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APPOINTMENTS TO STAMP SELECTION COMMITTEE
Postmaster General John
E. Potter announced the
appointment of Olympic
swimming champion
Donna de Varona and
former Postmaster General
Benjamin Franklin Bailar to
serve on the distinguished
Citizens’ Stamp Advisory
Committee, which recommends
subjects to appear
on U.S. postage stamps.
Bailar is the first former
Postmaster General to
serve on the committee
and de Varona is an
Olympic swimming gold
medalist and TV sports
commentator.
“I collected my first
stamp on opening day
during the 1960 Rome
Olympics,” said de Varona.
“Since then some of my
dearest friends from the
world of athletics have appeared
on stamps, such as
track legends Jesse Owens
and Wilma Rudolph,
whose athletic feats went
well beyond the field of
play. I look forward to
working with the members
of the Citizens’ Stamp
Advisory Committee in
helping choose the next
group of distinguished
individuals.”
“I’ve had a fascination
with stamps for as long
as I can remember,” said
Bailar. “To most Americans,
stamps represent their government
at work.
Stamps
have the power to do so
much more — to educate,
to entertain and to inspire.
Serving as Postmaster
General was a great honor.
Being asked to serve on the
Citizens’ Stamp Advisory
Committee is a real privilege.”
The Postal Service receives
suggestions from about
50,000 people every year,
but only 20 to 25 subjects
can be commemorated on
postage. To narrow down
the selection, the Postmaster
General’s Citizens’
Stamp Advisory Committee
— a cross section of
individuals who reflect a
wide range of
educational, artistic,
historical and professional
expertise — review the
suggestions and make
recommendations to the
Postmaster General for
final approval.
The Postal Service encourages individuals with stamp ides to submit their suggestions in writing to:
CITIZENS' STAMP
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
STAMP DEVELOPMENT
U.S.POSTAL SERVICE
1735 NORTH LYNN ST RM 5013
ARLINGTON VA 22209-6432
ELVIS STILL REIGNS AS KING IN MOST POPULAR STAMP RANKING
The 1993 Elvis stamp continues to hold court as the
most popular stamp of all time with more than
124 million collected. Three sets of stamps issued
during 2006 rank among the top 10, according to
an annual survey.
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