United States Postal Service Stamp News

Celebrate the joyous Jewish holiday of Hanukkah with a new stamp from the U.S. Postal Service and Israel Post. Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the second century B.C. after it had been re-conquered from armies that desecrated the sanctuary.

This Christmas stamp features a detail of Bachiacca's oil-and-gold-on-panel painting Madonna and Child, which dates from the early 1520's, showing the Christ child clutching a bouquet of jasmine, a symbol of divine love, alongside the Virgin Mary's profile, left shoulder, and right hand.

The U.S. Postal Service celebrates Christmas with four stamps featuring classic images of Santa Claus painted by famed commercial artist Haddon Sundblom. Each stamp portrays a close-up of Santa's face; the four images are details from larger paintings created by Sundblom and originally published in ads for the Coca-Cola Company from the 1940's through the early 1960's.

With this new stamp design, the U.S. Postal Service continues its tradition of celebrating Kwanzaa. The annual Pan-African holiday, which takes place over seven days from December 26 to January 1, brings family, community, and culture together for many African Americans.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to fund research in the fight against breast cancer,  the US Postal Service has issued the Breast Cancer first semipostal stamp where a portion of your purchase goes to helping fund research against breast cancer. Help find the cure for breast cancer by purchasing the stamp.