Campaign News
April 6, 2009
Postal Service to review supporting letters at April 23-24 meeting of stamp committee - CALL FOR LETTERS OF SUPPORT
The Postal Service has announced that its stamp committee will review letters of support for the Japanese American (Nisei) World War II Veterans Commemorative Stamp at its next meeting on April 23-24. Though the proposal will apparently not be officially reconsidered for issuance at the meeting, the Postal Service has acknowledged that they would look at least view recent letters of support for the proposal. The campaign is hoping to sway the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC), which oversees stamp selection for Postmaster General John Potter, to change its stance on the internal, non-public guideline that prohibits stamps that honor sub-branches, units or divisions of the military. Previously, the Postal Service had said that the proposal wouldn't be looked at until the July meeting.
Should you, your organization, or perhaps a group of supporters wish to send a letter of support that might be read at the April meeting, please send it as soon as possible. The Committee must be convinced that the proposal is worthy of consideration, and that there is widespread public support. Letters of support can be sent to CSAC Chairperson Jean Picker Firstenberg (address below). Follow-up letters can also be sent if you or your organization have already sent a previous correspondence to the Postal Service asking for issuance of the stamp. A past 2007 sample letter can be found and downloaded from the campaign's website, www.niseistamp.org.
Send letters to:
Chairperson Jean Picker Firstenberg
Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
c/o Stamp Development
U.S. Postal Service
1735 North Lynn Street, Suite 5013
Arlington, VA 22209-6432Take Action!
REMEMBER to sign the free, Online Petition to support the campaign.
Important Note: This internet petition is separate from the handwritten petitions, and we encourage you to sign both. The online petition allows you to leave comments. You can check out what other signers have written daily. Many give personal testimony in support of the stamp proposal (click on the "Signers" tab at the top of the petition to see them).
More questions?
Contact the campaign at (714) 534-5139