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Patricia Roberts Harris, known for her
ste a d fa st d e te rm in a tio n and
forthrightness, will become the 23rd
A m erican, and seventh w om an,
honored on a commemorative postage
stamp in the Black Heritage series.
Harris, lawyer and politician, joins
o u tsta n d in g A fric a n -A m e ric a n
activists, theorists, writers, educators
and leaders in the series.
Postal Service Governor LeGree S.
Daniels will officially dedicate the
stamp on Thursday, Jan. 27 at noon
(EST) in a first day o f issue ceremony
held at H ow ard U n iv e rsity in
Crampton Auditorium, Washington,
DC.
“ In th e e ra o f th e M arch on
Washington, Patricia Roberts Harris
stood tall for the needs o f the
disadvantaged and was a powerful
advocate o f fairness and equality for
all Americans, “ said Daniels. “She
had a meaningful impact on African-
Americans, and she is an appropriate
addition to the highly respected roster
in the Postal Service’s Black Heritage
stamp series.”
The daughter o f a Pullman dining car
waiter, Harris was bom in 1924, in
Mattoon, Illinois. An industrious and
d is tin g u is h e d stu d e n t, H arris
graduated summa cum laude from
Howard U ni'ersity in 1945, and later
graduated from George Washington
University National Law Center,
finishing first in her class in 1960.
Harris, a well-known public figure
b e c a u se
o f her
n u m ero u s
a p p o in tm e n ts an d c iv il rig h ts
activities, has been called “a woman
o f firsts.” President Lyndon B.
Johnson named her U.S. ambassador
to Luxembourg making her the first
African-American woman to serve in
an ambassadorial post.
Her other achievements include: The
first African-American to hold a U.S.
C abinet position when President
C arter nam ed her S ecretary o f
Housing and Urban Development,
and the first to hold two Cabinet
positions when she became Secretary
o f Health, Education, and Welfare;
the first on major corporate Board of
D ire c to rs
in c lu d in g
C h a se
Manhattan Bank; and the first to
serve as Dean o f Howard University
School o f Law. Upon the conception
o f Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s
official national headquarters, Harris
became the first national executive
director under the leadership o f
D orothy H eight, the s o ro rity ’s
national president.
The stamp, designed by Howard
Paine o f Delaplane, Va., is the fifth in
the Black Heritage series to feature a
photograph.
The Postal Service continues its
commitment to honoring the historical
achievements and contributions o f
African-Americans on stamps. The
Black Heritage stamp series is very
popular, and given its significant
educational im p o rtan ce, it w ill
continue in the future.
Other notable Americans featured on
stamps in the Black Heritage series
include: Harriet Tubman, M artin
Luther King, Jr., Benjamin Banneker,
W hitney M oore Y oung, Jack ie
Robinson, Scott Joplin, Carter G.
Woodson, Mary McLeod Bethune,
Sojourner Truth, Jean Baptiste Point
Du Sable, James Weldon Johnson,
A. Philip Randolph, IdaB. Wells, Jan
E. Matzeliger, W.E.B. DuBois, Percy
Lavon Julian, Dr. Allison Davis,
Bessie Colem an, Ernest E. Just,
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., Madam C.J.
Walker and last year’s Malcolm X (El-
Hajj Malik El-Shabazz).
On Jan 28,2000,150 million Patricia
Roberts Harris self-adhesive 33-cent
stamps will be available at post offices
across the U.S.
To see an image o f the Patricia Roberts
Harris stamp, locate this news release
(No. 00-005) on the Postal Service
Website at www.usps.cotn/news and
click on the news release’s headline.
The stamps can be ordered by calling
I 800 STAMP-24 or online, starting
Jan. 27, at www.stampsonline.com.
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• Every public school in the state not currently wired will
receive funds to be wired with a local computer network;
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• Every public school facility will have funding for a
high-speed telecommunications connection;
• Every high school will be equipped with a two-way
distance education system; and
• Every school district will have additional money for
technology infrastructure.
U S WEST is providing $25 million in 2000 and
$25 million in 2001 to the Connecting Oregon
Communities Fund which will be distributed by the
Oregon Department of Education. It's part of our
commitment under Senate Bill 622.
Oregon's classrooms are on the forefront of education...the lnternet...and the future.
The 3,700 Oregonians who work for U S WEST think this is an investment well
worth making.
For more information about U S WEST, call 1-800-4ANSWER or visit
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How to order the first day of issue postmark
Customers have 30 day s to obtain the first day o f issue postmark by mail. They
may purchase the stamps at their local post office, affix the stamps to envelopes
o f their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place
them into a larger envelope addressed to:
P A T R IC IA
ROBERTS
H A R R IS
STAM P
PO ST M A ST E R
900 BRENTWOOD RD NE WASHINGTON DC 20066-9991
After applying the first day o f issue postmark, the Postal Service returns the
envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark. All orders
must be postmarked by February 26, 2000. Stamp Fulfillment Services also
offers the first day covers for new stamp issues and postal stationery items
postmarked with the official first day of issue cancellation. Each item has an
individual catalog number and is offered in the quarterly USA Philatelic
catalog. Customers may request a free catalog by writing to: INFORMATION
FULFTLLMENT,DEPT6270,USPOSTALSERVICE.POBOX219014,KANSAS
CITY M O64121-9014,orby calling 1 800STAMP-24.
First day covers remain on sale for at least one year after the stamp’s issuance.
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