Gregory Peck, the Civil War and Owney the Postal Dog to be Featured on U.S. Stamps Next Year

PostalNews.com reports the United States' 2011 stamp program was unveiled this week.

Leading off next year’s schedule is the Lunar New Year stamp (shown here) — celebrating the Year of the Rabbit. According to the article, stamps honoring Gregory Peck, the Civil War and Owney the Postal Dog as well as former President Ronald Reagan, actors Helen Hayes, first-man-in-space Alan Shepard and the Indianapolis 500 auto race will be issued.

It goes on to say, "The Postal Service will continue its various stamp themes. The Black Heritage series will honor former Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, the Literary Arts series will commemorate Mark Twain and the American Treasures series will feature artist Edward Hopper’s painting, The Long Leg. A strip of five stamps — the newest in the Latin Music Legends series — will feature Tito Puente, Carmen Miranda, Selena, Carlos Gardel and Celia Cruz.

"A panel of 12 stamps will honor American leaders of industrial design and a strip of four stamps will feature the works of African-American artist and writer Romare Beardon. American scientists Melvin Calvin, Asa Gray, Maria Goeppert Mayer and Severo Ochoa will be remembered with a block of stamps.

"USPS will feature the Civil War in a pane of stamps, as well as Garden of Love, a 10-stamp set of flowers. USPS will honor the U.S. Merchant Marine service with a block of four stamps featuring historic vessels. And the Postal Service will issue a stamp honoring Kansas statehood and also its third, ten-stamp set of the Flags of our Nation series."

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