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Joining Granholm at the ceremony, from the United States Olympic
Committee, were Chip Gregson, Chief Operating Officer; John Register, Manager,
Paralympic Academy and Military Programs; Jeff Howard, Director Media and
Public Relations.
In 2006, the Olympic Winter Games will include curling, bobsled, figure
skating, ice hockey, luge, skeleton, speedskating , skiing and snowboarding.
To see the 2006 Olympic Winter Games stamp and other images from the 2006
Commemorative Stamp Program, visit the Postal Store at
http://www.
They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office, by telephone at
1-800-STAMP24, and at the Postal Store Web site at http://www.

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tribute to the unifying Olympic spirit and ideal of excellence.S. 19.com /shop. In addition, beautifully custom-framed prints of
original stamp art are available at http: //www.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Honoring the spirit of
athleticism and international unity, the U. The 1924 event attracted more than 250 athletes from
16 countries, spurring the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to agree to
stage Olympic Winter Games separately from summer competitions . stamps have honored the Olympic Games
including the 2004 Olympic Games * Athens, Greece stamp issued to coincide
with the games of the XXVIII Olympiad, which were held in that city. There is no charge for the postmark.
It is an independent federal agency that visits 144 million homes and
businesses every day, six days a week and is the only service provider
delivering to every address in the nation .
"Since 1973, stamps depicting swans, Victorian lace and modern art have
graced birth announcements , wedding invitations, Mother's Day cards, and other
greetings of affection across the country and around the world. stamps, as well as a free comprehensive catalog, are
available by toll-free phone order at 1-800-STAMP-24.

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With annual revenues of $69 billion, it is the world's leading
provider of mail and delivery services, offering some of the most affordable
postage rates in the world.

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Service; Chris Calle, Stamp Designer; and students from L.
To highlight this artwork as a collectable, the Postal Service is offering
First-Day Digital color postmarks designed by Noyes for just $1. Moreover, today's postage rates will remain stable
until at least 2006.

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U.S . Postal Service Hits the Slopes With Postage Stamp Honoring the XXth Olympic Winter Games

usps.com /shop.com, attracts more than 21 million
visitors each month. Postal Service issued the Love Bouquet stamp. They go on sale at Post Offices nationwide beginning tomorrow,
Feb.com.

Since 1775 , the U.

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All orders must be postmarked by February 11, 2006.

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The 39-cent stamp, available only in
Colorado Springs today, will be available nationwide tomorrow, Jan.
"While the Olympic Winter Games happen every four years, ski and Olympic
enthusiasts alike can enjoy the 2006 Games on beautiful stamps and commemorate
the history of the competition," said Granholm.com/shop and click on "Release Schedule" in the Collector's
Corner. Postal Service, who served as the dedicating
official . Whatever the
design, from the moment they are spotted on the outside of an envelope, these
miniature works of art bring good news," he added.S.

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Beginning in 1932, numerous U.
One-and-a-half billion of these stamps were printed in self-adhesive
convertible booklets of 20. The First-
Day Digital color postmark has the first-day-of-issuance date containing an
image that relates to the stamp design with the words "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.
To see the 2005 Love stamp and other designs, go to the Postal Service's
online store at http://www.

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Stamp collectors, also known as philatelists, may purchase postage or revenue stamps, or any number of related items, for their collections.

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million spectators. The Postal Service receives no
taxpayer dollars for routine operations, but derives its operating revenues
solely from the sale of postage , products and services.,
Atlanta District Manager, U."
Note: First Day Digital color postmarks are not available on customer-
submitted covers.

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This will be the second time Italy will host the Olympic
Winter Games, as it hosted the VII Olympic Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo
in 1956, and the third time overall, as Italy also staged the Games of the
XVII Olympiad in Rome in 1960.

, features a skier cutting
into a turn at full speed. stamps, as well as a free comprehensive catalog , are
available by toll-free phone order at 1-800-STAMP-24. Its website, usps.
"Love stamps are traditionally some of the most beautiful and anticipated
stamps in the Postal Service's stamp program," said Anderson Hodges, Jr.S. Postal Service delivers more than 46 percent of
the world's mail volume -- some 206 billion letters, advertisements,
periodicals and packages a year -- and serves seven million customers each day
at its 37,000 retail locations nationwide.

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How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark
Customers have 30 days to obtain the first -day-of-issue postmark by mail.
They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the
envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope
addressed to:

2006 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
POSTMASTER
201 East Pikes Peak Avenue
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80903-9998

After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will
return the envelopes through the mail. An independent federal agency, the Postal
Service makes deliveries to more than 142 million addresses every day and is
the only service provider to deliver to every address in the nation.

