Postcard stamps depicting the state’s iconic Aloha shirts will go on sale Thursday at U.S. Postal Service offices around the country. Gov. Neil Abercrombie will be among the first customers at the main post office in Honolulu at 2:30 p.m.
Postcard stamps depicting the state’s iconic Aloha shirts will go on sale Thursday at U.S. Postal Service offices around the country.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie will be among the first customers at the main post office in Honolulu at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Joining him will be graphic artist Ric Noyle of Las Vegas, who photographed the shirts for the new stamps, and Dale Hope, an author and authority on Aloha shirts, the U.S. Postal Service stated in a news release.
Two of the five classic shirts depicted in the series of stamps showcase surfers and their boards.
One shows fossil fish, shells, and sea stars, and another depicts a bird of paradise flower. One shows a Kilauea volcano.
Manufacturer Alfred Shaheen created four of the shirts depicted on the stamps: the shirt with surfers and their classic boards, the bird of paradise shirt, the volcano shirt and the shirt depicting the fossil fish, shells, and sea stars.
The red shirt showing surfers and a large wave was manufactured by Malihini. Art director Carl Herrman designed these stamps using photos by Noyle.
The stamps also will be available online at www.usps.com or by phone at 800-782-6724.
