State hopes people send Honest Abe B-day cards

SPRINGFIELD -- A "Happy 200th Birthday" card is tough to find.

But that's just what the Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission is looking for. The agency is asking people to send cards to Lincoln for his 200th birthday on Feb. 12.

The 16th president even has an official address with the U.S. Postal Service: Abraham Lincoln, Old State Capitol, 1 Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield.

Commission Chair Marilyn Kushak says she hopes birthday greetings pour in to Lincoln's hometown from around the world. She recommends that people make the cards by hand.

The commission says the cards sent in may be used for displays or publicity.