posted 03-07-2018 12:45 PM               

Dedication ceremony attendees must RSVP to gain access to the event. Registered attendees will enter through the Convention Center's main entrance on Mt. Vernon Place NW to check-in at the Welcome/Info booth and will be directed to Hall E on the upper level of the Convention Center for the dedication ceremony.

posted 04-07-2018 12:13 AM               

'E' is for Apollo: 'STEM Education' stamps use spacecraft to illustrate engineering

NASA's Apollo spacecraft symbolizes the "E" in "STEM" on a set of four new U.S. postage stamps.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Friday (April 6) issued its new "STEM Education" Forever stamps, celebrating the role of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in keeping the U.S. a global leader in innovation. Each of the four STEM Education stamps feature a collage of faces, symbols, drawings and numbers to represent the complexity and interconnectedness of the disciplines.

posted 04-07-2018 12:16 AM               

Ordering First-Day-of-Issue Postmarks
Customers have 60 days to obtain first-day-of-issue postmarks by mail. They may purchase new stamps at local Post Office facilities, at The Postal Store or by phone at 800-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:

FDOI – STEM Education Stamps
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900

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 Aug. 6, 2018.

Ordering First-Day Covers
The 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 catalog number and is offered in the USA Philatelic Publication and online.

Philatelic Products
Philatelic products for this stamp issue are as follows:

• 477606, Press Sheet with Die-cut, $60
  
• 477610, Digital Color Postmark Keepsake (set of 4), $16.95
  
• 477616, First-Day Cover (set of 4), $3.76
  
• 477621, Digital Color Postmark (set of 4), $6.60
  
• 477630, Ceremony Program (random single), $6.95
  
• 477633, Panel, $10.95