U.S. Post Office To Release Owney The Dog Stamp

Look at that face! Who wouldn’t want to send a million letters using that stamp??

The U.S. Post Office has released a new stamp honoring Owney the dog, who was America’s roaming dog back in the 1880s.

The story of Owney originates in upstate New York when a terrier mix was seen riding in the postal wagon of a mail delivery train. He rode along the U.S. railroad tracks giving luck to workers, who had dangerous jobs on train tracks that caused more than 2,000 injuries and 80 deaths.

Nancy Pope, historian and curator at the National Postal Museum spoke about the stamp:

“It├óΓé¼Γäós been in the works for a long, long, long time. People would ask, ‘Shouldn├óΓé¼Γäót there be a stamp with Owney on it,’ so it├óΓé¼Γäós been one of those things that people bring up on a regular basis.”

And looks like the Post Office gave in to their demands. And it’s about time! This stamp is just too cute to not use!

[Image via National Postal Museum.]