12 Black Icons Who’ve Been Honored with Stamps by the USPS
It’s Black History Month, which means we’re taking the time to honor Black icons who dedicated their lives to making our world a better place to live.
STAMPS
Watch a video about the Year of the Horse stamp
The 2 1/2-minute video features Postmaster General David Steiner and Luis Chen, president of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Association’s board of directors.
“The December Dilemma” puts its stamp on postal intrigue
Disappointed in the Christmas Wreath and Candles issued in 1962, the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee-2 vowed, “to produce a fine art work so that the ridicule that was leveled at the Post Office Department and the Committee for the 1962 design would not develop again.
U.S. Postal Service Showcases New Lowriders Stamps
These new stamps celebrate the lowrider culture that is rooted in 1940s-era working-class Mexican American/Chicano communities throughout the American Southwest.
USPS website explores candidates in the Stamp Encore contest
The Postal Service will reissue the winning release — which will remain top secret until May — as part of the organization’s 250th anniversary celebration.
USPS dedicates new stamp for the Lunar New Year
The Postal Service dedicated its latest Lunar New Year stamp celebrating the Year of the Horse during a ceremony in Houston on Feb. 3.
Watch a video about Phillis Wheatley
A new Postal Service video spotlights Colonial-era author and poet Phillis Wheatley, the 49th honoree in the organization’s Black Heritage stamp series.
Celebrating a literary trailblazer
The Postal Service dedicated its stamp honoring poet Phillis Wheatley in a Boston ceremony on Jan. 29.
This year’s Black Heritage stamp honors the ‘mother of African American literature’
The Postal Service will release its latest Black Heritage stamp, honoring poet Phillis Wheatley, on Thursday, Jan. 29.
The 2026 commemorative stamp collection honors milestones, icons and cultural traditions.
It’s always a thrill to share what’s coming up on the United States Postal Service commemorative stamp program, and the 2026 collection is shaping up to be one of our most inspiring yet.