The U.S. Postal Service announced a new stamp to honor 100 years of the U.S. scouting movement. The Celebrate Scouting stamp will be sold in the summer of 2010, which coincides with the Boy Scouts of America's 100th anniversary.
The new stamp design was unveiled Thursday during an event at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. The design, created by illustrator Craig Frazier of Mill Valley, CA, depicts the spirit and outdoor adventure of scouting through a backpacking scout and a large silhouette of a scout surveying the landscape.
"I'm very proud to represent the United States Postal Service as we unveil the artwork for the scouting commemorative stamp to be released in 2010 and to recognize what scouting has done for boys and girls alike for more than 100 years," said USPS Sustainability Vice President, Samuel M. Pulcrano. "I learned a great many things from scouting when I was a boy, and many of those lessons came from my father who served as my assistant scoutmaster. The experience made such an impression on me that I now serve as assistant scoutmaster for my sons' troop."
