The nondenominated (55¢) forever stamp commemorating the passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees women the right to vote, now has a new issue date!
The Women Vote stamp will be issued Aug. 22, instead of the previously announced issue date of Aug. 26. The official first-day city of Seneca Falls, N.Y., is unchanged, although the Postal Service does not expect to hold an in-person first-day ceremony when the stamp is issued.
Seneca Falls has been called the birthplace of women’s rights. The Seneca Falls convention held July 19-29, 1848, was the first women’s rights convention, and it included proponents of universal suffrage such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
“19th Amendment: Women Vote
With this stamp, the Postal Service commemorates the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees women the right to vote. Inspired by historic photographs, the stamp features a stylized illustration of suffragists marching in a parade or other public demonstration. The clothes they wear and the banners they bear display the official colors of the National Woman’s Party — purple, white and gold. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp with original art by Nancy Stahl.”
A “forever” stamp is sold by the USPS at current rates but is good forever, regardless of future postage price. Among the over a dozen designs is one depicting the women’s suffrage movement. August 18, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote.
