAVEN CT 06511-9998
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