Letter to the Postmaster General: please honor the San Antonio missions with a series of commemorative stamps

I have requested that the Postal Service issue two distinct series of commemorative stamps, one set for each San Antonio Mission, and another to honor the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Alamo, in 2018. These two series of commemorative stamps would be an appropriate way to celebrate these internationally-recognized treasures and San Antonio’s Tricentennial.

See the full text of my letter below:

February 1, 2016

The Honorable Megan J. Brennan

Postmaster General, US Postal Service Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee

475 L’Enfant Plaza SW 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW

Room 10802 Room 3300

Washington, DC 20260-0010 Washington, DC 20260-3501

Dear Postmaster General Brennan and Members of the Committee:

I write to request the issuance of two distinct series of commemorative stamps, one set as soon as possible for each San Antonio Mission, and another to honor the 300th anniversary of the founding of San Antonio in 2018.

Last year, the five San Antonio Missions were designated as World Heritage sites by UNESCO. This respected designation marks the first time that a Texas site has been deemed of "outstanding cultural or natural importance to the common heritage of humanity." The Spanish Missions, of which the Alamo is best known, are truly exceptional. The Missions National Historic Park preserves the largest collection of Spanish colonial resources anywhere in the United States. One can learn more about the unique historical and cultural purpose of each San Antonio Mission and see each Mission that could be placed on an individual stamp at www.missionsofsanantonio.org.

The Missions are important to the understanding of Texas and the development of the United States. The Alamo lies just north of these four missions that compose the Missions National Historical Park. All of them date back to the 1600s and 1700s, the oldest one to 1690, and they were built when the first of six flags flew over Texas.

These two distinctive series of commemorative stamps that honor the San Antonio Missions and the 300th anniversary of the founding of San Antonio would be an appropriate way to celebrate these internationally-recognized treasures. Thank you for your consideration of this request, and I look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

Lloyd Doggett