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As Paul Revere discreetly shouted, "The British are coming!" after learning the British were hiding in the Massachusetts countryside, the popular phrase has for centuries been an afterthought for many generations of Americans mindful of the British influence on American culture and way of life. And as much as Paul Revere has become known to be a legend, another known legend in the likes of the Rolling Stones, an English rock band from London is making waves among fans and stamp collectors alike.  On January 20, the Royal Mail will be issuing the Rolling Stones stamps to celebrate the 60th...

The American Topical Association (ATA) will have a free virtual program (via Zoom) today - January 11, 2022 - from 6:00pm to 7:00pm to talk about Dr. Seuss' early years as a cartoonist working for Life and Judge magazines. Register for this virtual event to learn some interesting facts about Dr. Seuss and his works. 

Crazy Horse was a Lakota leader of the Oglala Native American tribe in the 19th century. He and his men fought the United States federal government in several battles to prevent intrusion by white American settlers and preserve the Lakota people's traditional way of life. Crazy Horse earned recognition in  the battle of the Black Hills War and Fetterman Fight in 1876, where he successfully lured U.S. soldiers into an ambush. A decade later in 1876, Crazy Horse's victory over Lieutenant Colonel George Custer and his men in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, commonly referred as "Custer's Last Stand" became one...

Read the latest news from the United States Postal Service (USPS). Learn about the USPS new stamp releases, postage stamp rate updates and more!

Although England is credited with the invention of Postage Stamps by Sir Rowland Hill on 1840 with the issuance of the famous "Penny Black" and "Two Pence Blue" to improve the then crude postal system, significantly across the English Channel, France in 1849 followed the British lead in reforming their own postal system, not just by issuing their 1st version of stamps to facilitate communications thru the "mails" for the French Empire of 1880 to 1900 and for its "Community of Nations" after World War II. In fact, France was among the first group of countries in the world which...