The story behind the Harvey Milk stamp

[William769]

While no specific date has been announced for the official release of the United States Postal Service’s first-ever Harvey Milk stamp, the Washington Blade has confirmed that the release date will be in May—not as late as June, as has been reported by several media outlets and as the postal service’s own Web site still indicates is possible.

“It will be May, not June,” said Susan McGowan, director of USPS Office of Stamps and Corporate Licensing. “And we hope people will turn out to experience a very special release ceremony.”

The stamp’s coming out party promises to be a big affair for the postal service—one that’s been nearly a decade in the making.

“Let’s just say it’s going to be a great celebration,” McGowan told the Blade.

Today, Harvey Milk may seem like a shoe-in as a candidate to be honored with the issuance of a U.S. postage stamp bearing his likeness.

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2014/03/19/story-behind-harvey-milk-stamp/

[WillyT]

1. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[hrmjustin]

2. I was born just a few months before he was killed.

[sheshe2]

3. K&R!

[William769]

4. ...

[one_voice]

5. k&r

this is a good thing!

[geek tragedy]

6. A great American. nt

[Cha]

7. That is so wonderful~

Harvey Milk

mahalo William~

[William769]

8. ...

[Cha]

12. ..

[Ohio Joe]

9. The artist, Jim Leff, has an imprressive portfolio

And some other real good stamp art:

http://www.jimleffstudio.com/Stamp-Art.html

[William769]

10. Thank you kind sir.

[yuiyoshida]

11. Maybe this stamp will

Remind Diane Feinstein where she came from... Mayor Moscone died and she took over. She had been a decent Mayor then of the city by the Bay.. She needs to return to those kinds of things she was involved with, as then Mayor of San Fransisco.

[Sissyk]

13. K&R

Wonderfull!

Great looking stamp.

[William769]

14. Agreed!

[mountain grammy]

15. Wonderful! He's one of my heroes and we all owe him thanks

for his fortitude, his courage and just that great smile. Harvey Milk was and is an inspiration to everyone.

Oh, he had such a future.....

[William769]

16. To think of what he could have accomplished makes me want to cry.

But what's being done in his name will live on forever.

[Skittles]

17. I remember when he died

[Luminous Animal]

18. I is a beautiful image of Milk.

The little girls who live next door to me (who I adore and they adore me) go the the elementary public school, 'The Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy'. It is a great school, in the Castro, that champions civil rights for all. And it is not a charter.

I am happy that I raised my daughter in this neighborhood, where she has been exposed to and had discussions with people who knew him.

Viva Harvy Milk!

[JI7]

19. i look forward to this

i just thought about how this stamp being used for something like invitations to a wedding for a same sex couple will really add something special to it.