New postal stamps honor American workers

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7JsKCd3UwzqwqxiDR8_9dtKqwOPYhTge9AaVrcKbmCXs-43keLZNJggh3xUOcBy_lDxnu3Eheov42-DwPxY9LWWooP9byB6fU-Jv6HM3b-5w9a7v4xKUbGCP9FoERen-YMLkSlyikgyc/s1600/8-9workerstamps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7JsKCd3UwzqwqxiDR8_9dtKqwOPYhTge9AaVrcKbmCXs-43keLZNJggh3xUOcBy_lDxnu3Eheov42-DwPxY9LWWooP9byB6fU-Jv6HM3b-5w9a7v4xKUbGCP9FoERen-YMLkSlyikgyc/s320/8-9workerstamps.jpg" title="This is an image of one of the stamp books released by the U.S. Postal Service this week honoring workers." width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is recognizing that American workers are the nation’s backbone with </span><a href="http://blog-stampofapproval.com/2013/08/05/stamps-honoring-americas-industrial-workers-now-available-for-preorder/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a series of stamps that honor the contributions of industrial workers</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The USPS rolled out the forever stamps this week. Among the men and women featured in the early 20^{<span style="font-size: x-small;">th </span>}century images are a railroad track worker, a linotyper in a publishing house and an airplane maker. The sheet includes 12 different stamps and </span><a href="http://blog-stampofapproval.com/2013/02/21/new-set-of-12-stamps-honors-americas-20th-century-workers/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">comes in five different versions</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tom Perez, secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, said the stamps </span><a href="http://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/2013/08/made-in-america-forever-stamp/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">are a reminder of the important role such workers have played</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> in our history:</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These iconic images tell a powerful story about American economic strength and prosperity. These men and women and millions like them really did build a nation.<o:p></o:p></span></blockquote></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The types of workers featured in this stamp collection helped make this nation great. They built the infrastructure that allowed the U.S. to soar in the post-World War II period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were union members who were paid a fair wage for a hard day’s work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s hope these images can remind policymakers and corporations alike of the important role workers serve.</span><br /><o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></o:p><br /><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The stamps are available at your local post office or can be ordered </span><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?productId=S_471504" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></span><br /><br /><img height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7JsKCd3UwzqwqxiDR8_9dtKqwOPYhTge9AaVrcKbmCXs-43keLZNJggh3xUOcBy_lDxnu3Eheov42-DwPxY9LWWooP9byB6fU-Jv6HM3b-5w9a7v4xKUbGCP9FoERen-YMLkSlyikgyc/s320/8-9workerstamps.jpg" style="left: 519px; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 41px;" width="96" />

New postal stamps honor American workers

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is recognizing that American workers are the nation’s backbone with a series of stamps that honor the contrib...

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