Office of the Governor: Design of Alabama Postage Stamp Unveiled

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

June 24, 2008

MONTGOMERY - Governor Bob Riley and other officials were on hand Tuesday to unveil the design of Alabama’s state postage stamp as part of the U.S. Postal Service’s “Flags of our Nation” series. Each of the 50 states will be featured in the multi-stamp series and each stamp’s design will include state flags. The unveiling ceremony took place at Montgomery’s main post office.

Gov. Riley discusses the stamp’s design during the ceremony.

Officials unveiling the Alabama stamp are (left to right) Birmingham Postmaster Samuel Jaudon, Gov. Bob Riley, Montgomery Postmaster Teresa Welch, and Lee Sentell, director of Alabama Tourism.

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