US Postal Service To Issue Diwali Stamp Monday Aug 22,2016

The U.S. Postal Service on Monday Aug 22,2016 said it will issue a Diwali postage stamp, meeting one of the long pending demands of Indian-American community

The Diwali stamp is being issued as a “Forever” stamp, the U.S. Postal Service said in a statement. 

The stamp design, unveiled by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), is a photograph featuring a traditional diya oil lamp lit in a sparkling gold background. 

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. 

“This is a dream come true,” said New York-based Ranju Batra chair, Diwali Stamp Project, who had led campaign to send thousands of letters to the U.S. Postal Service in the past and had campaigned before the U.S. Congress.