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The US Postal Service on Tuesday said it will issue a Diwali postage stamp, meeting one of the long pending demands of Indian-American community here.
The Diwali stamp is being issued as a “forever” stamp, the US Postal Service said in a statement.
The stamp design, unveiled by the US Postal Service (USPS), is a photograph featuring a traditional diya (oil lamp) lit in a sparkling gold background.
Sally Andersen-Bruce of New Milford, Connecticut, photographed the diya.
Greg Breeding of Charlottesville, Virginia, designed the stamp and William J Gicker from Washington postal service was the project’s art director, a statement said.
The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony will take place at the Indian Consulate in New York City on October 5, the USPS said.
Hinduism was the only major world religion, for which the USPS had not issued a postage stamp.
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