U.S. stamp to celebrate a Hindu holiday for the first time

by Adelle M. Banks in the September 28, 2016 issue

Never before has a U.S. stamp celebrated anything Hindu.

But coming soon to a post office near you: a stamp marking the Hindu holiday of Diwali.

The new forever stamp is scheduled to be featured at a first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony on October 5 at the Consulate General of India in New York City.

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