The following is an open letter to the U.S. Congress and postal service (readers are welcome to copy it and forward it): Dear Congressman, As a lifelong stamp collector and a specialist in foreign policy matters, I have long been concerned that decision-making concerning the selection of U.S. postage stamp designs has reflected a comparative weakness in general understanding of the critical role played by such images in promoting the ideals and values of our nation. Stamps are a form of political monuments for posterity that reveal our COMMON values. However, during the second term of the Clinton Administration, and...