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Article: Stamp commemorating Emily Post leads to oh-so-polite complaint
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- July 17, 1998
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BETH CAMPBELL Associated Press Writer
AP Online
07-17-1998
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ A salad fork. A crystal water glass. An exquisite china plate. As U.S. postage stamps go, the newly minted 32-cent philatelic treasure honoring etiquette guru Emily Post seems appropriately understated and stylish.
A Louisville businessman thinks otherwise, contending that the Postal Service made a faux pas in its attempt to celebrate the original Martha Stewart.
Owsley Brown Frazier, a self-described ``closet philatelist,'' has penned a polite complaint to the Postmaster General, saying he was shocked to see the Post stamp feature a large image of Copeland Spode china, a product of England.
``What ...