Postal Service reissues Muslim holiday stamp

Date created: 9/28/2007 11:37:02 PM

The Postal Service is reissuing the Eid stamp commemorating Muslim holy days.

The stamp was first issued in 2001. The new version is at the current 41-cent first class rate.

The stamp observes the two most important festivals in the Islamic calendar. One festival marks the end of fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The other comes at the end of the annual period of pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca.

The image on the stamp contains calligraphy of a phrase which means "blessed festival" or "may your religious holiday be blessed."


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