The Dominican Postal Institute (Inposdom) and the National District Mayor’s Office jointly unveiled a limited-edition postage stamp on Tuesday, commemorating the 175th anniversary of Salomé Ureña de Henríquez, a revered poet and educator who revolutionized higher education for Dominican women. The unveiling ceremony, held at the Fray Antonio de Montesinos monument, was attended by prominent cultural figures, education leaders, philatelists, Inposdom Director Erick Guzmán Núñez, and Santo Domingo Mayor Carolina Mejía. Guzmán Núñez emphasized that the stamp is not merely a collectible but a tribute to Ureña’s enduring legacy as a symbol of national identity and a testament to the state’s commitment to gender-inclusive education. Mayor Mejía praised Ureña for her role in dismantling social barriers and laying the groundwork for the nation’s educational system. The commemorative stamp, designed by architect Alejandro Vignieri and printed by Litografía Ferrúa, features a square format (40 × 40 mm) on tropicalized gummed paper with perforation 13½. Limited to 10,000 copies, each stamp carries a face value of RD$75.00. The launch included the first-day cancellation and signed first-day covers, marking the official introduction of the stamps into national circulation. Salomé Ureña, who founded the Instituto de Señoritas in 1881, trained the country’s first generation of female teachers and significantly influenced Dominican literature and pedagogy. Her maxim, ‘To educate a woman is to prepare, with her, a family; and to educate families is to build the nation,’ continues to resonate. This initiative is part of a broader collaboration between Inposdom and the National District Mayor’s Office to preserve Dominican cultural heritage and promote philately as a tool for collective memory and civic education.
Dominican postal service and city hall issue commemorative stamp honoring Salomé Ureña on 175th birthday
