Special Cancellation at Mount Rushmore

What:
The United States Postal Service, the National Park Service and Mt. Rushmore National Memorial celebrate the release of the Mount Rushmore $4.80 Priority Mail stamp. Stamps, retail items and souvenir postmarks will be available. Admission to the event is free; however, there is a $10 per vehicle parking fee.

Who:
Speakers are:
Fritz Klein, Abraham Lincoln impersonator
Clem Felchle, District Manager, Dakotas District, U.S. Postal Service
Gerard Baker, Park Superintendent, Mount Rushmore National Memorial

When:
1-5 p.m.
Ceremony at 2 p.m.
Thursday, June 12, 2008

Where:
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
Grand View Terrace
Keystone, SD

Background:
This Priority Mail stamp features an illustration of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, which is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota near the town of Keystone. Carved into Mt Rushmore itself, the monument consists of large-scale sculptures of the faces of four American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.

Mount Rushmore stamp

Limited edition Mount Rushmore Station Cachets (envelopes) are available from:
Ardeen Nalls, Postmaster
111 Winter St.
Keystone SD 57751-9998

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