Fri, Aug 08, 2003
Unveils First Flight Commemorative Stamp Paying Tribute To
Wright Brothers
By ANN Correspondent Juan Jimenez
The US Postal Service
showed its First Flight Commemorative Stamp at the Countdown to
Kitty Hawk Pavilion at AirVenture this past week and further
recognized the importance of one of aviation's most amazing
airshows.
The stamp, first unveiled on March 22 in simultaneous events in
Dayton, Ohio and Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, was presented to
the public at the Pavilion by Greg Robinson, Postmaster, Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, along with EAA Airshow Announcer Bill Bordeleau, EAA
Museum Director Adam Smith, EAA Media and Public Relations Director
Dick Knapinski.
Joining the presentation ceremony for the dedication were Danny
Jackson, USPS Vice President of Operations for the Great Lakes
Area; Bill Mitchell, District Manager for the Lakeland Cluster of
the USPS and Randal Dietrich, Executive Director of EAA's Countdown
to Kitty Hawk program.
The stamp, designed by McRay Magleby of Provo, Utah, depicts
Orville Wright at the controls of the 1903 Wright Flyer at Kitty
Hawk/Kill Devil Hills on December 17. The unveiling of the stamp
also marked the availability of cancellations at the Oshkosh EAA
Convention Station. Stamp collectors who also shared a love of
aviation appreciated the fact that this cancellation was only
available during the show, which will most likely make this item a
true collector's piece not just for stamp collectors, but for
aviation historians and enthusiasts in general.
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