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2003 Graceful Envelope Contest Winners
This year's theme was “The Written Word,” a tribute to the essential role of written communication, including cards and letters (and the mail carriers who deliver them), books and manuscripts (and the tools that produce them), and alphabets and symbols (and the process of learning them). Entrants were encouraged to incorporate the theme in a creative and artistic way while using hand-executed lettering to address the envelope. In addition to promoting the art of calligraphy, the Graceful Envelope Contest celebrates the role of letters in binding people together and serves as a reminder that the people who deliver the mail are career government employees who take pride in their work and care about the communities they serve. The entries were judged by three professionals in the graphic, design and lettering fields: Rose Folsom, Editor of Letter Arts Review; Ann Pope, teacher and past faculty member of Letterforum, International Calligraphy Conference; and Lorraine Swerdloff, Director of Communications of the National Association of Letter Carriers. The winning envelopes are on display in the lobby of the National Association of Letter Carriers headquarters building, 100 Indiana Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001. The exhibit is open to the public M-F, 8-6 ET. The building is located near Union Station and the U.S. Capitol, at the intersection of Louisiana Ave. and First St. NW. If you need further information about visiting the exhibit, call 202-662-2890 or email. Media: hi-res logo ~
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of winning entries are grouped alphabetically by artist's last
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Congratulations
to the following winners Glorie
Austern, Secaucus, NJ *Best in show
Letter
Carrier entry:
Artwork on this page by Gini Ogle. ~
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Judges
selected 38 winners from nearly 200 entries in the 9th annual
Graceful Envelope Contest, sponsored this year by the 
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