'Second-Day' Stamp Events Held Across the Nation

摘要

On April 24, the U.S. Postal Service sold 46,000 Library of Congress commemorative stamps exclusively at the Library of Congress. Although the first day of issue in Washington was one of several prominent events, thousands of people attended "second-day" ceremonies for the commemorative stamp at more than 200 public, state, academic, school and special libraries across the nation. The term "second day of issue" is used to denote any stamp issuance event after the first day of issue. Most libraries held events between April 25 and May 31, although a few libraries, such as the Milton (Delaware) Public Library, held events later to coincide with a local celebration—in this case, the annual hot-air balloon festival in Milton.