Readings, plays and a postage stamp will be elements of the commemoration, the Culture Ministry said.
Winslow Homer's "Boys in a Pasture," an idyllic painting of two barefoot youngsters lounging on a sunny day and the third of his canvases to be translated into a United States postage stamp, will be included in "Homer and Eakins: The Civil War Gallery".
To mark his birth, a museum is being opened dedicated to the Welshman, and a commemorative postage stamp will be launched.
In fact, I can't help but wonder if some day the postage stamp will be something seen only in a museum.
While American ingenuity will doubtless find many other ways to honor our heritage, the very simplicity and beauty of honoring some aspect of our country on a beautifully designed postage stamp will be hard to match.
These holiday cards will begin at $1.69 apiece including postage, and will be printed on 5×7 inch postcards.
Pitney Bowes says the two electronic postage offerings will be added to a broad suite of small-business products and services it collectively calls PitneyWorks.
It's a square about the size of a postage stamp that will be able to hold an hour of music.
The U.S. Postal Service's new Forever postage stamp honoring Johnny Cash will be unveiled Wednesday at a special ceremony at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville with a gathering of country music stars, including some of the Man in Black's family members.
Postage & packaging will be added to overseas orders.
