Postal service unveiling stamp at museum Published Jan. 28, 2003 DAYTON, Ohio (AFPN) -- U.S. Postal Service officials announced Jan. 24 that the U.S. Air Force Museum here will be the venue for a ceremonial first-day issue of the 100th Anniversary of Powered Flight Commemorative Stamp.Dayton Postmaster David Ashworth revealed the museum as the location for a May 22 unveiling ceremony as he stood in front of the museum's De Havilland DH-4, a World War I combat aircraft also used as a mail carrier after the war."This recognition is very significant for the city of Dayton, and it's significant to the U.S. Postal Service that we can honor the heritage of aviation and an event that changed history," said Ashworth. "This is a tremendous honor that our city and the U.S. Air Force Museum was selected for this first-day issue."A similar event will be held the same day in North Carolina, according to Ashworth.Following Ashworth's announcement, museum director retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles Metcalf expressed his gratitude for the U.S. Postal Service selecting the museum."We're proud to be selected as the site for the first-day issue of this stamp," said Metcalf. "The museum is a very natural location as many examples of the aircraft that carried the mail in the earlier days of flight can be seen here."The May 22 stamp unveiling will serve as one of many events at the museum to commemorate the centennial of flight.