Dear members of the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee,

I am writing to propose that the American novelist, poet and screenwriter Charles Bukowski be honored with a commemorative U.S. postal stamp to be issued on March 9, 2014, the twentieth anniversary of his death.

Charles Bukowski is uniquely suited for this honor. For in addition to being an acclaimed author with a growing international following, he is also perhaps the most famous American postal worker after Benjamin Franklin, and his landmark first novel "Post Office" is a wry portrait of the inner workings of the service where he was employed through age 49.

Bukowski's popularity among readers is unquestioned, but he has recently received a pair of honors which speak to his abiding reputation in American letters. In February 2008, the small cottage where Bukowski lived for many years was named a Cultural-Historic Monument of the City of Los Angeles, and in 2006 his literary archives were acquired by the Huntington Library.

A Charles Bukowski postage stamp would be a worthy tribute to a gifted soul who transformed himself from a middle aged civil servant into an international literary lion, and who never lost his sensitivity towards the ordinary lives of the people of his hometown of Los Angeles. I hope that you will seriously consider this proposal at your next meeting.

Yours sincerely,
The Undersigned

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Added by: Esotouric on December 7, 2009, 11:23:32 am
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[This petition with all signatures will be sent to the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee on March 1, 2010. Individual letters of support may be mailed to Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, c/o Stamp Development, U.S. Postal Service, 1735 North Lynn St., Suite 5013, Arlington, VA 22209-6432]
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Added by: Esotouric on December 7, 2009, 12:51:36 pm
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[We appreciate all your support, but note that only verified signatures that contain real names will be accepted. Please, people, we cannot send the Committee a list of sexy chat room handles and expect to be taken seriously.]
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Added by: Esotouric on March 2, 2010, 11:06:57 am
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Update - March 2, 2010: Thanks to everyone who signed and supported the Bukowski petition! Now the petition with all your signatures and comments goes off to the committee that advises USPS on new stamp designs. Fingers crossed, they will recommend a Bukowski stamp!

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