{"id":28014,"date":"2020-01-15T11:17:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T16:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=28014"},"modified":"2020-01-15T11:17:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T16:17:34","slug":"golfer-arnold-palmer-to-be-honored-with-forever-stamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2020\/01\/15\/golfer-arnold-palmer-to-be-honored-with-forever-stamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Golfer Arnold Palmer to be honored with Forever stamp"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What:<\/strong><\/dt>\n
The U.S. Postal Service will dedicate a stamp honoring golfer Arnold Palmer (1929\u20132016), who rose from humble beginnings to become a champion.<\/p>\n

The stamp dedication ceremony at the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by Mastercard is open to ticketholders. Limited tickets are available for philatelic media available upon request. News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtag\u00a0#ArnoldPalmerForever<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit\u00a0usps.com\/arnoldpalmer<\/a><\/em>.<\/dd>\n

Who:<\/strong><\/dt>\n
The Honorable Roman Martinez IV, U.S.\u00a0Postal Service Board of Governors<\/dd>\n
When:<\/strong><\/dt>\n
Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at 11:15\u00a0<\/strong>a.m. EST<\/dd>\n
Where:<\/strong><\/dt>\n
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Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by Mastercard
\nBay Hill Club & Lodge
\n9000 Bay Hill Blvd.
\nOrlando, FL 32819<\/p>\n<\/address>\n<\/dd>\n
Background:<\/strong><\/dt>\n
The U.S. Postal Service will dedicate a stamp honoring golfer Arnold Palmer (1929\u20132016), who rose from humble beginnings to become a champion. With drive and charisma, he helped transform a game once seen as a pastime for the elite into a sport enjoyed by the masses.<\/p>\n

During a nearly decade-long period beginning in 1958, Palmer led the Professional Golfers\u2019 Association of America (PGA) Tour in yearly money winnings four times; won the Vardon Trophy, awarded to the player with the lowest scoring average, four times; and twice earned PGA Player of the Year honors. In 1964, he won his seventh and final major. The six U.S. Ryder Cup teams of which he was a member won the biennial international competition. He captained the team twice, first as a player in 1963, then in 1975. Overall, Palmer won 62 PGA Tour events, the fifth-most of all time, and 92 tournaments worldwide.<\/p>\n

The stamp features James Drake\u2019s action photograph of Palmer at the 1964 U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD. Palmer\u2019s name appears in the top left corner and the words \u201cForever\u201d and \u201cUSA\u201d are printed along the bottom of the left edge.<\/p>\n

Art director Antonio Alcal\u00e1 designed the stamp.<\/p>\n

The Arnold Palmer stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp, which will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Postal Products<\/strong>
\nCustomers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through The Postal Store at\u00a0usps.com\/shop<\/a>stamps<\/u><\/em>, by calling 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724), by mail through\u00a0USA Philatelic<\/em>, or at Post Office locations nationwide.<\/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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