United States Postal Service Stamp News

(USPS) What: Lighthouses — with their beauty, mystery and aura of romance — have fascinated and enchanted people for centuries. The Postal Service continues to share in that tradition with Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses Forever stamps, the latest in its continuing series of popular lighthouse stamps. News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #MidAtlanticLighthousestamps. Who: Linda Malone, vice president of engineering systems, U.S. Postal Service When: Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, at noon ET Where: Twin Lights State Historic Site2 Light House RoadHighlands, NJ 07732 RSVP: Dedication ceremony attendees are encouraged to RSVP at usps.com/mid-atlanticlighthouses. Background: For three centuries, the beacons of...

(USPS) What: The U.S. Postal Service will unveil the Raven Story Forever Stamp at the Sealaska Heritage Institute in Juneau, AK. Merging traditional artwork with modern design touches, this stamp depicts one of many stories about Raven, a figure of great significance to the Indigenous people of the northern Northwest Coast, part of the area that ranges from Southeast Alaska through coastal British Columbia and south into Washington state. News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtags #RavenStoryStamp and #NativeAmericanRavenStory. The Raven Story stamps can be preordered at USPS.com. The story behind the stamps will also be featured on the U.S. Postal...

(USPS) What: The U.S. Postal Service honors the cross-genre writings of Ursula K. Le Guin, the acclaimed science fiction and fantasy author, with the 33rd stamp in its literary series. News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #UrsulaKLeGuinstamp. Who: Joseph Corbett, chief financial officer and executive vice president, U.S. Postal Service India Downes-Le Guin, granddaughter of Ursula K. Le Guin When: Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at 11 a.m. PT Where: Evan H. Roberts Sculpture MallPortland Art Museum1119 SW Park AvenuePortland, OR 97205 RSVP: Dedication ceremony attendees are encouraged to RSVP at usps.com/ursulakleguinstamp Background: Born on Oct. 21, 1929, in...

(USPS) What: On Aug. 10, 1821, Missouri was admitted as the 24th state in the Union. In 2021, the U.S. Postal Service celebrates the state’s bicentennial with a new stamp. The first-day-of-issue event for the Missouri Statehood Forever stamp is free and open to the public. News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtags #MissouriStatehood, #MissouriStatehoodStamp and #Statehoodstamps. Who: Peter Pastre, vice president, Government Relations and Public Policy, U.S. Postal Service, will serve as dedicating official. When: Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, at 9 a.m. CDT Where: Missouri State Capitol201 W Capitol Ave.Jefferson City, MO 65101 RSVP: Dedication ceremony attendees are encouraged to...

(USPS) The U.S. Postal Service issued the Yogi Berra stamp today. This Forever stamp was dedicated during a ceremony at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center in Little Falls, NJ, and is now being sold at Post Office locations nationwide and online at usps.com/yogiberrastamp. News about the stamp is being shared on social media using the hashtags #YogiBerraStamp and #BaseballStamps. Followers of the Postal Service’s Facebook and Twitter pages can view the ceremony live on facebook.com/USPS and twitter.com/usps. An additional video will be posted two hours after the ceremony providing more information and insights in telling the story of the stamp subject. “We hope this stamp...