Dear Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee

I am writing to ask that the U.S. Postal Service issue a stamp commemorating the popular WWII catchphrase "Kilroy Was Here" as part of the Post Office's World War II series.

During WWII, it is believed that James Kilroy - a shipyard inspector in Quincy Massachusetts - began scrawling this phrase on ships to prove that he had been there and inspected the rivets. The ships were being built so fast that there was no time to paint them which would have covered the markings. The phrase "Kilroy Was Here" soon traveled the globe, becoming a rallying cry and morale booster around the world. So popular did "Kilroy Was Here" become that it has been reported that the phrase and accompanying cartoon have been found on the Great Wall of China, the Arc De Triomphe, and even scrawled in the dust on the moon!

Now, as America marks the 63rd anniversary of the end of WWII, would be an appropriate time for the U.S. Postal Service to recognize the tremendous contribution the phrase "Kilroy Was Here" made to the Allied war effort. I urge you to issue a stamp commemorating "Kilroy Was Here" as part of your WWII series of stamps.

Sincerely,

Signed _______________________________________

Address: ______________________________________

Address ______________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please print this, personalize and send to

Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee
Stamp Development
US Postal Service
1735 North Lynn Street, Rm. 501
Arlington VA 22209-6432

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