Found this on another mailing list:
Recently there was a posting re: a stamp commemorating the 150th year of
the famine, an idea which has been rejected by the U.S. postal service.
This was first brought to my attention by a letter in the March/April
1996
issue of Irish America, urging everyone to write letters to the postal
service, and a similar plea apppeared exactly a year later in the
March/April 1997 issue.
I wrote to the Manager of Stamp Management in reponse to the first
letter,
and received a polite but firm letter in response, stating that there
were
many worthy causes reviewed by the committee every year and this one had
been discussed and rejected. In the meantime, as someone mentioned, we
have
seen Bugs Bunny and other cartoon characters immortalized, not to
mention
drug addicts like Elvis and Marilyn. I am planning to write again and
urge
others to do the same.
Here are some addresses that correspondence may be sent to:
Mr. Tiro Del Junco, Chariman U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, 475
L'Enfant Plaza S.W., Wshington DC 20260
James C. Tolbert, Manager - Stamp Management at the same address
Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee, Stamp Development Board, Room 5800
at
the same address
Marvin Runyon, Postmaster General - I assume at the same address (he
also
has an email address -
mrunyon(a)email.usps.gov
How about President Clinton?
Some ideas that can be incorporated into your letter and expanded upon:
The famine brought millions of Irish people to America and had a great
impact on the development of our country.
There are now more than 44 million people in the U.S. who claim some
Irish
ancestry.
We are the second largest ethnic group in the U.S.
And we want a stamp!
Sincerely,
Pam W.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Dennis P. Callahan