I am the Service Chair for my genealogy society. Saw in a June/Jul Everton Gen Helper about this project and pursued it as one of our projects. This is the latest Earlene Flemming works with the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee. She said that a stamp honoring genealogy is "under consideration". This means that the first rung on the ladder has been reached. But this also means that it could be a few more years down the road before a stamp is struck... or it could be next year. She doesn't know and won't know until a committee meets and decides. No particular stamp has been developed and one won't be until the final aproval comes in from that committee. Then the Postal System will contract someone to develop a stamp and what year it will be issued. What is needed right now is a showing of support from all of us interested in genealogy and who would like to see a stamp honoring our fabulous hobby. We need to write "lots and lots of letters". Mrs Flemming said it is better to wirte INDIVIDUALLY to her office not as an organization and let her know that you would like to see such a stamp issued. Here's the address: Earlene Flemming Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee US Postal Service 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW Room 5670 Washington, DC 20260-2437 I am emailing this to the lists that I am on so if you get a dupe....sorry./ Gail
I have seen this post going around for years... is it really true? Marge ----- Original Message ----- From: <THENINERS@aol.com> To: <CASANJOA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:47 PM Subject: (no subject) > I am the Service Chair for my genealogy society. Saw in a June/Jul Everton > Gen Helper about this project and pursued it as one of our projects. This is > the latest > Earlene Flemming works with the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee. She said > that a stamp honoring genealogy is "under consideration". This means that the > first rung on the ladder has been reached. But this also means that it could > be a few more years down the road before a stamp is struck... or it could be > next year. She doesn't know and won't know until a committee meets and > decides. No particular stamp has been developed and one won't be until the > final aproval comes in from that committee. Then the Postal System will > contract someone to develop a stamp and what year it will be issued. What is > needed right now is a showing of support from all of us interested in > genealogy and who would like to see a stamp honoring our fabulous hobby. We > need to write "lots and lots of letters". Mrs Flemming said it is better to > wirte INDIVIDUALLY to her office not as an organization and let her know that > you would like to see such a stamp issued. > Here's the address: > Earlene Flemming > Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee > US Postal Service > 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW Room 5670 > Washington, DC 20260-2437 > I am emailing this to the lists that I am on so if you get a dupe....sorry./ > Gail >