STAMP SHOWCASE

Who isn’t familiar with the horse Seabiscuit? The U.S. Postal Service is recognizing this unassuming champion on a definitive stamped envelope with a 44-cent value. The envelope was designed by John Mattos of San Francisco, CA.

The envelope depicts a scene from the exciting 1938 race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral. Seabiscuit raised the hopes and spirits of a beleaguered nation during the Great Depression with a series of unlikely victories. The envelope is available in self-adhesive regular and window envelopes in three sizes: #10, #9, and #6 3/4. Over 23 million envelopes have been printed and are on sale nationwide. The envelopes are available for purchase from www.usps.com, (type seabiscuit envelope in the search box). You can also call 1-800-STAMP-24 to purchase.

For more information about purchasing stamps, stamps by mail, postal regulations, a free subscription to USA Philatelic magazine, Post Office events, the location of the nearest postal store or contract unit, or for answers to your specific Postal Service questions, contact USPS at 1-800-275-8777, or visit www.usps.com.

To schedule a presentation for your community, club or group on how the Postal Service brings the Post Office to your home or office computer, call 239-573-9638.

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 149 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes, six days a week. It has 34,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services, not tax dollars, to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.