From: stamps@optonline.net   
      
   AFDCS TO "CELEBRATE" DEBUT OF NEW STAMP AT AMERICOVER 2007   
      
   The American First Day Cover Society and the U.S. Postal Service will   
   celebrate the debut of the new Celebrate! stamp at Americover 2007,   
   which will be held in Stamford, Conn., August 17-19.   
      
   The new stamp, replacing the "Happy Birthday" one, will be released on   
   Friday of the show, which has been described as one big party.   
      
   "If there is any group that knows how to celebrate, it is the American   
   First Day Cover Society," said Foster E. Miller III, programs and   
   seminar chairman of Americover 2007, who is also the Society's liaison   
   with the USPS. "The USPS knows this too; they were the ones who   
   offered "Celebrate!" to me. I quickly accepted."   
      
   The new stamp, special postmarks, and unserviced cacheted envelopes   
   will be available.   
      
   In addition, this year's Legends of Hollywood stamp, James Stewart, is   
   tentatively set for an August 17th release in Burbank, Calif. If so,   
   with the new nationwide release policy, the Stewart stamp should be   
   offered for sale (and postmarking) at Americover 2007 in Stamford.   
      
   The following evening, the public will have an opportunity to see and   
   purchase a wide range of cacheted FDCs celebrating the new Celebrate!   
   and possibly James Stewart stamps.   
      
   Americover 2007, a three-day World Series of Philately show will be   
   held at the Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa, and will feature a large   
   mostly-FDC bourse, cachetmakers bourse, top exhibits, a banquet,   
   meetings, seminars, youth booth, pre-show area tour and post-show   
   dinner event.   
      
   To obtain the special $99 Americover room rate, call the Marriott   
   reservation line at 888-236-2427 or the hotel directly at   
   203-357-9555, and specify "Americover."   
      
   For more information on Americover 2007 and the AFDCS, contact the   
   AFDCS at P.O. Box 16277, Tucson, Arizona 85732-6277, or   
   Americover2007@afdcs.org, or visit www.afdcs.org.   
      
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