Inauguration Day Official Commemorative Souvenir to Go On Sale January 20, 2009

To commemorate the inauguration of America’s 44th president, the U.S. Postal Service^® will offer the Inaugu­ration Day Official Commemorative Souvenir for sale to the public beginning on January 20, 2009. This new philatelic product features an elegant folio that includes the following:

• A collectible stamped envelope with silk portraits of the newly elected President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden.
• A commemorative digital color postmark.
• Photographs and biographies of the electees.
• Information about inaugural tradition and history.
• The Presidential Oath of Office.

Pre-orders are now being accepted from the general public for this product through www.usps.com and by tele­phone at 800-STAMP-24. Official sales of this product will not begin until Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009.

This Inauguration Day Official Commemorative Souvenir will be sold at select Post Offices™, www.usps.com, and 800-STAMP-24 for $14.95. Select Stamp Distribution Offices will receive a limited amount of product to distribute to their Post Offices.

— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 12-18-08

Inauguration Day Official Commemorative Souvenir Poster

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