What does it take to get your photo on a stamp?
This photo of the Great River Road by Walter Blackledge of Alton has been chosen for inclusion in a set of 10 stamps to be issued in 2022 by the U.S. Postal Service. Photo courtesy Walter Blackledge
How exactly does the process of designing a stamp work? Who chooses the photos or artwork? Can anyone get their photo or design on an official US Postal Service stamp?
To talk about it, we were joined by the director of Stamp Services at USPS Headquarters and an Illinois resident who took a picture that will be featured on the upcoming "Mighty Mississippi" USPS stamp series.
GUESTS:
Walter 'Wally' Blackledge
Photographer and database administrator and programmer at Southern Illinois University
William Gicker
Director of Stamp Services at USPS Headquarters in Washington D.C.
The portfolio of 10 photographic stamps is collectively called “The Mighty Mississippi.” It includes one stamp representing each of the states along the river’s course. https://t.co/H7fqnUAhWL
— Waterways Journal (@WaterwayJournal) November 30, 2021
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