PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES TO BE CELEBRATED ON STAMP AUG 4 THROUGH SPECIAL DEDICATION CEREMONIES AT ALL 12 LOCATIONS
WASHINGTON -The U.S. Postal Service will celebrate Presidential Libraries with a commemorative postage stamp to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Presidential Libraries Act of 1955. The Aug. 4 First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremonies will take place at all of the nation's 12 Presidential Libraries and Museums. The new stamp recognizes the libraries' role in preserving and extending access to Presidential materials while recounting the lives and times of many of our nation's Presidents.
"Presidential Libraries, as democratic institutions, are critical to an open society in that they allow Americans access to papers and other materials not available thorough traditional libraries," said Postmaster General John E. Potter. "The U.S. Postal Service is proud to honor their importance and is encouraging Americans to visit these national treasures."
The stamp, designed by Howard E. Paine, bears an image of the Presidential seal reproduced in gold against a crème colored background. The type, produced in hand calligraphy by Julian Waters, reads: "Presidential Libraries Fifty Years 37 USA."
The nation's 12 Presidential Libraries house materials generated during the administrations of Presidents Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
