MEDIA RESOURCES
Trademarks and copyrights used herein are properties of the United States Postal Service and are used under license to American Partnership for Pets. All Rights Reserved. However, the images may be freely used by the news media (e.g. Magazines, Newpapers, Newsletters, or as a News section on your website.) Please be sure to follow the image use guidelines below.
- Obtain digital images & arrange interviews
- Meet us in person
- Help us track the program!
- Copyright and image use requirements for the media
- License for non-media image use
- Press Releases
- APP Partner Press Contact List
- Subscribe to our free Newsletter
OBTAIN DIGITAL IMAGES & ARRANGE INTERVIEWS
Animal Organizations and Official Media:
To receive program talking points, to enquire about interviews, or to obtain high resolution digital images for media use, please contact Emily Anderson, Publicity Coordinator by email at .
Holding a Press Event:
Please note that you must be an APP sub-licensee in order to use the stamp images for your own independent press events. If you would like to plan a local press event with stamp images, please apply for a sub-license or coordinate with veterinarians and animal organizations in your community, and work with your local post office and their Communications and PR departments.
Please Note: Emily Anderson handles media requests. See below for non media image use information. For all other queries, please contact us at .
Official media:
You may also contact Frances Frazier at the US Postal Service by email at for digital images.
MEET US IN PERSON
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HELP US TRACK THE PROGRAM
American Partnership for Pets is tracking national and local events and media coverage, in order to measure the reach of the progam, and we would be very grateful if you would also send five copies of any media coverage to:
Emily Anderson
American Partnership for Pets Publicity
Prevent a Litter Coalition, Inc.
Post Office Box 9294
Reston, VA 20195
COPYRIGHT & IMAGE USE GUIDELINES
Use of the following credit line must accompany the use or reproduction of any of the stamp images:
Copyright 2002 U.S. Postal Service. All rights reserved.
The following guidelines must be adhered to, by federal law:
If the image is reproduced between 75% and 150% of actual stamp size, a diagonal black rule must be placed over the denomination to cancel it. If the image is smaller than 75% or larger than 150% of actual stamp size, no cancel is required. Black and white reproductions do no require any cancellations. The measurement of a single stamp, from perforation to perforation is: 1 1/4" x 1 9/16". Accordingly, reproductions of a single stamp at 15/16" x 1 1/8" or smaller, and 1 7/8" x 2 3/8" or larger do not require cancellation. If the image falls within these dimensions, the cancellation is required.
Images on Websites:
Please link to americanpartnershipforpets.org and www.usps.com if you include the images on your website news section.
NON MEDIA IMAGE USE
For information on obtaining a license to use the images for non-media purposes (such as press releases, brochures, educational materials, etc.), please visit the official community partner section of our website.
PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE
APP Press Releases
- "Blockbuster" Neuter/Spay Stamps Sell Out. American Partnership for Pets requests a rare reprint! 800 words / 500 words (11/24/03)
- Spay Neuter Stamps Showcased on Final Jeopardy! (09/23/03)
- May is "Pledge to Use the Stamps Month" Help deliver an important message and set a few records along the way! (04/10/03)
- Spay Day USA 2003 takes the Spay Neuter Stamps as its theme (01/09/03)
- Raising Awareness, Raising Funds! (09/30/02)
- Call for photos and articles! (09/27/02)
- The Unprecedented American Partnership for Pets thanks the US Postal Service for two extraordinary stamps (09/20/02)
- American Partnership for Pets introduces itself to the nation (09/12/02)
- Partnership distributes 8,000 Spay Neuter Stamp Action Kits to shelters nationwide (08/12/02)
- Neuter or Spay Message Urges End to Pet Overpopulation (09/20/02)
- Postage Sales to help Stamp Out Pet Overpopulation (9/17/02)
- Cute Puppy and Kitten highlight the Neuter/Spay Message on New Stamps (8/22/02)
- Neuter or Spay stamps to be issued by US Postal Service. (5/14/02)
Related National Press Releases
APP PARTNER PRESS CONTACTS
Please email Emily Anderson at to obtain contact information.
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