Background: The Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce and USPS are teaming up to host a virtual ceremony, which will be posted to the Postal Service’s Facebook and Twitter pages. Please visit usps.com/lunarnewyearox for additional information. Of interest to philatelists, the designated first-day-of-issue city for the stamp is Chicago. The Year of the Ox is second […]
The Postal Service will release its Year of the Rat stamp, the first entry in a new Lunar New Year series, on Saturday, Jan. 11. Lunar New Year, an important holiday for many Asian communities, is celebrated primarily by people of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tibetan, Mongolian, Malaysian and Filipino heritage. The rat is the first […]
HOUSTON — Bright pink peach blossoms highlight the 2019 Year of the Boar Forever stamp, the 12th and final stamp in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series. The U.S. Postal Service dedicated the stamps today during a first-day-of-issue ceremony at the Chinese Community Center in Houston, TX. The public is asked to share the news […]
HONOLULU — The U.S. Postal Service today dedicated the Year of the Dog Forever stamp, the 11th of 12 stamps in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series during a first-day-of-issue ceremony at the Chinatown Cultural Plaza. Considered the most important holiday of the year for many Asian communities around the world, the Lunar New Year […]
Year of the Rooster Newest Addition to Stamp Series SEATTLE, Jan. 5, 2017 — The U.S. Postal Service today dedicated the Year of the Rooster Forever stamp, the 10th of 12 stamps in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series during a First-Day-of-Issue ceremony at the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience. Considered […]
The Postal Service tomorrow will issue the first of its “all-Forever” First-Class Mail commemorative stamps in recognition of the upcoming Lunar New Year celebration. This year’s Lunar New Year stamp, Year of the Rabbit, will be dedicated at the National Archives at Atlanta in Morrow, GA. It is the fourth of 12 stamps in the […]
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — In observance of the Chinese New Year, the U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the first day of sale of the Lunar New Year – Year of the Tiger Stamp on Jan. 14, 2010 at the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, 750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108-1809. The […]