FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Contact: Media Relations
November 19, 2003	202-268-2155
	Release No. 087
	www.usps.com


USPS FLOAT GLIDES THROUGH
MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE®
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Decorative stamp images from all fifty states 
will be featured on the U.S. Postal Service's float in the 2003 
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®. Aptly named, the Spirit of 
America float will bear the colorful designs of the Postal 
Service's popular Greetings From America stamps. 

       "Few events have become better known in American folklore 
than Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade," said David Failor, 
executive director of Stamp Services for the Postal Service. 
"And on November 27, the Postal Service will proudly place its 
first float in this annual event," he added. "We've selected the 
Greetings From America stamp images to travel on the float as 
they best symbolize the link the Postal Service has created 
among every man, woman and child in the nation." 

       The centerpiece of this festive float is the Postal 
Service's ever-recognizable symbol, the Eagle. This large, 
bronze monument - set amidst a field of select stamp images - 
serves as tribute to the Postal Service's vast family of 
employees. Six days a week, these dedicated individuals 
contribute efforts within an organization that's unlike any 
other - they pick up, process and deliver mail to every address 
in America. 

       The day after Thanksgiving also marks the beginning of 
the 2003 holiday mailing season. The Spirit of America float 
will also serve as an impressive visual reminder to customers to 
get an early start on posting their holiday mail and parcels. 
During these holidays, the USPS expects to pick up, process and 
deliver nearly 20 billion pieces of holiday mail and packages. 

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