Marshall Islands America's classic

New stamps from the
Marshall Islands for
Washington 2006

will reprise 20 of
America’s classic
1922-1925 Regular Series

On May 27, 2006,
the Marshall Islands
Postal Service will
celebrate the openingof

the Washington 2006
World Philatelic Exhibition
with the issuance of 20
new postage stamps
reprising the ½¢ through 50¢
designs of the United States
of America’s famous

1922-1925 Regular Series.

Issued in a sheetlet of
20 stamps printed
in a total of
15 individual colors,
the 20 stamps feature
portraits of 11
American presidents,
as well as
Benjamin Franklin,

Nathan Hale
and
Martha Washington.

The remaining six stamps,
further reflect America’s
history and heritage
and include the
American Indian,
Statue of Liberty,

Golden Gate,
Niagara Falls,
Buffalo
(North American Bison),
and
Arlington Amphitheater.

All of the stamps are inscribed

MARSHALL ISLANDS

POSTAGE.

The stamps will be
issued at the main post
office in Majuro on
the morning of
May 27, 2006.

Later in the day,
there will be a,
additional First Day
of Issue ceremony

at 11:00 a.m.
at the Washington 2006
World Philatelic Exhibition
in Washington, D.C. to

which collectors are invited.

The stamps will be available
for purchase at the stand

of the Marshall Islands
Postal Service,
which is across the aisle
from the

U.S. Postal Service location.
In making the announcement,
the Marshall Islands
Postal Service
noted that the

U.S. 1922-1925
Series also included
$1, $2 and $5 stamps.
The United States Postal

Service will officially reissue
the $1 Lincoln memorial,
$2 U.S. Capitol,
and $5 Statue of

Freedom stamps in a
souvenir sheet on
May 27, 2006,
as well.
The Marshall Islands

issue is designed to
complement the
United States Postal
Service’s issue.

Happy Stamping.