Artist Michael Deas on earning the stamp of approval
But collectors need only spend a few cents to own a print of his most popular works. His portraits sell for pennies. Deas has created 25 stamps for the U.S. Postal Service.
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U.S. Postal Service Remembers Shining Beacons of the Underground Railroad on New Forever Stamps
The U.S. Postal Service is honoring 10 courageous men and women who helped guide enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad, network of secret routes and safehouses in use before the Civil War.
Postal Service to Pay Tribute to Bluegrass Music
The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the rich history of bluegrass music in the United States. The stamp dedication ceremony will occur before Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductee Ricky Skaggs’ concert.
The new Literary Arts stamp honors a beloved novelist
The Postal Service will release its Saul Bellow stamp — the 34th in the organization’s Literary Arts series — on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
How the USPS turned images from the James Webb Space Telescope into mailable art
In 2022, when NASA released some of the first photos the James Webb Space Telescope had captured of the universe, they sold like hotcakes.
Landmark Lawmaker Lauded: Constance Baker Motley Graces USPS Black Heritage Stamp
NEW YORK — The U.S. Postal Service today celebrated the remarkable contributions of Judge Constance Baker Motley (1921–2005), a civil rights pioneer and judiciary trailblazer, as the 47th honoree in the Black Heritage stamp series.
Black Heritage: Stamps with staying power – The popular series debuted 46 years ago
According to the American Philatelic Society, in the mid-1970s, Clarence L. Irving, founder of the Black American Heritage Foundation, suggested that the Postal Service increase African American representation on U.S. stamps.
The latest Lunar New Year stamp is here
The stamp is part of the Lunar New Year series, which honors an annual observance in many Asian cultures and the United States.
USPS will dedicate its Black Heritage stamp honoring legal pioneer Constance Baker Motley on Wednesday, Jan. 31
The ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Eastern at the Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center at 348 E. 54th St. The speakers will include Anton Hajjar, a member of the USPS Board of Governors.
Fans have been swooning over USPS Love stamps since 1973
The first Love stamp was introduced in 1973 and billed as a “Special Stamp for Someone Special.” It featured artist Robert Indiana’s iconic 1960s Love design, which he previously rendered as a painting and a sculpture.