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KANSAS CITY \u2014 7\/27\/18 – Post Offices across the nation are selling the newest stamps to honor the millions of Americans, both home and abroad, who participated in World War I, considered the seminal conflict of the 20th century. World War I: Turning the Tide Forever stamps were dedicated in a special ceremony today at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, MO.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though the United States didn\u2019t see action until the last year of the war, in 1918, American troops played an indispensable role in turning the tide of that war in favor of the Allies,\u201d said dedicating official U.S. Postal Service General Counsel and Executive VP Thomas Marshall. \u201cToday we pay tribute to the sacrifice of those soldiers, as well as the millions of supporters on the home front.\u201d<\/p>\n
World War I was a four-year global conflict (1914-1918) that reshaped the map of Europe. The United States remained neutral until April 1917, when it declared war on Germany and entered on the side of the Allies \u2014 Britain, France, and Russia. When the American Expeditionary Force, which ultimately grew to nearly 5 million troops, did finally engage in 1918, its actions helped end the war, thrusting the U.S. to the forefront of major world powers.<\/p>\n
The stamp art features a close-up of a member of the American Expeditionary Force holding the U.S. flag. Barbed wire can be seen in the background, as well as an airplane in flight and smoke rising up from the battlefield. The artwork was painted in airbrush on illustration board, a technique that evokes the propaganda posters used during World War I. Art director Greg Breeding designed the issuance with art by Mark Stutzman. News of the stamps is being shared using the hashtag\u00a0#WorldWarIStamp.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Customers may purchase the WWI: Turning the Tide Forever stamps through the Postal Store at\u00a0usps.com\/shop<\/a><\/em>, by calling 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724) and at Post Office locations nationwide.<\/p>\n Ordering First-Day-of-Issue Postmarks<\/strong> FDOI \u2013 World War I: Turning the Tide Forever Stamps After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for postmarks up to a quantity of 50. For more than 50, customers are charged 5 cents each. All orders must be postmarked by Nov. 27, 2018.<\/p>\n Ordering First-Day Covers<\/strong> Philatelic Products<\/strong> The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KANSAS CITY \u2014 7\/27\/18 – Post Offices across the nation are selling the newest stamps to honor the millions of Americans, both home and abroad, who participated in World War I, considered the seminal conflict of the 20th century. World War I: Turning the Tide Forever stamps were dedicated in a special ceremony today at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-usps-news","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23917"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23918,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23917\/revisions\/23918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCustomers have 120 days to obtain first-day-of-issue postmarks by mail. They may purchase new stamps at local Post Office facilities, at the Postal Store\u00a0usps.com\/shop<\/em><\/a>\u00a0or by phone at
\n800-STAMP-24. They must affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes to themselves or others and place them in envelopes addressed to:<\/p>\n
\nUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
\n8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
\nKansas City, MO\u00a0 64144-9900<\/p>\n
\nThe Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamps and stationery items postmarked with the official first-day-of-issue cancellation. Each item has an individual item number and is offered in the\u00a0USA Philatelic Publication and online at usps.com\/shop.\u00a0<\/em>Customers may register to receive a free\u00a0USA Philatelic Publication<\/em>\u00a0online at\u00a0usps.com\/philatelic<\/a><\/em>\u00a0.<\/p>\n
\nPhilatelic products for this stamp issue are as follows:
\n477406, Press Sheet, $60.
\n477410, Digital Color Keepsake, $11.95.
\n477416, First-Day Cover, $0.94.
\n477421, Digital Color Postmark, $1.65.<\/p>\n