United States Postal Service Stamp News

(USPS)  What: Put your sleuthing skills to the test with the bright colors and interesting shapes of the new Mystery Message Forever stamp. The U.S. Postal Service offers intrigue and excitement for customers with a stamp that needs deciphering to be fully appreciated. News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #MysteryMessageStamps. Who: Hon. Robert M. Duncan, governor, U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors Tamara Christian, president and chief operating officer, International Spy Museum Rebecca Roberts, program curator, Planet Word Museum When: Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at 10 a.m. ET Where: International Spy Museum700 L'Enfant Plaza SWWashington, DC 20024...

(USPS)  A mallard duck is featured on the newest U.S. Postal Service stamped card, available today. The card features a drake in his breeding plumage. The stamp art shows the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in pre-existing artwork by famed illustrator and designer Dugald Stermer. He drew this realistic full-body, left-facing profile in pencil, coloring it with a watercolor wash. The card is being issued as a Forever stamped card. Its postage will always be equal to the value of the stamped postcard rate in effect at the time of use, even if the price increases after purchase. One of the world’s...

(USPS) What: The U.S. Postal Service illuminates the light and warmth of our nearest star by highlighting these stunning images of the sun on stamps. These 10 images come from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, a spacecraft launched in February 2010 to keep a constant watch on the sun. The stamps were designed by Antonio Alcalá. Each of these photos has been colorized by NASA to correspond with the wavelengths that reveal specific features of the sun’s activity. News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #NASASunScience and #SunSciencestamps. Who: Thomas J. Marshall, general counsel and executive vice president, U.S. Postal Service...

(USPS) What: The U.S. Postal Service will honor Emilio Sanchez on the anniversary of his 100th birthday with four commemorative Forever stamps featuring his colorful architectural lithographs and paintings. News of the Emilio Sanchez Forever stamps is being shared with the hashtag #ArtistEmilioSanchezStamps. Who: The Honorable Roman Martinez IV, vice chairman, U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors Erik Stapper, trustee, Emilio Sanchez Foundation Elizabeth Goizueta, author and lecturer, Romance languages and literature, adjunct curator, McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College Victor Deupi, senior lecturer, University of Miami, School of Architecture Jeffrey Duerk, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, University...

(USPS) Heritage breeds of livestock are pre-industrial farm animals whose unusual appearances and remarkable qualities take us back to our nation’s agrarian roots — and may show the way to a more sustainable future. Their value as agricultural and cultural resources was honored by the U.S. Postal Service on stamps dedicated today at a ceremony at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Virginia. “The stamps beautifully represent the priceless genetic diversity of heritage breeds in the United States,” said dedicating official, Steve Monteith, U.S. Postal Service chief customer and marketing officer. “Understanding the history of heritage breeds and their abilities for...