The First Lady of Song to be celebrated at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

WHAT: The U.S. Postal Service unveils Ella Fitzgerald Stamp.

WHEN: Saturday, February 24
3:00 p.m.

WHERE: University of Maryland Eastern Shore
William P. Hytche Athletic Center
One Backbone Rd
Princess Anne, MD

WHO: Dr. Thelma B Thompson, President of University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Ernie Satchell, Director of Fine Arts
Walter W. Woods, Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs
Kimberly Conway Dumpson, Esquire Director of Alumni Affairs and Planned Giving
Janet Wood, Princess Anne Postmaster

DETAILS: The Postal Service began issuing its popular Black Heritage stamp series in 1978 with a stamp honoring Harriet Tubman. Ella Fitzgerald joins a long list of legendary African-American leaders, invertors, educators, scientists, entrepreneurs, entertainers and athletes. Included are Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Marian Anderson, Malcolm X and Madam C.J. Walker, who have appeared in the stamp series. The stamp ceremony is free and open to the public.

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation, 146 million homes and businesses, six days a week. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to pay for operating expenses, not tax dollars. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.