United States Postal Service Stamp News

WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service filed notice today with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) regarding a temporary price adjustment for key package products for the 2022 peak holiday season. This temporary rate adjustment is similar to ones in past years that help cover extra handling costs to ensure a successful peak season. The planned peak-season pricing, which was approved by the Governors of the Postal Service on Aug. 9, would affect prices on the following commercial and retail domestic competitive parcels: Priority Mail Express (PME), Priority Mail (PM), First-Class Package Service (FCPS), Parcel Select and USPS Retail Ground....

SANTA CRUZ, CA — The U.S. Postal Service dedicated 16 new Forever stamps today celebrating the nation’s underwater treasures that showcase the abundant wildlife and diverse ecosystems found throughout the National Marine Sanctuary System. The ceremony took place at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center. For 50 years, U.S. national marine sanctuaries and marine national monuments have protected areas with special ecological, cultural and historical significance. “Protecting our environment is one of the most important things we can do now and for future generations,” said William D. Zollars, a member of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors,...

LOS ANGELES — First-Class Mail will travel from “Infinity to Forever” with the newly released commemorative stamps featuring the iconic image of Buzz Lightyear. A dedication ceremony for the stamps was held today at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. “Buzz Lightyear captured our hearts and imaginations in the first ‘Toy Story’ movie,” said Isaac Cronkhite, the Postal Service’s chief logistics and processing operations officer and executive vice president and dedicating official. “He taught us about heroism, loyalty and perseverance. And now he is the star of his own feature film — ‘Lightyear.’ Just like Buzz, the Postal...

Read the latest news from the United States Postal Service (USPS). Learn about the USPS new stamp releases, postage stamp rate updates and more! Date Title FileType 1/27/2022 Average delivery time across Postal Service network stable at 2.7 days PDF 1/26/2022 Board of Governors to meet Feb. 8 PDF 1/26/2022 USPS salutes legendary sculptor Edmonia Lewis PDF 1/20/2022 Postal Service issues new stamp celebrating Year of the Tiger PDF 1/20/2022 USPS maintains mailpiece time delivery average of 2.7 days across the network PDF 1/20/2022 新 郵票誌慶虎年蓄勢待發 PDF 1/14/2022 Postal Service issues new Love Forever stamps PDF 1/14/2022 Service performance holds...

(USPS)  What: The U.S. Postal Service will celebrate Message Monsters with the most playful, customizable Forever stamp design ever. The four monster illustrations on this pane of 20 stamps invite interactivity with dozens of self-adhesive accessories on the selvage. The monster-ific accoutrements include cartoony voice balloons and thought bubbles with exclamations and salutations, hats and crowns, hearts, stars, crazy daisies and other fun flair. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the pane with original artwork by Elise Gravel, author and illustrator of popular children’s books. The first-day-of-issue event for the Message Monsters Forever stamp is free and open to the public....