USPS Chien-Shiung Wu Commemorative Forever® Stamp

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service issued the Chien-Shiung Wu stamp today. This new commemorative Forever stamp honors professor Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997), one of the most influential nuclear physicists of the 20th century. The stamp was dedicated during a virtual ceremony and is now being sold at Post Office locations nationwide and online at usps.com/wustamp.

“I am elated to have my mother honored by USPS on a postage stamp because I believe it goes beyond recognizing her scientific achievements; it also honors the determination and moral qualities that she embodied,” said Vincent Yuan. “It's even more profound that the recognition comes from America, the country of her naturalization that she loved.”

The stamp art features a detailed portrait of Wu wearing a black-and-white high-collared traditional Chinese gown known as qipao. The illustration was first drawn in graphite, then rendered in egg tempera paint. The background was painted with the pigment lapis lazuli, a highly valued color historically used in artistic depictions of angels, nobility and religious figures.

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2021/0211-chien-shiung-wu-forever-stamps-now-available-nationwide.htm

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