Background: Inspired by historic photographs, the stamp art features a stylized illustration of suffragists marching in a parade or other public demonstration. The clothes they wear and the banners they bear display the official colors of the National Woman’s Party — purple, white and gold. More than 70 years in the making, the 19th Amendment […]
Zoinks! Everyone’s Favorite Great Dane, SCOOBY-DOO, is New Addition to the 2018 Forever Stamp Program WASHINGTON — “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” For nearly 50 years, this call has summoned the beloved animated Great Dane wherever help is needed. The U.S. Postal Service, in collaboration with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, is excited to announce a new […]
On February 2, 2016, in Philadelphia, PA, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Richard Allen First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 49 cents), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 473500). The stamp will go on sale nationwide February 2, 2016. The 39th stamp in the Black Heritage […]
Postal Service to sell CD along with stamp August 7, 2015 MEMPHIS — Music fans attending the official First-Day-of-Issue ceremony for the Music Icons: Elvis Presley Forever stamp will hear a new version of Elvis’ inspiring song “If I Can Dream” as they’ve never heard it before. Priscilla Presley will join Postmaster General Megan Brennan […]
Maya Angelou Stamp Unveiling Ceremony April 7, 2015 – Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Ambassador Andrew Young and others dedicated the Dr. Maya Angelou Forever Stamp at Washington, DC’s Warner Theater on April 7th, 2015. More than 80 million Maya Angelou Forever stamps were produced. Customers may purchase the stamps at usps.com/stamps, the Postal Store, at […]
Forever Stamp Image is a Painting Resembling a Photograph WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service previewed the Dr. Maya Angelou Forever Stamp image today and announced that the First-Day-of-Issue stamp dedication ceremony will take place at 11 a.m., Tue., April 7, at the Warner Theater in Washington, DC. The event is free and open to […]
Maya Angelou — the beloved author, poet, actress and advocate for equality — will soon be honored with a stamp, the Postal Service announced Feb. 23. “Maya Angelou inspired our nation through a life of advocacy and through her many contributions to the written and spoken word,” said PMG Megan Brennan. “Her wide-ranging achievements as […]
On December 5, 2014, in Philadelphia, PA, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Wilt Chamberlain stamps, in two designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 18 stamps (Item 472400). The stamps will go on sale nationwide December 5, 2014. This year, the U.S. Postal Service celebrates the life of basketball superstar Wilt Chamberlain […]
According to Linn’s Stamp News, the stamp will be released this August and will feature the singer smiling and wearing shades surrounded by a psychedelic background and lettering evoking the popular font of the Sixties.
Special Dedication Ceremony to take place May 28 in San Francisco WASHINGTON — The First-Day-Issue dedication ceremony for the Harvey Milk Forever Stamp took place at the White House today. “Let this stamp remind us of the fundamental truth behind Mr. Milk’s message — that we all have a stake in equality,” said Deputy Postmaster […]