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A wide selection of
stamps and other philatelic items is also available at the Postal Store at
http://www. Brown, Atlanta Postmaster. Kimberly
Elementary School and John Hope Elementary School, both in Atlanta.
Over the years, creative, new ways of saying "love" have appeared on American
postage stamps.

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ATLANTA, A hand extending a bouquet of colorful
spring flowers, symbolic of warmth, hope and love made hearts flutter today
when the U. For this year's Love stamp, Artist Vivienne Flesher used chalk
pastels to create a design on a cheery yellow-gold background showing a hand
offering a bouquet of colorful spring flowers.usps. Postal Service has connected friends, families,
neighbors and businesses by mail.

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Postal Service spokesperson, Vonzell Solomon, a former postal carrier and
"American Idol" finalist, was also part of today's ceremony.
Some 2,500 world-class athletes -- a word derived from the Greek word for
"prize-seekers" -- will compete amid snow and ice in front of an estimated 1.usps.
Current U. The Postal Service delivers more than half of the world's mail volume
-- some 212 billion letters, advertisements, periodicals and packages a year -
- and serves seven and a half million customers each day at its 37,000 retail
locations nationwide.

Love Bouquet Stamp Issued at the American Philatelic Society Stamp Show 2005

Among the
honored guests were: Ken Martin, Convention Chairperson, American Philatelic
Society; David Failor, Executive Director , Stamp Services, for the U.usps.
Current U. The
Postal Service receives no taxpayer dollars for routine operations, but
derives its operating revenues solely from the sale of postage, products and
services.

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Customers may request a free
catalog by calling 1-800 -STAMP-24 or writing to:

INFORMATION FULFILLMENT
DEPT 6270
US POSTAL SERVICE
PO BOX 219014
KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014

Since 1775, the Postal Service and its predecessor, the Post Office
Department, has connected friends, families, neighbors and businesses by mail.

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Most recently, the 2002 Olympic Winter Games
were held in Salt Lake City, Utah. This year's 2006 Olympic Winter Games stamp, created by
illustrator John Mattos of San Francisco, Calif.S.
(Photo: http://www. Derry Noyes was the art
director . The U.

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Joining Hodges at the ceremony were Janet Klug, President, American
Philatelic Society , and Marjorie M.S.

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Prompted by a growing group of snow-sport enthusiasts, the first Olympic
Winter Games -- initially called International Sports Week -- were held at a
small Alpine resort in Chamonix, France, in 1924.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041105/DCF007-m )
The 37-cent Love stamp was dedicated at a first-day-of-issue ceremony
during the American Philatelic Society's AmeriStamp Expo 2005 in Atlanta. A selection of stamps
and other philatelic items are also available at the online Postal Store at
http://www.

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Postal Service issued a new
postage stamp today, inspired by the Olympic Winter Games, featuring an
illustration of a downhill skier on a slalom course. The 2006 Olympic Winter
Games stamp was dedicated at the U.
"Long after the Olympic flame is extinguished, this stamp will keep the
spirit of the Olympic Winter Games burning in our hearts," said Dean Granholm ,
Manager, Colorado/Wyoming District for the U. With annual revenues
of more than $69 billion , it is the world's leading provider of mailing and
delivery services, offering some of the most affordable postage rates in the
world.
The Postal Service issued the first stamp in the Love series in 1973.

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, and coincides with the XXth Olympic Winter Games, which will be held
February 10-26, 2006 in Torino, Italy. Figure skating, which first
debuted at the Olympic Games in 1908 in London, can be performed on an indoor
rink during summer, but other winter sports, such as bobsledding and skiing ,
required outdoor venues. Beautifully framed prints of original stamp art for
delivery straight to the home or office are available at
http://www.

How to Order First-Day Covers
Stamp Fulfillment Services also offers first-day covers for new stamp
issues and Postal Service 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.

The stamps are available today only at Atlanta
Post Offices.O.com/shop, and click on "Release Schedule " in
the Collector's Corner.

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Three-time Olympian Caroline Hallisey also participated.S.S.

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Stamps featuring Olympic themes have been popular with collectors since
the first modern Olympiad in 1896, when Greece issued 12 Olympic-themed
commemorative stamps.
Love Bouquet First-Day -Covers, Digital Color Postmark Covers and
Cancellation Keepsake will also be available nationwide .