Petition to Create a Carl Sagan Commemorative U.S. Postage Stamp

Carl Sagan, who authored over 600 scientific articles and popularized astronomy, astrophysics and science, was known the world over for his award-winning 1980 PBS television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, which was seen by 600 million viewers in over 60 countries. Sagan was also a popular Cornell University professor. Carl Sagan served as a member of the Advisory Board of the Sciencenter (Ithaca, NY) from 1990 until his death in 1996.

Sign the Petition

I, the undersigned, enthusiastically support the creation of a commemorative US postage stamp honoring late American astronomer Carl Sagan, for he helped make science accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds.

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The Petition Process

The Sagan Appreciation Society will later submit all formal written petitions, signatures and artistic renderings to the US Postal Service's Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC). For more information, contact the Sagan Appreciation Society at sagangathering@yahoo.com.

Individual letters of support for creating a Carl Sagan stamp may be mailed to:
Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee
c/o Stamp Management
U.S. Postal Service
475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
Room 4474EB
Washington, DC 20260-6756

A message from Ann Druyan, Co-writer of the Cosmos series and widow of Carl Sagan:

"Carl was an avid stamp collector as a boy and we treasure the albums he made then. They're filled with his handwritten notes in the margins — perhaps the earliest evidence of his passion for the diversity of earth's cultures. So this particular tribute to Carl would have held special significance for him, as it does for me. How fitting that this effort is being kicked off at the Sciencenter, an institution with which he was associated from back in the day when it was a small storefront downtown. My thanks to Charlie Trautmann for making this possible. Carl and I wrote of the Sciencenter that it was one of the countless reasons we were so proud to be citizens of Ithaca."

"I'd like to thank Patrick Fish for leading this project and the talented artists, Pat Linse and Greg Mort. Carl and I have long been fans of Greg Mort's work, which graced his book, Pale Blue Dot."

"There's something in the air of late that signifies our country is awakening from a long bad dream. We are rediscovering the values that once distinguished us as a nation. Surely one of the most precious of these is the scientific perspective. A U.S. postal stamp in honor of Carl Sagan would be another point on this hopeful curve.

Warmest regards,
Ann"