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Ms. Cindy Tackett, Chairperson
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee
U.S. Postal Service Stamp Development
Room 4474E
475 L'Enfant Plaza SW
Washington, D.C. 20260-2437
Dear Ms. Tacket,
In 1608 the first Germans arrived in America aboard the ship Mary and Margaret to settle in Jamestown. These first Germans were glassmakers and carpenters, and they were followed by many more immigrants from
Germany.
In the last census the German-Americans were the largest ethnic group in the United States. One in four Americans has claimed German ancestry.
The 400th anniversary the first arrival of
Germans in Jamestown occurs in 2008. Please consider issuing a commemorative stamp for this occasion.
Thank you for your consideration,
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