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By Meredith Nelson

April 5, 2018

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How do you keep snail mail cutting-edge in the 21st century? One way: a new set of STEM postage stamps.

The U.S. government is acknowledging the value of STEM education to the nation鈥檚 standing in the world with four Forever first-class stamps that pay tribute to the study of science, technology, engineering, and math.

The Postal Service is officially rolling out the commemorative stamps this morning in a ceremony at the USA Science & Engineering Festival聽in Washington, according to .

鈥淚n an increasingly competitive world, proficiency in the STEM fields is more critical than ever,鈥� the Postal Service said in announcing the stamps鈥� release. 鈥淐oncerned about government studies that project a lack of qualified citizens to fill STEM jobs in the years ahead, a coalition of federal agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and educators has called for improving and expanding education in these fields.鈥�

Each of the four 50-cent stamps, , features a collage with graphics germane to the subjects in the STEM acronym, superimposed on the profile of a young person. The montages 鈥渞epresent the complexity and interconnectedness of the STEM disciplines,鈥� the Postal Service says.

The science stamp includes parts of both a molecule model and the periodic table of elements as well as a sine wave.

The technology stamp features circuitry and binary code.

A schematic design resembling that of the command and service modules of the Apollo spacecraft can be found on the engineering stamp.

And mathematics is represented by numbers, letters, symbols, and equations, including an infinity symbol, a dodecahedron, pi, and an equals sign.

The stamps were designed by Baltimore artist David Plunkert, whose portfolio includes covers for The New Yorker and the fully illustrated 200th anniversary edition of Mary Shelley鈥檚 Frankenstein, released this year in hardcover.

鈥淚 would say this is as close as I get to having my work seen by everyone in the United States,鈥� Plunkert told .

The artist worked with Postal Service art director Antonio Alcal谩 in striving to create stamps that would appeal to scientists, engineers, and mathematicians as well as children and adults interested in STEM learning.

STEM and stamp fans of various backgrounds have sounded off about the stamps on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/MichelleMJBunn/status/979089045652324352

https://twitter.com/SancarolArt/status/980474375311851520

Or, as writer and editor Michael J. Hotovy proclaimed in a post, 鈥淪mart is the new cool!鈥�

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                <h2>STEM Education Gets Stamp of Approval From U.S. Government With New Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Forever Stamps</h2>

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                <p class="sans">By <a rel="author" href="/contributor/meredith-nelson/">Meredith Nelson</a></p>

                <img src="/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/STEM-stamps.jpg">

                <p>This story first appeared at <a href="/">麻豆精品</a>, a nonprofit news site covering education. <a href="/about/newsletters/?utm_source=republish-button&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=republish">Sign up for free newsletters from 麻豆精品</a> to get more like this in your inbox.</p>
                <p><span class="drop-cap">H</span>ow do you keep snail mail cutting-edge in the 21st century? One way: a new set of STEM postage stamps.</p>
<p>The U.S. government is acknowledging the value of STEM education to the nation鈥檚 standing in the world with four Forever first-class stamps that pay tribute to the study of science, technology, engineering, and math.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">To be issued this week Friday! STEM stamps debut April 6.        </p>
<p>— Linn's Stamp News (@LinnsStampNews) </p></blockquote>
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<p>The Postal Service is officially rolling out the commemorative stamps this morning in a ceremony at the USA Science & Engineering Festival聽in Washington, according to .</p>
<p>鈥淚n an increasingly competitive world, proficiency in the STEM fields is more critical than ever,鈥� the Postal Service said in announcing the stamps鈥� release. 鈥淐oncerned about government studies that project a lack of qualified citizens to fill STEM jobs in the years ahead, a coalition of federal agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and educators has called for improving and expanding education in these fields.鈥�</p>
<p>Each of the four 50-cent stamps, , features a collage with graphics germane to the subjects in the STEM acronym, superimposed on the profile of a young person. The montages 鈥渞epresent the complexity and interconnectedness of the STEM disciplines,鈥� the Postal Service says.</p>
<p>The science stamp includes parts of both a molecule model and the periodic table of elements as well as a sine wave.</p>
<div class="social-container">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Celebrating  鈥� Join us as we countdown to the First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony with 4 stamps that highlight the fields of science, technology, engineering and math education. Pre-order your stamps today!   </p>
<p>— U.S. Postal Service (@USPS) </p></blockquote>
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<p>The technology stamp features circuitry and binary code.</p>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today鈥檚 stamp 鈥� #3 on our STEM Education Stamps countdown features an image of the Technology stamp. Pre-order your  Forever stamps today!  </p>
<p>— U.S. Postal Service (@USPS) </p></blockquote>
<p></div>
<p>A schematic design resembling that of the command and service modules of the Apollo spacecraft can be found on the engineering stamp.</p>
<div class="social-container">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today鈥檚 stamp 鈥� #2 on our STEM Education Stamps countdown features an image of the Engineering stamp. Pre-order your  Forever stamps today!  </p>
<p>— U.S. Postal Service (@USPS) </p></blockquote>
<p></div>
<p>And mathematics is represented by numbers, letters, symbols, and equations, including an infinity symbol, a dodecahedron, pi, and an equals sign.</p>
<div class="social-container">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The last stamp on our  countdown features an image of the Math stamp. Pre-order your  Forever stamps today, and stay tuned for tomorrow's dedication ceremony!  </p>
<p>— U.S. Postal Service (@USPS) </p></blockquote>
<p></div>
<p>The stamps were designed by Baltimore artist David Plunkert, whose portfolio includes covers for The New Yorker and the fully illustrated 200th anniversary edition of Mary Shelley鈥檚 <em>Frankenstein</em>, released this year in hardcover.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pretty cool! New forever stamp created by  artist focuses on      </p>
<p>— Jackie Tingen (@JackieTingen) </p></blockquote>
<p></div>
<p>鈥淚 would say this is as close as I get to having my work seen by everyone in the United States,鈥� Plunkert told .</p>
<p>The artist worked with Postal Service art director Antonio Alcal谩 in striving to create stamps that would appeal to scientists, engineers, and mathematicians as well as children and adults interested in STEM learning.</p>
<p>STEM and stamp fans of various backgrounds have sounded off about the stamps on Twitter.</p>
<div class="social-container">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr"> is preparing our next generation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics leaders to compete in the global marketplace. USPS issues the  Forever stamp on Friday! Pre-order your here:  </p>
<p>— Michael J Hotovy (@USPSHotovy) </p></blockquote>
<p></div>
<p>https://twitter.com/MichelleMJBunn/status/979089045652324352</p>
<p>https://twitter.com/SancarolArt/status/980474375311851520</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I'm on a Friday  science stamp kick! Coming soon:  Education stamps.   </p>
<p>— Jennifer Roche (@BowerbirdComm) </p></blockquote>
<p></div>
<p>Or, as writer and editor Michael J. Hotovy proclaimed in a post, 鈥淪mart is the new cool!鈥�</p>
<div class="social-container">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Smart is the new cool!  USPS salutes STEM Education (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) with a stamp. First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony is April 6 at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, DC!  </p>
<p>— Michael J Hotovy (@USPSHotovy) </p></blockquote>
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