I thought to see who are genealogist, which is all of usa would like to
read this information I received from another listing I belong to.
Sherry Davis-Ellis
I am the Service Chair for my genealogy society. Saw in a June/Jul
Everton
Gen Helper about this project and pursued it as one of our projects.
This is
the latest
Earlene Flemming works with the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee. She
said
that a stamp honoring genealogy is "under consideration". This means
that the
first rung on the ladder has been reached. But this also means that it
could
be a few more years down the road before a stamp is struck... or it
could be
next year. She doesn't know and won't know until a committee meets and
decides. No particular stamp has been developed and one won't be until
the
final approval comes in from that committee. Then the Postal System will
contract someone to develop a stamp and what year it will be issued.
What is
needed right now is a showing of support from all of us interested in
genealogy and who would like to see a stamp honoring our fabulous hobby.
We
need to write "lots and lots of letters". Mrs. Flemming said it is
better to
write INDIVIDUALLY to her office not as an organization and let her know
that
you would like to see such a stamp issued.
Here's the address:
Earlene Flemming
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee
US Postal Service
475 L'Enfant Plaza SW Room 5670
Washington, DC 20260-2437
I am emailing this to the lists that I am on so if you get a
dupe....sorry./
Gail