First Day of Issue: September 23, 2013|Los Angeles, CA & Atlanta, GA The U.S Postal Service® proudly honors inspiring musician Ray Charles with the Ray Charles Forever® stamp, the third issuance in the Music Icons series. This extraordinary composer, singer, and pianist, blind since the age of seven, went beyond category, blending blues, gospel, country, […]
Rep. John Lewis, Gabrielle Union and Thousands of Americans Help Unveil the 1963 March on Washington Stamp Artwork with a Virtual Stamp Mosaic WASHINGTON — Equality has a stamp of its own today as the U.S. Postal Service introduces the 1963 March on Washington limited-edition Forever stamp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic […]
USPS will honor Althea Gibson Friday, Aug. 23, on the grounds of the U.S. Open in Flushing, NY, as the 36th inductee into the Black Heritage stamp series. Gibson was the first African-American tennis player to win one of the four major singles tournaments, helping integrate her sport at the height of the civil rights […]
The Postal Service’s release on Aug. 8 of a series stamps featuring iconic images of the workers who built the nation’s bridges, railways, and skyscrapers almost a century ago is more than a little ironic, the APWU noted. ”We’re pleased that the USPS is paying tribute to the workers who made America the envy of […]
http://youtu.be/FR_t1Reb7CA WASHINGTON — The contributions of America’s industrial-era workers are memorialized on a new sheet of Forever stamps titled Made in America: Building a Nation. The stamps, which feature black-and-white photographs of early 20th-century industrial workers, were dedicated at the Department of Labor today by Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe.
USPS has memorialized the contributions of America’s industrial-era workers on a sheet of 12 new Forever stamps titled Made in America: Building a Nation. The stamps, which feature black-and-white photographs of early 20th-century industrial workers, will be dedicated Thursday at the Department of Labor by PMG Pat Donahoe. “The Postal Service is proud to honor […]
PORTLAND, Maine, July 11, 2013 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Five lighthouses that for centuries enabled sailors to safely navigate the waters along the northeastern United States stand tall on postage Saturday, July 13, with the issuance of the New England Coastal Lighthouse Forever stamps. Customers may purchase the New England Coastal Lighthouses Forever stamps now at […]
CHARLESTON, WV — The U.S. Postal Service today dedicated the West Virginia Statehood Forever Stamp on the steps of the Capitol Building commemorating the state’s 150th anniversary. Known as the Mountain State, West Virginia was admitted to the union on June 20, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War. West Virginia is one of […]
Introducing a Flag for All Seasons WASHINGTON — From the heights of sunny summer to the snowy depths of winter, the American Flag never looked more beautiful than on the U.S. Postal Service’s A Flag for All Seasons Forever stamps. Dedicated today at the Spellman Museum of Stamp and Postal History in Weston, MA, Old […]
Four Elegant Forever Stamps Dedicated Today Mark the Occasion ST. AUGUSTINE, FL — The U.S. Postal Service today commemorated the 500th anniversary of the naming of Florida with the issuance of a block of four colorful Forever stamps, titled “La Florida.” This bouquet of stamps evokes the beauty of the state’s lush flora. The stamp […]