Friday, October 19, 2007

'Madonna of the Carnation' on 2007 Holiday Stamp


WASHINGTON -- The following is being issued by the U.S. Postal Service.

What: The U.S. Postal Service will issue The Madonna of the
Carnation 41-cent special stamp in a booklet of 20 at the
American Stamp Dealers Association (ASDA) Postage Stamp
Mega-Event in New York, NY.

Who: Katherine Tobin, Member, USPS Board of Governors
Eric Jackson, President, American Stamp Dealers
Association
Wade Saadi, Chairman, Board of Vice Presidents,
American Philatelic Society
Terrence McCaffrey, Manager, Stamp Development, U.S.
Postal Service
Preston High School Gospel Choir, Bronx, NY

When: Noon ET, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007

Where: ASDA Postage Stamp Mega-Event
The Theater
Madison Square Garden
Pennsylvania Plaza
New York, NY 10001-2807

Background: The stamp features "The Madonna of the Carnation" by
Milanese Renaissance painter Bernardino Luini. Dating
to around 1515, the painting is part of the collection
of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
Designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, AZ, the stamp
is available at philatelic centers and in Post Offices
nationwide beginning Oct. 25.

The stamp show is sponsored by the American Stamp Dealer Association.
The event is free and open to the public.

SOURCE U.S. Postal Service

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