United States Postal Service Stamp News

(USPS) The U.S. Postal Service is resuming sale of the Alzheimer’s Semipostal fundraising stamp Oct. 5 resulting from rule changes announced in today’s Federal Register. The Semipostal Authorization Act grants the Postal Service authority to issue and sell semipostal fundraising stamps to advance causes deemed to be “in the national public interest and appropriate.” Before the rule change, the Postal Service was permitted to offer only one semipostal stamp of its choosing for a two-year period, in addition to any semipostal stamps mandated by Congress. The change eliminates this restriction, allowing USPS to resume the sale of the Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp, which...

(USPS) A new stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service, 19th Amendment: Women Vote, commemorates the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote. The stamp honors the suffrage movement and the people who carried it through to fruition.   The stamp will be available nationwide Aug. 22. A virtual dedication ceremony, part of the Women's Rights National Historical Park Equality Weekend, will be posted on the Postal Service’s Facebook and Twitter pages.   “For more than 70 years, suffragettes across the nation marched and rallied for their audacious cause: affording women the...

(USPS) “Thank you.” Two simple words that can mean so much. With new Thank You stamps that are perfect for any occasion, the U.S. Postal Service recognizes the importance of expressing gratitude. A dedication ceremony for the stamps will be held during the American Philatelic Society Virtual Stamp Show. “An abundance of thankfulness has been shown throughout our country this year for simple acts of kindness, a job well done and heroic measures,” said Postal Service Chief Commerce and Business Solutions Officer Jacqueline Krage Strako, dedicating official for the stamps. “These elegant and joyful stamps will add visual appeal to notes,...

  (USPS) The U.S. Postal Service today issued new stamps honoring innovations in science and engineering. The stamps were dedicated in a virtual ceremony and are now available at Post Offices nationwide and at usps.com/innovationstamp. News of the stamps is being shared using the hashtag #InnovationStamps. Steve Monteith, the Postal Service’s acting chief customer and marketing officer, served as the dedicating official. He was joined by Andrei Iancu, director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; and Wendy Wintersteen, president, Iowa State University. The virtual stamp event can be viewed on the Postal Service’s Facebook and Twitter pages. “Our nation has always led the way in innovation...

(USPS) “The Postal Service takes tremendous pride in its stamp program, which celebrates the very best of American life, history and culture,” said dedicating official Sharon D. Owens, vice president, Pricing and Costing, U.S. Postal Service. “Today we’re dedicating a new stamp set that honors the groundbreaking and iconic works of Ruth Asawa — one of the greatest American artists of the past century.” Owens was joined for the ceremony by Paul Lanier, son of Ruth Asawa; George Takei, chair emeritus of the board of trustees and founding member, Japanese American National Museum; and Jonathan Laib, director, David Zwirner ....