{"id":35845,"date":"2024-07-26T09:22:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T14:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=35845"},"modified":"2024-07-26T09:22:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T14:22:27","slug":"baseball-legend-hank-aaron-memorialized-on-new-forever-stamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2024\/07\/26\/baseball-legend-hank-aaron-memorialized-on-new-forever-stamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Legend Hank Aaron Memorialized on New Forever Stamp"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What:<\/strong><\/dt>\n
The U.S. Postal Service will honor Henry \u201cHank\u201d Aaron with a commemorative Forever stamp.<\/p>\n

The first-day-of-issue event is free and open to the public. News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtag\u00a0#HankAaronStamp<\/strong>.<\/dd>\n

Who:<\/strong><\/dt>\n
Thomas J. Marshall, U.S. Postal Service general counsel and executive vice president, will serve as dedicating official.<\/dd>\n
When:<\/strong><\/dt>\n
Wednesday, July 31, at 10 a.m. EDT<\/dd>\n
Where:<\/strong><\/dt>\n
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Truist Park<\/em><\/a>
\n755 Battery Ave. SE
\nAtlanta, GA 30339<\/p>\n<\/address>\n<\/dd>\n
RSVP:<\/strong><\/dt>\n
Attendees are encouraged to RSVP at\u00a0usps.com\/hankaaronstamp<\/a>.<\/dd>\n
Background:<\/strong><\/dt>\n
A giant both on and off the field, Hank Aaron (1934\u20132021) rose from humble beginnings to rewrite the record books while prevailing in the face of racism. The stamp art features a portrait of Aaron as a member of the Atlanta Braves, based on a 1968 photo, showing Aaron\u2019s famous right-handed batting stance from the waist up.<\/p>\n

Greg Breeding, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp and pane with original art by Chuck Styles and typography by Kevin Cantrell.<\/p>\n

The Hank Aaron stamp is being issued in panes of 20. The Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce price.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the\u00a0Postal Store<\/em><\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0usps.com\/shopstamps<\/em><\/a>, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through\u00a0USA Philatelic<\/em><\/a>\u00a0or at Post Office locations nationwide. For officially licensed stamp products, shop the\u00a0USPS Officially Licensed Collection on Amazon<\/em><\/a>. Additional information on stamps, first-day-of-issue ceremonies and stamp- inspired products can be found at\u00a0StampsForever.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The United States Postal Service is an independent federal establishment, mandated to be self-financing and to serve every American community through the affordable, reliable and secure delivery of mail and packages to 167 million addresses six and often seven days a week. Overseen by a bipartisan Board of Governors, the Postal Service is implementing a 10-year transformation plan,\u00a0Delivering for America<\/em><\/a>, to modernize the postal network, restore long-term financial sustainability, dramatically improve service across all mail and shipping categories, and maintain the organization as one of America\u2019s most valued and trusted brands.<\/p>\n

The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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