SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Postal Service issued the Red, White and Blue Forever Stamps here today at the WESTPEX Stamp Show in the San Francisco suburb of Burlingame. Designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, MD, each of the four stamps features a modern interpretation of a flying flag complete with six red and white […]
AUSTIN, TX — The U.S. Postal Service will take center stage on the SXSW Outdoor Stage at Butler Park with the dedication of the Jimi Hendrix Forever Stamp. Widely recognized as one of the most creative and influential musicians of the 20th century, Hendrix displayed an innovative style that embraced the influences of rock, R&B, […]
HONOLULU — The U.S. Postal Service today honored the tranquil shrine that pays tribute to the 1,177 sailors aboard the USS Arizona who lost their lives Dec. 7, 1941, with the dedication of a Priority Mail Express $19.99 stamp. “Today, nearly 100 years to the day that the Navy laid the keel to begin construction […]
C. Alfred ‘Chief’ Anderson: the Tuskegee Airmen’s Airman BRYN MAWR, Pa., March 12, 2014 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Referred to as the Father of Black Aviation, Chief Flight Instructor of the prestigious Tuskegee Airmen C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson, will immortalized on a stamp tomorrow, March 13. The 1 p.m. dedication ceremony, free and open to the […]
USPS is dedicating the Shirley Chisholm Forever stamp Jan. 31 at Brooklyn Borough Hall in Brooklyn, NY. The stamp is the 37th in the Black Heritage series. As a new USPS video on the one-time presidential candidate relates, Chisholm was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1968. She was the first black woman […]
Postal Service Celebrates the Adventures of Harry Potter with Issuance of Limited-Edition Stamp Collection 20-Stamp Souvenir Booklet Features Scenes from Warner Bros. Films ORLANDO, FL — With Hogwarts castle as the backdrop, the U.S. Postal Service today dedicated 20 new Forever stamps featuring images of Harry Potter, the extraordinary boy wizard, and the adventures he […]
USPS is continuing its tradition of issuing cheerful holiday products with this year’s Poinsettia Forever stamp. The stamp features deep red and vibrant green leaves surrounding the flower — a cluster of small, cup-shaped structures in the middle. “The image of the poinsettia has proven to be so timeless that the Postal Service has featured […]
Two Performance Ceremonies: Ashanti in Atlanta, Chaka Khan in LA WASHINGTON — On what would have been his 83rd birthday, the “father of soul,” Ray Charles, returns to two “stamping ovations” today as the latest inductee into the Postal Service’s Music Icons Forever Stamp Series. Chaka Khan will perform at the Los Angeles first-day-of-issue dedication […]
Can your choice of stamp invalidate your vote? That worry was expressed Thursday by staff at the state Board of Elections at a meeting where commissioners were told of the potential problem with a type of stamp that doesn’t generate a traditional postmark. The lack of a postmark could void various types of voting documents, […]
USPS is commemorating one of the most resounding victories of the War of 1812 with its Battle of Lake Erie Forever stamp. The stamp features a painting of Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry transferring from his ruined flagship, the Lawrence, to the Niagara, during the Battle of Lake Erie. Following the transfer, Perry attacked and […]