{"id":24327,"date":"2018-09-19T08:24:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T13:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=24327"},"modified":"2018-09-19T08:24:16","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T13:24:16","slug":"postal-service-and-israel-post-to-jointly-dedicate-hanukkah-stamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/09\/19\/postal-service-and-israel-post-to-jointly-dedicate-hanukkah-stamps\/","title":{"rendered":"Postal Service and Israel Post to Jointly Dedicate Hanukkah Stamps"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What:<\/strong><\/td>\nThe U.S. Postal Service will be issuing a new Hanukkah Forever stamp to celebrate the Jewish holiday. The stamp will be dedicated in conjunction with a new stamp being issued by Israel Post. News about the stamp is being shared with the hashtag\u00a0#HanukkahStamps<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Who:<\/strong><\/td>\nJudge Gary Shapiro, Judicial Officer, U.S. Postal Service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When:<\/strong><\/td>\nTuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, 11 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Where:<\/strong><\/td>\nTouro Synagogue
\n85 Touro Street
\nNewport, RI 02840<\/p>\n

Followers of the U.S. Postal Service\u2019s Facebook page can view the ceremony live at\u00a0facebook.com\/USPS<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

RSVP:<\/strong><\/td>\nDedication ceremony attendees are encouraged to RSVP at\u00a0usps.com\/hanukkahstamps<\/em><\/a>\u00a0to gain entrance to the event.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Background:<\/strong><\/td>\nThe new Hanukkah stamp artwork features a menorah created using the techniques of the traditional Jewish folk art of papercutting. Artist Tamar Fishman made a pencil sketch of the design and then with a fine blade, cut the two-dimensional image on white paper. She chose blue-purple and green papers for the background to highlight the central design. Behind the menorah is a shape reminiscent of an ancient oil jug that represents the heart of Hanukkah. Additional design elements include dreidels \u2014 spinning tops used to play a children\u2019s game during the holiday \u2014 and a pomegranate plant with fruit and flowers.<\/p>\n

Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp. As a Forever stamp, Hanukkah will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.<\/p>\n

Hanukkah begins on the 25th of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, a date that falls in late November or December. In 2018, Hanukkah begins at sundown Dec. 2.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at\u00a0usps.com\/shop<\/em><\/a>, by calling 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724), by mail through\u00a0USA Philatelic<\/em>, or at Post Office locations nationwide. Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.<\/p>\n

Information on ordering first-day-of-issue postmarks and covers is at\u00a0usps.com\/shop<\/em><\/a>\u00a0under \u201cCollectors.\u201d A video of the ceremony will be available on\u00a0Facebook.com\/usps<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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":"

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