U.S. Postal Service® to Help Save Vanishing Species
September 29, 2011
| What: | Stamp unveiling of the new Save Vanishing Species semipostal stamp. A tiger training demonstration with Etta, one of the Zoo’s Amur tigers (and the very species on the stamp), is immediately following. |
| Who: | Richard Curtsinger, Louisville Postmaster, U.S. Postal Service® John Walczak, Zoo Director, Louisville Zoo Second grade students, Brandenburg KY Primary School |
| When: | Friday, September 30, 2011 10:30 a.m. |
| Where: | Louisville Zoo 1100 Trevilian Way Louisville, KY 40213 |
| Background: | The Save Vanishing Species stamp marks the fourth semipostal issued by the U.S. Postal Service®. Net proceeds from the sales of the stamp will be transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to support the Multinational Species Conservation Funds. The stamps will sell for 11¢ more than a First-Class Mail® stamp 55¢ and $11 for a sheet of 20.
Legislation creating the semipostal stamp was passed and signed into law in September 2010 as the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010. Three semipostal stamps (Breast Cancer Research, Heroes of 2001 and Stop Family Violence) have been issued by the U.S. Postal Service® and today only the Breast Cancer Research stamp is available. Taking part in the ceremony will be approximately 80 students from Brandenburg Primary School, who participated in a Save Vanishing Species drawing contest. Winners from each of the three second grade classes will be announced. All of the artwork will be on display at the Alice S. Etscorn Tiger Tundra on Friday only. For more information on the semipostal stamp and the coalition, visit fws.gov/international/save-vanishing-species-stamp.html. |
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