WASHINGTON, May 7, 2024
/PRNewswire/ --
What:
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The U.S. Postal
Service is celebrating one of America's favorite pastimes with its
Carnival Nights stamps. The first-day-of-issue ceremony is free and
open to the public. News of these Forever stamps is being shared
with the
hashtag #CarnivalNightsStamps.
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Who:
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June Martindale,
U.S. Postal Service, Alabama-Mississippi District
manager
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Lynda Franc, North
American Midway Entertainment, corporate marketing
director
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Matt McDonnell,
Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, executive
director
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Greg Chiecko, Outdoor
Amusement Business Association, president and CEO
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When:
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Thursday, June 6, 2024,
at 6 p.m. Central.
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Where:
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South Mississippi
Summer Fair
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Mississippi Coast
Coliseum and Convention Center
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2350
Beach Blvd.
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Biloxi, MS
39531
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RSVP:
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Attendees are
encouraged to register at usps.com/carnivalnights
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Background:
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Celebrate the thrill
and nostalgia of carnival nights with this colorful pane of 20
stamps featuring 10 new images that convey the energy and color of
a summer carnival after the sun goes down.
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A variety of rides is
shown in vibrant neon hues against a black night sky. Fireworks
burst from behind a panorama of lights, and a row of glittering
amusement booths invite passersby to try their luck.
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The photographs
depict:
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Row one (left to
right)
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1. Wave Swinger Ride;
photograph by Annette Shaff
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2. Midway Gondola Wheel
and a Ring of Fire; photograph by Annette Shaff
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3. Gondola Wheel;
photograph by Joe Sohm
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4. Round-Up Ride;
photograph by Bob Davidson
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Row two (left to
right)
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5. Gondola Wheels;
photograph by Aleff Gripp
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6. Gondola Wheel;
photograph by Pamela Hennessey
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7. Carousel; photograph
by Sarah Beard Buckley
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8. Gondola Wheel and
Wave Swinger; photograph by Anthony Totah
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Row three (left to
right)
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9. Gondola Wheel;
photograph by Phil Roeder
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10. Gondola Wheel, Wave
Swinger and Midway Food and Game Booths; photograph by Timothy
Hughes
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The next 10 stamps
repeat in the same order as the first 10.
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Greg Breeding, an art
director for USPS, designed the stamps using existing
photographs.
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The Carnival Nights
stamps will travel this summer
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The Postal Service will
brand a North American Midway Entertainment Ferris wheel with a
Carnival Nights stamps banner at the fair. The branded wheel and
banner will travel to four fairs throughout the summer:
- Marion County Fair,
Indianapolis, June 28 to July 7
- Northern Wisconsin State Fair, Chippewa Falls, WI, July 10 to
July 14
- Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis, Aug. 2 to Aug. 18
- Du Quoin State Fair, Du Quoin, IL, Aug. 23 to Sept. 2
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Postal Products
Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products
through the Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps, by
calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations
nationwide. For officially licensed stamp products, shop the
USPS Officially Licensed Collection on Amazon. Additional
information on stamps, First Day of Issue Ceremonies and stamp
inspired products can be found at StampsForever.com.
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Contact: David P. Coleman
202-425-1476
david.p.coleman@usps.gov
Contact: Debra Fetterly
954-298-1687
debbie.j.fetterly@usps.gov
usps.com/news
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