United States Postal Service Stamp News

(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...

(USPS) What: The U.S. Postal Service will honor Japanese American veterans with the Go For Broke: Japanese Americans Soldiers of World War II commemorative stamp. Second-generation Japanese Americans, also known as nisei, formed one of the most distinguished American fighting units of World War II: the all-Japanese American 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, whose motto was “Go for Broke.” The stamp was designed by Antonio Alcalá and is based on a photograph of a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The photograph was taken in 1944 at a railroad station in France. News of the stamp is being...

(USPS) What: The U.S. Postal Service will honor Hall of Famer Yogi Berra with a commemorative Forever stamp. News of the stamp is being shared with hashtags #YogiBerraStamp and #BaseballStamps. Who: The Honorable Ron A. Bloom, Chairman, U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General and CEO, U.S. Postal Service Bob Costas, Emmy Award-winning sportscaster When: Thursday, June 24, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. EDT Where: The First Day of Issue stamp event will be held at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, 8 Yogi Berra Drive, Little Falls, NJ 07424. For more information, visit usps.com/yogiberra. A pictorial postmark of the First...