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X-WR-CALDESC:With this stamp\, the United States Postal Service honors all
of the women cryptologists of World War II whose service played an invalua
ble role in the Allied victory. The Postal Service is pleased to partner w
ith the National Cryptologic Museum for the reveal of this new fascinating
stamp and you are invited! PLEASE REGISTER using the link provided below.
All dedication attendees must register.\n\nThe first-day-of-issue event f
or the stamps is free and open to the public. Jakki Krage Strako\, chief
commerce and business solutions officer and executive vice president\, U.S
. Postal Service\, will be present for this event at the National Cryptolo
gic Museum - 8290 Colony Seven Rd\, Annapolis Junction\, MD 20701.\n\n****
The NCF & the INSA Foundation will continue this celebration on 27 Octobe
r 2022 with Cocktails & Codebreakers. To learn more about this special eve
nt\, click on the link provided below.\n\nABOUT THE STAMP\n\nDuring
World War II\, some 11\,000 women help to process and decipher an endless
stream of enemy military messages. Both frustrating and exhilarating\, th
eir work was one of the conflict’s best-kept secrets. Today\, they are wid
ely considered STEM pioneers\, whose contributions opened the door for wom
en in the military and have helped shape information security efforts for
future generations.\n\nThe stamp art features an image from a World War II
-era Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service\, or WAVES\, recruitme
nt poster with an overlay of characters from the “Purple” code. In the pan
e selvage\, seemingly random letters can be deciphered to reveal some key
words. The reverse side of the pane discloses the cipher needed to read th
e words.\n\nNews of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #WomenCryp
tologistStamp\n\nCustomers may purchase stamps and other philatelic pro
ducts through the Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps\, by calling 844-737
-7826\, by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationw
ide. The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating ex
penses and relies on the sale of postage\, products and services to fund i
ts operations.\n
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DESCRIPTION:With this stamp\, the United States Postal Service honors all o
f the women cryptologists of World War II whose service played an invaluab
le role in the Allied victory. The Postal Service is pleased to partner wi
th the National Cryptologic Museum for the reveal of this new fascinating
stamp and you are invited! PLEASE REGISTER using the link provided below.
All dedication attendees must register.\n\nThe first-day-of-issue event fo
r the stamps is free and open to the public. Jakki Krage Strako\, chief c
ommerce and business solutions officer and executive vice president\, U.S.
Postal Service\, will be present for this event at the National Cryptolog
ic Museum - 8290 Colony Seven Rd\, Annapolis Junction\, MD 20701.\n\n****
The NCF & the INSA Foundation will continue this celebration on 27 October
2022 with Cocktails & Codebreakers. To learn more about this special even
t\, click on the link provided below.\n\nABOUT THE STAMP\n\nDuring
World War II\, some 11\,000 women help to process and decipher an endless
stream of enemy military messages. Both frustrating and exhilarating\, the
ir work was one of the conflict’s best-kept secrets. Today\, they are wide
ly considered STEM pioneers\, whose contributions opened the door for wome
n in the military and have helped shape information security efforts for f
uture generations.\n\nThe stamp art features an image from a World War II-
era Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service\, or WAVES\, recruitmen
t poster with an overlay of characters from the “Purple” code. In the pane
selvage\, seemingly random letters can be deciphered to reveal some key w
ords. The reverse side of the pane discloses the cipher needed to read the
words.\n\nNews of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #WomenCrypt
ologistStamp\n\nCustomers may purchase stamps and other philatelic prod
ucts through the Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps\, by calling 844-737-
7826\, by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationwi
de. The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating exp
enses and relies on the sale of postage\, products and services to fund it
s operations.\n
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LOCATION:National Cryptologic Museum - 8290 Colony Seven Rd\, Annapolis Jun
ction\, MD
SUMMARY:Women Cryptologists USPS Stamp Release at the Museum
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