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                                           HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 4022

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Unsoeld and Belcher

Read first time 2/23/87 and referred to Committee on State Government.

TO THE HONORABLE RONALD REAGAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE POSTMASTER GENERAL:

          We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:

          WHEREAS, The postmark for the city of Olympia has great historical significance since Olympia is the capital of the state of Washington; and

          WHEREAS, The United States postal service is once again considering the possibility of terminating the use of the Olympia postmark; and

          WHEREAS, The loss of the Olympia postmark would render Olympia the sole state capital in the United States without its own distinguishing postmark; and

          WHEREAS, The preservation of the Olympia postmark in anticipation of our state's Centennial Celebration in 1989 is a fitting acknowledgment of the significance of Olympia, the capital of the state of Washington, to this state and nation; and

          WHEREAS, Retaining the Olympia postmark would help achieve the praiseworthy goals of maintaining the identity of the capital of our state, strengthening citizen ties with their local communities, increasing citizen pride in the past and preserving a sense of historical continuity for our children;

          NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that the administration support the interests of the present and future citizens of the state of Washington and preserve the use of the Olympia postmark.

          BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately transmitted to the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States, the Postmaster General, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and each member of Congress from the State of Washington.