12 Black Icons Who've Been Honored with Stamps by the USPS

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 ...
Watch a video about the Year of the Horse stamp

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 ...
“The December Dilemma” puts its stamp on postal intrigue

“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 ...
U.S. Postal Service Showcases New Lowriders Stamps

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

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 ...
USPS dedicates new stamp for the Lunar New Year

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 ...
Watch a video about Phillis Wheatley

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 ...
Celebrating a literary trailblazer

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’

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.

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 ...